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"You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

After the Buddhas enlightenment, absorbed in deep, profound introspection he thought upon those who live according to the world ( Lalitavistra Sutra , hereafter LS). What I want to do is reflect on the problem of what it means to live according to the world , effectively cutting oneself off from the Buddhas true Dharma. It should be a given that when we live according to the world we cannot understand what is beyond it which is the Buddhas Dharma. Given this problem, the Buddhas Dharma runs against the worldly current. In this respect, it is of no worldly benefit. Who, with passion and bound up with the world, can understand such a Dharma as the Buddhas? It has not been communicated, and it cannot be communicated; it has completely surpassed the six objects of the senses; it is not subject to rules, not particularized, inexpressible; it is ineffable and beyond sound and speech; it cannot be articulated or demonstrated; it cannot be penetrated; it has completely surpassed all imagining ...

Suffering is gold in disguise A guest post by Elana Miller of The Psychosphere A few years ago I had the painful (but universal) experience of getting dumped by a man I loved. Actually, to say it was painful is a gross understatement not only did I feel rejected and alone, but I blamed myself for not being good enough. I went from feeling like a strong, confident person who was always in control to feeling like a helpless shell of my former self. But over the next few months I realized this break up didnt really cause my suffering it revealed problems that were already there. It revealed that I placed too much of my self-worth into my partner, without considering my own needs in the process. It revealed my mistaken belief that I could control the world around me through sheer effort. It revealed I felt afraid to go out on my own because I didnt think I couldnt find a better relationship. If I hadnt been forced to go through this painful process, I never would have challenged these ...

"Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

Teaching the marks of conditioned or phenomenal existence, namely, impermanence, suffering and no self can be thought of as medicine which is intended to cure those who, by their self-inflicted ignorance, tenaciously cling to the illusory, conditioned world as being truly real. Applying this medicine is not meant to deny eternal ( nitya ), blissful nirvana or the true self but is, instead, meant to wean deluded beings off of samsara, sufficiently, so they might eventually be healthy enough to begin to understand the true teaching ( saddharma ). Little did the Buddha realize that, later on, modern Buddhists (mainly Westerners) would turn his medicine into poison. They teach that the Buddha taught only impermanence, suffering and there is no self! Furthermore, as proof that there is no self these same misguided Buddhists regard the five skandhas as the standard for determining whether or not the self is real. For example, they teach that when the Buddha says of the first skandha , form ...

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Yesterday was a wonderful day. Soku Shin entered the Order as a Novitiate Priest, the service and ceremony was extremely well attended (Soku Shin and I had to sit Zazen in the outer room!). We then went to lunch at the Village Inn and after that several folks came to the residence for coffee. The last person left at about 4ish and we were plain tuckered out. We watched a few episodes of Saving Grace on our DVD player (we do not have a TV) and sipped some wine. Sometimes certain events just find a place in your heart, you know. Unsui and Shukke Tokudo are such moments. These are ceremonies where one takes lifelong vows, a very serious commitment. Soku Shin mentioned to me that speaking these vows aloud in a public ceremony was very moving. It is, indeed. To enter the priesthood is to leave service to the self and travel a path of service to the universe. All personal things must drop away. One must open ones heart and take residence in the suf...

When we dont like the circumstances of our lives our natural tendency is to resist or fight them. The irony of this is that when we fight against the things that we dont want or dont like in our lives we tend to perpetuate their existence. It doesnt really make logical sense, but then again nothing about this journey through life seems to until were past our current obstacle. Its only when we look back we can see that many of our biggest problems are the biggest blessings in disguise. Resistance is a form of friction and it slows your progress. Resistance When youre busy fighting the way things are and resisting the circumstances of your life you get caught inside your problems. Instead of moving forward you stay stuck and you kill your flow. Its something that Ive been experiencing first hand lately. Ive been trapped in a comparative and competitive disadvantage by looking at the stories of other peoples success and wondering why mine isnt one of them yet. If you look at this closely,...

