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Re: Mahayana vs Theravada Buddhism
“The key findings are that even though each system is different to the other, they have also taken ideas and concepts from each other and mixed them into their own systems of cultivation. They do though seem to all share one common denominator which is at their base and this is that they all follow some form of theory related to the concept of non-action.”
Not entirely a surprise…
Jeroen
Re: Mahayana vs Theravada Buddhism
Just in general there are certainly similarities as well as differences. 40 pages of scholarly work is probably more than most people here will want to tackle though.
I do have a superficial reaction to "non-action". It feels like a somewhat negative spin on an idea I'm assuming refers to stillness or tranquility. It may or may not reflect a bias the author has against certain tenets of Buddhism and if you are reading it yourself should be something you keep an eye out for.
person
Re: Gibberish before vipassana
My attempts to experience meditation in a specific way, in hindsight, have always turned out to be about my inability to truly accept the meditation for what it simply was.
The possibility of being present for whatever lays beyond the colorings of our own ego's storylines.
how
Re: Dharma Warriors
As we know wars are never black and white. They are shades of dark to rosy pink …
To understand clearly we have to ignore propaganda, whatever the sauce/source - sweet or sour …
Long live the dharma peace warriors …
lobster
Re: Gibberish before vipassana
Gibberish before vipassana
If one repeats the same word over and over again, it becomes meaningless gibberish....
Shoshin1
Re: The Elephant in the Room
The translation made some errors and omissions. The main thing that came up repeatedly was, when people were asked in what way do they notice the sanctions, several people answered "in the currency". But the word they all used for "currency" actually means "hard currency" meaning--currency that actually has value, i.e. foreign currency, not Russian money, which isn't accepted in any bank outside of Russia.
So where people are noticing the sanctions is as one person said, "The ruble has lost value". In other words, when they try to exchange their rubles for dollars, the price of the dollar (or pound, any foreign currency) has gone up. They have less buying power. Even in local markets with local money, they have less buying power, because prices have gone up (relative to the sinking ruble). Many of the consumer goods in Russia are imported; even ordinary things like dental floss, let alone computers, household items, etc. So imported goods have gone out of reach of the average Russian, due to the sanctions and the ruble's fall in value.
And someone said, salaries now are lower. So people are getting squeezed from both sides: the ruble buys less than before, but also they have fewer rubles to spend, as well.
This is sad. And the young people somehow are able to get "real" news from somewhere, even though the government is trying to limit access to outside sources. That's interesting. So most of the young people who responded were well-informed, relatively. No one denied there was a war, unlike some other citizens we've heard about. This makes me wonder if the film we saw was heavily edited, to drop responses that supported the government's position.
Dakini
Re: All things Sport(s)
The draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League:
Chelsea v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Benfica
Man City v Atlético
Bayern v Villarreal
Chelsea against Real Madrid should be an interesting tie, a tough one to call. The rest of the big clubs seem to have avoided each other. Liverpool one thinks should go through against Benfica, but Man City against Atlético could be close, this year the Spanish side are a lot stronger up front. The first leg will be played 5 and 6 April, the returns a week later.
Jeroen
Re: the same old and new project
That seems like a very good initiative @ShanJieshi2
What I’ve seen from people at introductory Buddhism courses is that they connect quite strongly to the things that will help them in their day to day lives.
Beautiful image btw, I like 👍
Jeroen
Re: Gibberish before vipassana
Interesting. I had found my own use for narrating gibberish to myself. It would break up intrusive voices I deal with. Either that technique was very effective or my medication just happened to kick in (after weeks) to break apart and greatly reduce these intrusive voices. Possibly the gibberish similarly breaks up or suppresses negative things such as heaviness for neurotypical people in meditation?
Jeffrey