Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!
THREE SHORT TEACHINGS ~ Number Three
Q: People suffer from any different kinds of issues. Although they are different and each, perhaps, needs a different remedy or therapy, all seem to involve attachment. How should we understand this?
A: There is a Chinese story about a man who goes sailing in his boat and while sailing along he accidentally knocks his sword over the side and it sinks into the water. In order not to forget where he lost it, the man takes out his knife and cuts a notch in the side of the boat at the point where the sword fell over. Of course, some people have many notches on their boat.
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Posted by JAESUNG KIM on August 6, 2017 at 6:58 0 Comments 0 Likes
2017 여름 불교심리치료 및 상담 워크숍 3회 내용
THREE PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1: SNOW UPON A SILVER PLATE [ 銀盌盛雪]: PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY & THEIR PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC APPLICATION
In this workshop we shall introduce and review important aspects of Buddhist psychology including the conditioned and unconditioned mind, object relatedness, skandha process, the unity of path and goal, bodhichitta,…
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Study Group.
Posted by Adam Dunsby on July 18, 2017 at 22:41 1 Comment 1 Like
We just had a study group meeting at Amida Mandala Temple. Only three of us but a very rich hour. Predictably we came round to the issue of ‘is one Nembutsu enough?’ My understanding: In a sense it is, because when we call Amida we become one with his vow and the Pure Land and thus we are saved. In another sense we have to keep calling him so that he can keep saving us. As if we’re all lost in a thick fog and Amida is a few steps ahead of us illuminating the way, we have to keep him in sight…
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SIMPOSIUM AT OASIS
Posted by David Brazier on July 11, 2017 at 15:30 0 Comments 1 Like
On 8th July we had a meeting of six teachers at Oasis together with many visitors.
Pictures: Here
Each of the teachers gave a presentation on what they considered most significant in their practice. Then there was an extended lunch period for socialising and, finally a sessions of questions and answers.…
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