Post written by Leo Babauta . Your first thought as you look at this article will be, Ill read this later. But dont. Let the urge to switch to a new task pass. Read this now. Itll take you two minutes. Itll save you countless hours. Ive written the book on ending procrastination, but Ive since come up with a very simple technique for beating everyones favorite nemesis. It is incredibly easy, but as with anything, it takes a little practice. Try it now: Identify the most important thing you have to do today. Decide to do just the first little part of it just the first minute, or even 30 seconds of it. Getting started is the only thing in the world that matters. Clear away distractions. Turn everything off. Close all programs. There should just be you, and your task. Sit there, and focus on getting started. Not doing the whole task, just starting. Pay attention to your mind, as it starts to have urges to switch to another task. You will have urges to check email or Facebook or Twitter ...

"You don't need to justify your love, you don't need to explain your love, you just need to practice your love. Practice creates the master." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

According to the highest teachings of Zen which still flow down from the Lankavatara Sutra there is no external world apart from absolute Mind itself, although we would like to believe otherwise. This same Mind, when it fully recognizes itself ( samadhi ) realizes, at the same time, the triple world of existence is no more than a configuration of itself being in this regard an illusion. In other words, there is really nothing other than Mind; all else is empty. Just like gold which can be made into countless shapes there is nothing real except goldthe shapes are illusory. Avidya (ignorance) and delusion rule us when we mistake what is unreal for the real, tenaciously clinging to the unreal because we imagine it to be real. This leads to samsara which we are bound to as long as we chase after and desire the unreal. The Lankavatara Sutra warns us that the world we elect to cling to is "the same as a dream" a subject the Buddha in the Lankavatara Sutra seems to never get tir...

"True justice is paying only once for each mistake. True injustice is paying more than once for each mistake." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

As one might expect, Zen for the beginner is overwhelmingly an experience with the language of Zen, not the object which the words of Zen point to; which goes beyond language, including everything mental and physical. Putting this in a slightly different way, what the words of Zen point to cannot be put into words or some kind of physical practice or structure. The words of Zen are about Zennot Zen, itself. They can only surround Zens mystery. Even if one comes face to face with the profound mystery of Zen, what they've intuited cannot be transmitted to another as if it were something determinate. Bad habits dont give way easily. Try as they might, beginners and even seasoned veterans cant put down the crowbar of language. They use it unconsciously to get to the heart of Zen. This includes physical practices such as sitting on a meditation pillow. This also includes following external Zen: the religious structure that the culture has placed around the deep mystery of Zen. This lea...

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With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, Was awake last night after a few hours sleep. I finished a painting I am calling Eden, wrote a few quick email replies, and took down my copy of Realizing the Genjo Koan translation and commentary by Okamura-roshi. This text is very important as it addresses everyday life as an awakening and awakened person. I say both because we are actualizing both in each and every moment. As Okamura points out, We are both universal and individual, and this universality and individuality are not two separate aspects of our being: each of them is absolute. One hand is 100% hand. Five fingers are 100% five fingers. I write about this fundamental aspect of Zen frequently. It is essential that we realize the truth of holding these two apparently contradictory views simultaneously. Because to not do so allows for sleepwalking on the one hand and quietism on the other hand. If we are stuck in five fingers which is to say, individuality, we are in a dualism that...

I posted this at my blog a couple days ago and had some interesting comments. I'd be interested in the input/feedback of all you Progressive Buddhism readers as well. (I've pasted in the comments from my blog and a short response - for the original post, see here .) We've just finished our intensive Pali course. My next stop is the Oxford Buddhist Vihar, where I will remain in a semi-lazy individual retreat for one week. I should have time then for more updates, book reviews, and all that jazz. But for now I'll just leave you with a pithy meta-realization I had over our time here discussing Buddhism, language, culture and the rest for two wonderful weeks. And that is that we might think of three kinds of "authenticity" in our discussions of Buddhism: Spiritual: which is not really a matter for scholars to think about. Historical: which asks if a text or practice reallydoes come from where it is claimed to be from. Here scholars have plenty to say, much of it ...

