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Showing posts with label Buddha. Show all posts
A
nervous, anxiety-ridden disciple once approached a Zen master.
'Master',
he cried, 'I'm so riddled with anxiety. I feel trapped. Make me free!'
The master looked deep into the fear-ridden eyes of the questioner and shouted: 'Who put you in chains?'
In that moment, the disciple awakened.
--Zen Buddhist parable--
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he cried, 'I'm so riddled with anxiety. I feel trapped. Make me free!'
The master looked deep into the fear-ridden eyes of the questioner and shouted: 'Who put you in chains?'
In that moment, the disciple awakened.
--Zen Buddhist parable--
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A questioner asked the Buddha: "I would like to know about the state of
peace, the state of solitude and of quiet detachment. How does a person
become calm, independent, and not wanting to grasp at anything?"
"A person does this," replied the Buddha, "by eradicating the delusion of 'I am.' By being alert and attentive, he begins to let go of cravings as they arise. But whatever he begins to accomplish, he should beware of inner pride.
He must avoid thinking of himself as better than another, or worse or equal, for that is all comparison and emphasizes the self.
"The person should look for peace within and not depend on it in any other place. For when a person is quiet within, the self cannot be found.
There are no waves in the depths of the ocean, it is still and unbroken. It is the same with the peaceful person. He is still, without any longing to grasp.
"A person does this," replied the Buddha, "by eradicating the delusion of 'I am.' By being alert and attentive, he begins to let go of cravings as they arise. But whatever he begins to accomplish, he should beware of inner pride.
He must avoid thinking of himself as better than another, or worse or equal, for that is all comparison and emphasizes the self.
"The person should look for peace within and not depend on it in any other place. For when a person is quiet within, the self cannot be found.
There are no waves in the depths of the ocean, it is still and unbroken. It is the same with the peaceful person. He is still, without any longing to grasp.
He has let go the foundations of self and no
longer builds up pride and desire."
(
Sutta Nipata)
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Letting Go.....
With every breath, the old moment is lost, a new moment arrives. This is something Buddhist mediators know. We breathe in and we breathe out. In so doing, we abide in the ever-changing moment. We learn to welcome and accept this entire process. We exhale, and we let go of the old moment. It is lost to us. In so doing, we let go of the person we used to be. We inhale, and we breathe in the moment that is becoming. We repeat the process. This is meditation. This is renewal. It is also life. Often when we have lost something, we blame ourselves. People blame themselves if their partners cheat or their children become ill, but it isn't spiritually intelligent to blame ourselves. There are many factors involved with each event, and we can't control the ungovernable world. Getting more in touch with your feelings about the major and minor losses in your life can help you heal and forgive yourself. This can be an important first step on the road back to wholeness.
Choosing a Cycle....
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end.
If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.
If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.
Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden?
You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.
You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened. You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that.
Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”
Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished:
tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.
This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.Closing cycles.
Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.
Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.
by Paulo Coelho
Witnessing
"Just one quality of the Buddha has to be remembered i.e. witnessing.
This small word witnessing contains the whole of spirituality.
Witness that you are not the body.
Witness that you are not the mind.
Witness that you are only a witness.
As the witnessing deepens, you start becoming drunk with the divine.
That is what is called ecstasy."
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This small word witnessing contains the whole of spirituality.
Witness that you are not the body.
Witness that you are not the mind.
Witness that you are only a witness.
As the witnessing deepens, you start becoming drunk with the divine.
That is what is called ecstasy."
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Through The Eye of Compassion
"One day, a loyal young monk witnessed conversation between a very rich businessman and his master. Seeing how disrespectful the business man was, the monk was angry. But his master kept smiling.
When the conversation was over, the monk asked the master,“Master, how can you let him treat you like that? He thinks he is much higher than you, he’s so full of pride, and greed. How can you be so patient? I cannot help but to resent him!”
In response, the master patted him on the shoulder.
