The Wisdom Blog: Classic & Contemporary Buddhism
October 2014
In honor of our new book, Zen Cancer Wisdom, we are sharing words of wisdom on sickness, caregiving, and health. This week's morsel comes from Toni Bernhard's How to Be Sick. In this book, Bernhard shares ways to make “being sick” the heart of a spiritual practice—and through truly learning how to be sick, learn how...
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This chapter is from the Dalai Lama’s new book, Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions.
2. Refuge in the Three JewelsAll Buddhist traditions agree that taking refuge in the Three Jewels is the demarcation of becoming a Buddhist. While people may take refuge in the Three Jewels for a variety of reasons, stable...
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In honor of our new book, Zen Cancer Wisdom, we are sharing words of wisdom on sickness, caregiving, and health. This week's morsel comes from Medicine and Compassion by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and David Schlim, MD. In this book, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Dr. David R. Shlim use the teachings of...
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Dependent Origination
In the Dependent Origination Sutra Buddha states:
If there is this, that ensues; Because this came into being, that came into being. It is thus: Due to ignorance volition arises…
In other words, in order for a particular event or experience to take...
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In the Dependent Origination Sutra Buddha...
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A talk at the Zen Center, Green Gulch, California. In a large hall the meditators chanted the “Heart Sutra,” after which the Dalai Lama spoke.
Dharma friends, I am truly happy to sit with you in meditation and to be here while you chant the Heart Sutra...
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