"Whatever life takes away from you, let it go." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

A few weeks ago, as I mentioned in the news section of this site, I was down in Manchester contributing to the discussion for a show on Western Buddhism for BBC Radio 4s Beyond Belief. I was on the show along with Ani Rinchen Khandro, who was participating from afar up in Scotland, and my good friend Nagapriya, who was also in the Manchester studio. I am not a scholar of Western Buddhism, nor do I have any institutional position when it comes to any of the various branches of Buddhism in the West; so I saw my role as being more or less that of an interested some-time participant observer in some of the currents and cross-currents of Western Buddhism over the past decade and a half. The format of the show is fairly simple: a quick introductory discussion, a middle slot with a pre-recorded interview on this occasion with Canon Nick Buxton , who has a PhD in Buddhist studies, but is now an Anglican clergyman and then further discussion, some of which is in response to the interview. F...

"Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

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Editors note : This is a guest post from Jennifer Gresham at Everyday Bright . I sat in my hospital room, anxiously twirling the strings that were not securing the gown behind me, waiting for the nurses to wheel me into surgery. My husband squeezed my hand and told me wed be okay. Up until that moment, it certainly looked like I had it all. Id spent 16 years in the military, and by all accounts, had a bright future in front of me. I wasnt on the fast track, but my boss valued my ideas and was a gifted mentor. I was engaged with my work and liked my co-workers. I told myself again and again how lucky I was, but I still felt a kind of euphoria every time I took a day off. Worse, I couldnt shake the feeling that the opportunity for the life Id always wanted was disappearing with each passing year. It took a tragic loss, my second miscarriage in the space of twelve months, to realize what was nagging me. Life is too short to not spend it doing what you love. Sure, ...

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, This morning I was reading the news and found myself mystified once again at my countryman. Self interest and blame the other guy are our apparent focus and mantra, respectively. We dont want taxes, but we want better roads, warplanes, bombs, rockets, and ships. We dont want (and are increasingly suspicious of) scientific research, but we want the best medical care in the world. We want somebody else to pay for everything, but we want to determine what they will be able to pay for and where their money will come from, or where it wont. Stem cell research is essential to medical research. The choice of abortion is essential to the health and well-being of women. Health insurance is essential to the health of the nation. Roads and bridges are essential to the flow of commerce, to say nothing of the safety of people. Safety nets like unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare are essential to caring for those who are otherwise unable to care...

With palms together, Good Morning Everyone, This morning I am feeling much better after taking a day to rest. Tuesday was a long day at the Temple and three bike rides back and forth. All told, 12 and a half miles. It was good, but the afternoon heat on one ride was a bit much. On top of that, while walking through the Temple foyer, I tripped and broke a toe on My Left Foot. At home Tuesday night Soku Shin taped it, but it is quite sore yesterday. Needless to say, I did not do a run Wednesday morning so Suki had to be satisfied with a quarter mile walk. I dont think she is happy bout that. Dogs, like people, are creatures of habit. Whereas dogs habituate, they are also ever alert. We humans habituate our daily routines, but in the process essentially sleepwalk through much our essential activities. Rarely on alert, we give ourselves over to habit and use our brains to assume everything will flow as predicted, as it always does, that is, until something happens. This week something happ...

"It is when we lose control that we repress the emotions, not when we are in control." ~Don Miguel Ruiz Technorati Tags: Buddha Buddhist Buddhism Meditation Dharma

Confession: Im a productivity junkie. I love the more with less mindset. There isnt a time management technique I havent tried. But, as a career coach , Ive seen many cases in which passion for productivity has actually been a hindrance to career success What do I mean? Well, being productive is obviously a good thing. We all need to get stuff done. But an over-emphasis on doing can sometimes cause performance problems in the professional world . To help you understand what I mean and figure out if your passion for productivity is harming your career, take a look at the statements below. Do any ring true for you? If so, it may be time to focus on doing lessand thinking more. Youre dividing your attention. Multitasking sounds great in theory but it doesnt really work . When we attempt to split our attention between tasks, oneor bothwill inevitably suffer. When we multitask at work, we end up making mistakes that ultimately have to be repaired. Its a time suck and its also a poor repre...