'Buddhism' Articles
Buddhism is a very old “faith”, primarily concerned with a path of seeking and a body of practices with a code of conduct. The code of conduct is referred to as the eight fold path, focused more on elements of life style and courses of action. Buddhism seeks liberation from the cycle of attachment and pain in life.
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” Buddha
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Buddha
“To understand everything is to forgive everything” Buddha
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Buddha
Buddhism and Buddha
Buddhism isn’t what many perceive it to be. It is a very old “faith”, but doesn’t center on concepts of worship as most understand them today. It’s primarily concerned with a path of seeking and a body of practices with a code of conduct. The code of conduct is referred to as the eight fold path, perhaps loosely akin to the ten commandments, but differing in that they focus more on specifying elements of life style and courses of action, rather than specifying taboos to abstain from. A core practice of Buddhism is meditation. It’s believed by meditation, regardless of… Seek More
Buddhist Teaching
The eightfold path breaks down the aspects of life, and elaborates on how they are reached and what they are like. Most schools of Buddhist thought are not “dogmatic”, so you can find many texts with very broad opinions, even by modern authors. This is no break from Buddhist teaching. They refer to life in general as dharma, roughly meaning duty, or the way you live. This is much like the original meaning of the word ‘religion’, which in Latin was used to denote any body of practices, similar to the word ‘regimen’. The teachings of Buddhism are so broad… Seek More
Learning, Education, Enlightenment
When I give my talks I tend to just go with the flow of inspiration, regrettably it means I sometimes “leave no trace”, even in my own mind. I like the format of these discussions, going with the flow. It gives all a chance to talk and is more interactive. People learn by doing, not by being done to is my experience. I believe in the true meaning of education. All are better served by educement, drawing out. I know plenty who want to intellectually sword fence with me. I won’t bother with that. They aren’t teachable in that state,… Seek More
Killing Outside Boundaries
In Bushido, murder meant killing outside of the boundaries of the order, a dishonourable killing. The acts of the Ninja were considered murder. To kill another in battle is ok? Yes, except for the weak or the unprepared. Thus why Ninjas were seen as so dishonourable. They held to a different creed. A sect of monks who immigrated from China and settled into the Iga and Koga mountains. If the acts of the Ninja were dishonourable, why were they used at all? Would it not be a dishonour to those who hired them? Yes, it would be dishonour to those… Seek More
