... <i_asianwoman@y...> wrote: 1) The more compassionate you are, the more generous you can be. The more generous you are, the more loving-friendliness you...
I am looking for an English translation of T'ien-t'ai's Great Concentration and Insight. I have been looking for several months and recently found your group....
Yogi Ch'en taught that every student should make an aspiration vow so that many beings will be saved when he/she becomes enlightened. This is an interesting...
This is a wonderful aspiration! Of course, it's important to remember that these aspirations are fulfilled only -after- we've achieved Enlightenment......
Greetings Jim! I feel inspired. Interesting thoughts! in peace, Cory ... From: James F. Newell To: tientai@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:28 PM...
In many ways, that is a good point. An aspiration vow only becomes adequately fulfilled when one becomes enlightened. So, how does one then become enlightened...
Cory, Let me know anything that comes out of your inspiration that would help me quickly attain my goal. ***To leave not a single being twisting in the wind***...
It is rare for beings to obtain a human body from which they could escape from suffering by getting well started on the Path. But beigs born on earth have a...
What I will be doing is abstracting out several properties of the psychological process involved with perceiving images. Then, I will look at what kinds of...
To continue, only a system which transcends form, as Buddhism teaches the Buddha mind does, could produce this integration in which every perceptual...
That we have a dual information processor, a brain and a consciousness, interacting in such a complex way, could only occur if the Buddhist teaching of...
A major set of natural psychological processes which act in ways to produce a karmic effect can also be demonstrated.Many Westerners believe that karma...
... I too have been very interested in the correspondence between science and Buddhism. It's a fun and stimulating thing to do and is something other ...
... to ... [related] works. ... ```````````````````````````````` ```` Peter Johnson's work is on line. Peter is list owner here. Kavalinka has an e-book....
... wrote: The arguments are in the realm of the ... Jim::: Very much so. It is like the Ch'an koan of the finger pointing at the moon. The finger itself is...
... To continue, only a system which transcends form, as Buddhism teaches the Buddha mind does, could produce this integration in which every perceptual...
Robin Ray Beck <rrobinrb@...> wrote: Would you say that since we can think outside the box, then we can not be the box, nor in the box? Jim:::Yes, I...
... You could call consciousness a no-thing that makes sense of information, but the information emerges from the no-thing in some way and there is a subtle...
I have read enough to know this is worth going back and reading more mindfully. Would you say that since we can think outside the box, then we can not be the...
... <i_asianwoman@y...> wrote: 1) Always say "yes" to the present moment. Surrender to what is. Say "yes" to life - and see how life suddenly starts working...
Dear Jim: I read through your lengthy thesis with interest. It has many novel and well thought out ideas that attempt to link Buddhism with some modern and...
Thanks for pointing out the bigotry. It should never go unanswered, no matter who it is against. Trock ... kind ... closely ... our ... frightened ... quantum ...
... Buddhism has of course never had an Inquisition like Christian Europe underwent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you read anything about Kamakura...
<http://tinyurl.com/9e2et> a. Nichiren preaching at Izu cave to Yasuboro & Wife. b. Nichiren preaching at the Bishamon Hall at Izu to Yasuboro & Wife. c. Sado...
Hi to everyone here, I've just returned from the priest's training gyo at Jiunzan Tendaiji in Canaan NY. For those who don't know this is an official branch ...
1.The total aspect;means when you observe any item or form then immediately you know the function and you must be able to reproduce it in your mind exactly. ...
MY name is Ryk and I am dropping into your group to learn about tientai buddhism, of which I am totally ignorant of except for the name. I am a practioner of...
Robin Beck Mettawaves from Robin's Nest August 26, 2005 The Subtle Role of Shinto in Uniquely Japanese Buddhism Shinbutsu Shugo & Ryobu Shinto/Honji Suijaku ...
I am new to the group, and am very happy to be here. I am a longtime (self-taught) student of the Buddha, and an atheist. The last religion I tried to settle...
