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The Problem with Karma, by David Loy
…we experience karmic consequences not just for what we have done but also for what we have become, and what we intentionally do is what makes us what we are.
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Do you wish to know Buddha?
When your mind ceases to bustle about, you will in no way differ from Buddha. Do you wish to know Buddha? He is none other than the one behind your
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Teisho: Summer Sesshin: Why sit with Mu? (Part 3 of 5)
“Our ‘sensorium’ composes the totality of our world; to believe there is anything else is an error, according to Buddha.” “… sitting with mu is ‘a set up to bring
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Buddhism in the West, by Maria Reis Habito, Part 7 Conclusion
The ultimate goal is to completely break through and let go of the self-centeredness or “I-dolatry”, which prevents people from relating to others in wise and compassionate ways. Click to
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Buddhism in the West, by Maria Reis Habito, Part 6
…many people in the West today are on an inner emigration into Asian culture; that they take over Buddhist ways of thinking without knowing either their own or the other
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Teisho: Summer Sesshin: Exploring Dharma and Mu (Part 2 of 5)
“Dharma is not simply philosophy or understanding….we ourselves are utterly implicit, included within it.” “Zen practice is a means to take apart our conditioned ways of existing, taking apart the
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Buddhism in the West, by Maria Reis Habito, Part 5
The Buddhist notion of “No-Self” (Anatta) is deeply connected to the teaching of interconnectedness, which fits well with this concept of a person as a nexus of relationships. It is
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Buddhism in the West, by Maria Reis Habito, Part 4
In the West, the question of whether a woman can become enlightened or not is now considered historical, at best. Women have not only carved out their own spaces, both
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Teisho: Summer Sesshin: What is life? (Part 1 of 5)
“The point of practice is not merely to understand, but to experience our lives in new ways.” ~ Kyogen Description: In this first talk from our summer sesshin, Henry offers a
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Buddhism in the West, by Maria Reis Habito, Part 3
Even though the development of Buddhism in the West followed different trajectories in different countries, there are certain common characteristics. One of them is the emphasis on an existential and
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