“Look deeper, and see; behind every pride is the fear of not being acknowledged by others; behind every greed is the fear of lacking anything. Seeing that fearful man, I cannot help but to feel compassion toward him; and wish he is freed from such sufferings.”
Hearing this, the monk was silent."
Buddha's Teachings
-Practice loving kindness to overcome anger. Loving kindness has the capacity to bring happiness to others without demanding anything in return.
-Practice compassion to overcome cruelty. Compassion has the capacity to remove the suffering of others without expecting anything in return.
-Practice sympathetic joy to overcome hatred. Sympathetic joy arises when one rejoices over the happiness of others and wishes others well-being and success.
-Practice non-attachment to overcome prejudice. Non-attachment is the way of looking at all things openly and equally. This is because that is. Myself and others are not separate.
-Do not reject one thing only to chase after another.
-Do not reject one thing only to chase after another.
I call these the four immeasurables. Practice them and you will become a refreshing source of vitality and happiness for others.
Buddha....Four Noble Truths
How to reach Enlightenment in this lifetime?
Many sects and traditions will have different practices.. but all have these as their basis:
1.The world is full of suffering and stress.
2.The cause of this suffering and stress is desires of physical instincts.
3.If desires can be removed, suffering and stress will be ended.
4.Desires can be removed by following the Eightfold Noble Path:
Right Views,
Right Thoughts,
Right Speech,
Right Conduct,
Right Livelihood,
Right Effort,
Right Mindfulness,
Right Concentration..
g g g
Many sects and traditions will have different practices.. but all have these as their basis:
1.The world is full of suffering and stress.
2.The cause of this suffering and stress is desires of physical instincts.
3.If desires can be removed, suffering and stress will be ended.
4.Desires can be removed by following the Eightfold Noble Path:
Right Views,
Right Thoughts,
Right Speech,
Right Conduct,
Right Livelihood,
Right Effort,
Right Mindfulness,
Right Concentration..
g g g
Peace of Mind: The Truth Beyond Success and Failure
It does not matter to a man of awareness whether he is successful or unsuccessful, well-known or absolutely unknown, powerful or just a nobody. To a man of awareness, these dualities don't matter at all, because awareness is the greatest treasure. When you have it, you don't want anything else. You don't want to become the president or prime minister of a country.
Those who pursue power suffer even in success - they live in the eternal fear that they might lose it. At first they suffered because they were not successful; now after being successful, too, they are suffering because of a feeling of insecurity.
Moreover, they have no private space; everyone wants to meet with them and there are some who are engaged in the task of "overthrowing" them.The life of a successful man is not a life of peace. But in failure, too, there is no peace.
For an aware person, it is all the same. Success comes and goes, and so does failure. He remains untouched and aloof. ..
This is the experience of an awakened man. He lives in the darkest of nights in the same silence, in the same peace, as he lives in the brightest day. He remains above divisions. "Such is his power, that actions can't hold him....According to the Bodhi-dharma, a Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune or adverse circumstances.
Those who pursue power suffer even in success - they live in the eternal fear that they might lose it. At first they suffered because they were not successful; now after being successful, too, they are suffering because of a feeling of insecurity.
Moreover, they have no private space; everyone wants to meet with them and there are some who are engaged in the task of "overthrowing" them.The life of a successful man is not a life of peace. But in failure, too, there is no peace.
For an aware person, it is all the same. Success comes and goes, and so does failure. He remains untouched and aloof. ..
This is the experience of an awakened man. He lives in the darkest of nights in the same silence, in the same peace, as he lives in the brightest day. He remains above divisions. "Such is his power, that actions can't hold him....According to the Bodhi-dharma, a Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune or adverse circumstances.
Misery comes to him and he finds in it something blissful; sadness comes to him and he finds something immensely beautiful and silent in it. Death comes to him but he finds only immortality in it. And that is the greatest power in the world - not power over anybody, but simply your intrinsic power.
g g g
(Source: Osho)
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