Buddhism

Tl:dr: A small introduction to the concept of "Sunyata" and how it relates to the hard problem of consciousness. I am a scientist by profession, so I couldn't help but include the parallels that I see in Sunyata with the various modern interpretations of Emergence and Complexity Theory.

“As there is not a moment’s separation between the devotee who says Namu and Amida Butsu himself, every thought cherished by him is Namu-amida-butsu. This being so, every breath of his has never even for a moment been separated from the virtues of the Buddha; his whole being, indeed, is the substance of Namu-amida-butsu. . . . When there is an understanding as to the meaning of the Nembutsu-Samadhi, both his body and his mind are Namu-amida-butsu. For that reason, when all beings of the past, present, and future raise one thought of faith [in the original vow of Amida], the very thought goes back to the one thought of Enlightenment [which was originally awakened in the Buddha]; and the minds of all sentient beings in the ten quarters, when they utter the name, also go back to the one thought of Enlightenment. No thought, no utterance ever issuing from the devotees remains with them [they all go back to the source whence comes Enlightenment]. As the original vow is an act in[…]”

From Selected Works of D.T. Suzuki, Volume II

Why would you care about another life if it is detached from your other lifes?

Bodh Gaya: Hundreds of Buddhist monks and members of the OBC, SC, and ST communities have been staging an indefinite hunger strike for the past four days in front of the office of the Mahabodhi Mahavihar Temple Management Committee. Their demand is clear: the complete transfer of Mahabodhi Mahavihar to Buddhist monks and the removal of the Brahmin priest who currently holds a key position in the temple’s management.

https://famepublish.com/events/bodh-gaya-massive-protest-demands-transfer-of-mahabodhi-mahavihar-to-buddhist-monks/

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“There is not a single thing That does not arise interdependently. Therefore there is not a single thing That is not emptiness.

Everything that arises interdependently Is unceasing and unborn, Neither non-existent nor everlasting, Neither coming nor going, Neither multiple nor single, To this teaching that pacifies all complexity, The most sacred speech of the perfect Buddha, I pay homage!”

Root Verses of the Middle Way, XXIV, 19

“Great [Bodhisattvas develop] great compassion by ten kinds of observations of sentient beings: they see sentient beings have nothing to rely on for support; they see sentient beings are unruly; they see sentient beings lack virtues; they see sentient beings are asleep in ignorance; they see sentient beings do bad things; they see sentient beings are bound by desires; they see sentient beings drowning in the sea of Birth and Death; they see sentient beings chronically suffer from illness; they see sentient beings have no desire for goodness; they see sentient beings have lost the way to enlightenment. [Bodhisattvas] always observe sentient beings with these awarenesses.”

南無阿弥陀仏🙏🏼

Cross-posted from ""Why Log Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students of Zen" by Gary Snyder" by @Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !poetry@lemmy.world

Bonus video on the background: YouTube

Just finished listening to Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Mindful Living. The audiobook was a very wonderful listen. In it many short meditation objects like Flower Fresh or Mountain Solid were mentioned. He simply states:

Breathing in, I'm a flower. Breathing out, flower fresh.

I was left wondering how were these meant to be meditated. Is the meaning to repeat the verses a couple of times while mindfully breathing or incorporate to a longer sitting meditation?

I really like this movie, and it quite clearly tells the origins of the Buddha and explains his basic teachings. Great visuals and narration. Of course, being a movie it's a bit oversimplified, but nonetheless worth a watch. Even if you're a long-time practitioner! I often go back to this movie when I want something comforting to watch.

I just read this the other day and felt it to be really insightful and relevant to these times.

Someone asked me, “Aren’t you worried about the state of the world?” I allowed myself to breathe and then I said, “What is most important is not to allow your anxiety about what happens in the world to fill your heart. If your heart is filled with anxiety, you will get sick, and you will not be ableto help.” There are wars — big and small — in many places, and that can cause us to lose our peace. Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work, and the state of the world. If we allow worry to fill our hearts, sooner or later we will get sick.

Source: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

Hey guys! Can you recommend any good buddhist podcasts or youtube channels to listen to, that posts fairly regularly? Thanks!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33816821

As someone in the US it’s so easy to see so many depressing issues from the ravages of capitalism, to war, imperialism, and genocide. How can one care about these issues and hope for change without allowing themselves to be affected mentally?

I’ve been considering this for the past week, connecting it with Buddhist compassion towards the world and a need for mindfulness. But it’s so easy to fall into emotionlessness.

I’ve also thought through the world has always had issues and though some are getting much worse some are getting better.

I have gone to counseling before but they just make it an individual problem when it’s the world.

Edit: doesn’t have to be US centric. Just I’m writing from that pov

The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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A five-colored phoenix
lives in a paulownia, eating bamboo nuts.
It moves slowly with decorum,
there’s a peaceful tone in its song.
Why did it come out yesterday?
Perhaps, to spend some time with me.
When it hears my harp and singing,
it dances, rejoicing in the day!

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The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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Young women play at dusk
as the breeze fills the road with fragrance.
With golden butterflies sewn on their skirts,
jeweled duck hairpins adorn them.
Even their maids wear fine red silk,
and their eunuchs dress in purple brocade.
But look! Those who lose the way
become frightened when their hair turns white.

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I do not have a teacher but I have a monk who agreed to help me through my Buddhist path. I've told him I practice impermanence and metta, I told him a little bit how I practice impermanence and he had nothing to say but I think he didn't understand me because he said "when you sit on impermanence" but I basically don't sit on impermanence I do it everyday in this type of way "the rain is falling but it is impermanent it won't last forever, I am feeling anger this is impermanent, I feel happy this impermanent" and I go like that through the day. I do sit for metta though. I wanted to practice on death next because of my ptsd and bipolar the monk told me I can't do samatha and vipassana, it brings back memories that aren't healed yet.

The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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A cuckoo atop a flower
chirps in a lovely voice.
A beautiful woman whose face is like a jewel
looks toward it and strums her harp.
Playing like this is not enough.
We long for love when we are young,
but flowers and birds both fly away.
I shed tears facing the autumn wind.

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So basically the title, my family is not emotionally open and often cold toward me showing love to them. They never answer to I love yous. I am really into showing love to people I love. I know they love me but they don't show it. I feel always rejected when I show a little love and getting nothing back though I know I shouldn't expect anything back and plus I understand they are emotion-shy so not take it to heart. But in some way it disturbs my Buddhist learning because I don't know if I could handle people not showing compassion if I show them compassion. What's your take on it?

The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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Last spring, when birds were warbling,
I thought of my brothers, young and old.
Now, in autumn, as chrysanthemums decline,
I think of my own birth.
Deep green rivers make me weep,
the dust of battles covers the land.
What a pity! Within a hundred years
the capital city of Xian was destroyed.

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The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan

Translation: Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt

Part One: Original Poems, Circa Late Sixth to Early Seventh Century

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Raising girls brings up many fears.
Those already born should be trained well.
Push at their heads to make them attentive,
whip their backs to keep their mouths shut.
If they can’t operate a shuttle and loom,
how can they use brooms and dustpans?
Old woman Zhang tells her donkey foal,
“When you grow up, don’t be like your mother.”

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