Author Archives for Colin

Is Unselfish Joy Practicable?

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Nyanaponika TheraThe virtue of mudita [muditaa], 1 i.e., finding joy in the happiness and success of others, has not received sufficient attention either in expositions of Buddhist ethics, or in the meditative development of the four sublime states (brahma-vihara [brahma-vihaara]), of which mudit ...>

Mudita - The Buddha’s Teaching on Unselfish Joy

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

(Photo source: flickr.com)The awakened one, the Buddha, said:Here, O, Monks, a disciple lets his mind pervade one quarter of the world with thoughts of unselfish joy, and so the second, and so the third, and so the fourth. And thus the whole wide world, above, below, around, everywhere and equally, ...>

Transforming Problems

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Venerable Thubten Chodron©This is a lightly edited transcript of a talk given in Singapore, Sep 95.Our usual attitude - rejecting problemsWhen talking about "Transforming Problems", I think you might prefer I talk more about rejecting problems, rather than transforming them. Our usual attitude i ...>

Sustaining Present Awareness

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Lama Surya DasTonight I'd like to talk about how to practice Dzogchen sky-gazing and the essential point of it. I will introduce this by reading to you a poem, a pith-instruction from the first Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche, who lived 100 years ago. It is called "View and Meditation of the Great Perfec ...>

View, Meditation, Action

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Dzongsar Khyentse RinpocheArticle source: Gentle Voice Newsletter issue (#21) March 2004In the previous issue of the newsletter we featured Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s straightforward approach to the Buddhist view from his recent public talk “View, Meditation, Action”. In this excerpt Rinp ...>

Projecting the Dharma: Film and the Transmission of Buddhism to the West

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

Watch Projecting the Dharma: Film and the Transmission of Buddhism to the West, a public talk given by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche at Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut on 25 January, 2008 Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: Projecting the Dharma from Siddhartha's Intent on Vimeo. ~End of Post~- ...>

Heart Sutra Explained by Ven Sheng kai (Audio in chinese language)

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

This is a very concise explanation on Heart Sutra by Venerable Master Sheng Kai in Chinese Mandarin. Do take the time to listen to it frequently to understand the very profound Heart Sutra.~End of Post~ --------------------------------------Technorati: Buddhism Buddha Buddhist Dharma Compassion Wisd ...>

All About Change

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(Article source) Change is the focal point for Buddhist insight — a fact so well known that it has spawned a familiar sound bite: "Isn't change what Buddhism is all about?" What's less well known is that this focus has a frame, that change is neither where insight begins nor w ...>

Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [6/2008] [Humanities] [ ...>

The Potter Ghatikara & Jotipala

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

MAJJHIMA NIKAAYA IIII. 4.1. Gha.tiikaarasutta.m(81) The Potter Ghatikara I heard thus.At one time the Blessed One, was going on a tour in the country of Kosala, with a large community of bhikkhus. The Blessed One, coming to a certain region, stepped out of the path and smiled. Then it occurred to ve ...>

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