Essentials of Buddhism - core concept The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. Buddhist systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth. Do not think the knowledge you presently possess is changeless, absolute truth. Do not force others, including children, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by authority, threat, money, propaganda, or even education. Do not avoid suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not accumulate wealth while millions are hungry. Do not maintain anger or hatred. Do not lose yourself in dispersion and in your surroundings. Do not utter words that can create discord and cause the community to break. Do not say untruthful things for the sake of personal interest or to impress people. Do not use the Buddhist community for personal gain or profit, or transform your community into a political party. Do not live with a vocation that is harmful to humans and nature. Do not kill. Do not mistreat your body.
Professional Education and Training - Mindfulness - UMass Medical School Oasis Institute began in 2001 as a school for a new generation of health care and other professionals interested in learning, from the inside out, how to integrate mindfulness, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), and other mindfulness-based approaches into disciplines and communities all over the world. While this is our primary focus, Oasis Institute has a more fundamental objective, which is to foster a direct, experiential understanding that inner experience, intuition, imagination, and non-conceptual awareness are as crucial and valid as objective, evidence-based knowledge to an understanding of the world. Oasis Institute is a rigorous forum for the development and integration of these mutually effective, interdependent approaches to knowing, caring, and serving. BECOMING AN MBSR TEACHER“Cultivating wisdom is the teacher’s path. ~Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA, Executive Director, Executive Director, Center for Mindfulness Phase 1: First Steps Program at a glance Program in depth
50 Life Secrets and Tips Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss.This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances.
Life Under Hypnosis Suffering brings us to the question: What are we living for? I do not want to live in order to suffer while serving my egoism. It is better to die than live like this. Many people in the world are ready to die, and many actually commit suicide. So how can I change the situation so that instead of me serving my desire, my desire would serve me? At a certain stage, man realizes his enslavement and understands the meaning of the words: “I have created the evil inclination.” But for the time being, I do not yet see my evil inclination; it blinds me, appears to be me. We are born hypnotized, and we do not even understand that we are under someone else’s influence. The answer is suffering. So are we, together with the entire world, standing in the beginning of the same process. At first one tries to figure out his suffering egoistically. Purer souls are going through this now, and others will come after them.[47551] From the 4th part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/8/2011, “The Freedom”
Gaia theory (science) - Wikipedia, the fre The study of planetary habitability is partly based upon extrapolation from knowledge of the Earth's conditions, as the Earth is the only planet currently known to harbour life The Gaia hypothesis, also known as Gaia theory or Gaia principle, proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. Topics of interest include how the biosphere and the evolution of life forms affect the stability of global temperature, ocean salinity, oxygen in the atmosphere and other environmental variables that affect the habitability of Earth. Introduction[edit] Less accepted versions of the hypothesis claim that changes in the biosphere are brought about through the coordination of living organisms and maintain those conditions through homeostasis. Details[edit] Regulation of the salinity in the oceans[edit] Regulation of oxygen in the atmosphere[edit] Processing of CO2[edit]
Lessons from Buddhism Lessons from Buddhism Delivered at the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles by Jennie Sykes Knight When I studied Zen Buddhism briefly in college, one of our text books was called Zen mind, Beginner’s mind. The world of Buddhism is vast, diverse and complex. When I visited the International Buddhist Meditation Center, which is around the corner from this church on New Hampshire, I had just begun my readings about Buddhism. Rev. My response was: That’s not the point. The Buddha told his followers that he had seen and understood an entire cosmology during his Awakening, but that was not the most important thing for him to teach. The Point of Buddhism is that we are responsible for achieving our own Awakening and for freeing ourselves from suffering. When Siddhartha Gautama sat down under a tree at sunset 2500 years ago, he did so at a particular moment in his life and in a cultural context. Gautama became one of these people. Gautama then sat under a tree at sunset, facing east. The End
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