We had introductory exercises - getting to know one another and sharing motivations for being on the course. Also, reflecting upon these communications.
Lecture
The morning lecture was structured around the Pali Buddhist notion of Adhipati (translat
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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
Continuing the commentary upon Summary of Faith and Practice
TEXT: wishing to practise a religious life in truly simple faith,
Truly Simple Faith
Truly simple faith is a precious jewel that is rarely found. We are talking here abpout a direct trust
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I have been reading some existentialism. One of the key concepts in existentialism is authenticity. This goes with another key idea, which is freedom. These ideas reached a high pitch in the work of Sartre who had lived through
Continuing the commentary on the Summary of Faith and Practice - we are working backwards toward the beginning at the moment...
TEXT: freeing themselves of sophistication and attachment to all forms of cleverness,
COMMENTARY
Sophistication
The term
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Throughout the history of Buddhism there have been controversies about the ideas of irreversibility and of determinism.These are to do with the inevitability (or not) of future arrival at nirvana, either for individuals or for all beings.
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