Category Archives: Zen
Mindfulness & Introspection – Great Middle Way
I appeal to those desiring to protect their virtuous minds:
always diligently guard your mindfulness and introspection.
—Arya Shantideva
How do we guard mindfulness?
One is mindful to abandon wrong view and to enter and remain in Right View.
One is mindful to abandon wrong intention and to enter and remain in Right Thought.
One is mindful to abandon wrong speech and to enter and remain in Right Speech.
One is mindful to abandon wrong conduct and to enter and remain in Right Conduct.
One is mindful to abandon wrong livelihood and to enter and remain in Right Livelihood.
This is Right Mindfulness.
—Buddha Shakyamuni
How do we guard introspection?
To examine our thoughts, words, and deeds continuously, to determine if they are in accord with the Dharma, is to guard introspection.
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Love wins …
Save Yourself — Rise Like A Lotus
Yeshe Tsogyal — Rise Like A Lotus
Every appearance and every event, Are the mind’s miraculous display. In the spacious expanse, I see nothing to fear. ~ Yeshe Tsogyal
KwanYin / GuanYin – Buddhist Art
Guanyin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is commonly known as the “Goddess of Mercy” in English. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, meaning “[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World”.
Who Wins? Who Loses? — Great Middle Way
When we feel aversion for others (anger, hatred, or malice), who is it that experiences the emotion and its effects? Most often, the putative object of our aversion remains unaware, and it is we who suffer the physical, emotional, and mental consequences. In the same way, when we feel compassion for others, who is it […]
No one is a Buddhist via – Zen Flash
Ram Dass has shared a story of a young woman who told him, “My family hates when I’m a Buddhist but loves when I’m a Buddha.” In other words, its not what religion we identify ourselves with that m…
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1st Precept — Great Middle Way
In the Dhammika Sutta, the Buddha says that ‘not to kill’ means three things: You do not do it yourself; you do not get others to do it; and you do not encourage, condone, applaud, aid, and abet when others do it. What more does one need to prove that one cannot observe this precept […]
Something to think about …. “Chewing Gum …. Please be mindful …. “!! — It Is What It Is
~~August 16, 2016~~ RESPONSIBLE WITH TRASH There’s always something, isn’t it? Humankind seems to have lost some of the many compasses we possessed. It’s so frequent an “all about me” attitude. Being considerate includes all aspects of our lives. When we are considerate, we think about others. Animals are included. Please, be mindful! HortyRex© ~~GRAPHIC […]
via Something to think about …. “Chewing Gum …. Please be mindful …. “!! — It Is What It Is
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