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- Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:28 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Belonging to a sect or school
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2997
Re: Belonging to a sect or school
If you study under someone, respect them, but feel free to form your own opinion. If you feel unable to fully trust yourself, then find a suitable teacher and put your trust in them. Belonging to a tradition is motivating for many people. The community aspect and capacity for ready deference is com...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:11 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
It's actually not solved. What about the next person who is a Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Atheist? As someone with a non-Christian Jewish background, it's very important to stand up for minority religions or the desire not to participate at all. If you say 'sorry, I'm a Buddhist, they'll respect you.'...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:55 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
I don't get why some Buddhist have such an aversion to other religions and their practices. As Buddhists, aren't we supposed to be practicing the letting go of our attachments and aversions? It seems to me that the most Buddhist thing to do, if someone ask you to pray with them, is to sit there and...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:14 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
Thanks everyone for your help. I am in the US, I know about the law and my rights.but I feel that not participating will make other people mad and I personally dont feel the need to want to deal with that.. I was part of the first prayer. I meditate and visualized compassion arising since they spoke...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:12 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
I am in the US, I know about the law and my rights.but I feel that not participating will make other people mad and I personally dont feel the need to want to deal with that.. I was part of the first prayer. I meditate and visualized compassion arising since they spoke of just that. Of course theirs...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:20 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
Thanks for the input. I shall take all your comments into consideration as to what to do.
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:15 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
Exercise your constitutional/legal right...as much as they can too... apart from this part, make sure your work is up to par for what you're paid for, no company can simply dismiss one based on non participation of religious activity that is against one's will or else it will be a cause for legal a...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:50 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Re: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
Don't be offensive, they have their beliefs, and you're in their house. You can just be polite and keep your head down during their prayers. You might not know their prayers, no one is expecting you to be Christian, are they? What if you were just atheist or muslim? Is actively participating mandat...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:32 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6129
Asked to join Christian Prayer; Need Advice Please
Well i will be working at a place where they are most, if not all, Christians (theists) of some sort. I really do not want to seem "offensive" but neither do i want to make my believes public. I have faith in the buddhas teaching but i left christianity and left theism behind. Now it is 12...
- Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:12 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7796
Re: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
Wake up: refuge practice Work: Bodhisattva vow on my desk: May I see what I do, May I change what I do when I see it, May this be a way of life. Day - practice practice practice bodhicitta towards certain people that drive me up the wall. Daughter: Breathe with her, sit with her, be mindful togethe...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:34 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7796
Re: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
That was truly lovely to read duckfiasco.
I think that is what i plan on doing, lately i have become lazy, so i have decided to create a small routine so i can get rolling everyday and practice my meditation. So i really enjoyed the aspects of your practice.
I think that is what i plan on doing, lately i have become lazy, so i have decided to create a small routine so i can get rolling everyday and practice my meditation. So i really enjoyed the aspects of your practice.
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:12 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7796
Re: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
I took a break from Christian forum and came to Dharma Wheel - since then I have been thinking about the universal functions of the dharma. Also influenced by my "interpretation" of a couple of buddhist books I've read. In one book, chapter 6 Establishing the Dharma was what the Buddha di...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:52 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7796
Re: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
Can you be slightly clearerWesley1982 wrote:Just recently _ I consciously begin to "think" about the different functions of the univeral dharma.
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:31 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7796
Morning Practice: How do YOU start?
As the subject of this post says, i am wondering what 'routine' do you follow for those who practice. Either in the morning of at night. Chants, prostrations, meditation, recitations... I would like to know. I am curious as to how other fellow Buddhist practice in their daily life at home. All answe...
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:16 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent Illumination & Vipassana
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1588
Re: Silent Illumination & Vipassana
Thanks anders, your reply really helped me.
- Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:19 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent Illumination & Vipassana
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1588
Silent Illumination & Vipassana
Hello forum I have again to ask what i believe to be a simple question. As always this assumption tends to be wrong. My inquiry is what is the difference or similarities in the two methods of meditation. Is Vipassana like Silent Illumination (Shikantaza) or do they have both similarities and differe...
- Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: FPMT
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6913
Re: FPMT
For what it counts i too am a beginner, I spoke to an individual who has been studying Buddhism for a while. He personally told me that as a way to study buddhism as a whole at home the FPMT offered great online program course work. I am looking into it too, but i must save up a bit of money. He als...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:22 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Shaving my head, reconnecting and giving my all to practice.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 924
Re: Shaving my head, reconnecting and giving my all to practice.
Hello again Huifeng it's always great to hear from you. I will for sure look into that anything to help my practice. what exactly is that program occuring this summer? a little intro. Have ypu ever been residing at hsi lai huifeng? assuming that you didn't mention my decision to shave my head, im ta...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:31 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Shaving my head, reconnecting and giving my all to practice.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 924
Shaving my head, reconnecting and giving my all to practice.
Hello i started my journey this last summer, and I posted one or two posts here on this forum. From there i tend to lurk :tongue: yes, i'm truly a professional at that. Anyways due to the title of topic, i know some must think this for ordination. So i should begin my clearing things up. I am not or...
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:43 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Questions on Altar...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10309
Re: Questions on Altar...
Wow i've been away for sometime nice to see more pictures of altars
I finally started mine i found a good yet good priced garden statue of the buddha, my first statue ever.... As time passes and as my practice become more prominent i will hope to keep adding more to it.
I finally started mine i found a good yet good priced garden statue of the buddha, my first statue ever.... As time passes and as my practice become more prominent i will hope to keep adding more to it.