'what is the best way to practice buddhism? asked a young monk.... 'Sit on your backside and listen'

zenmyste

Listen to what? asked the monk

'Yourself' replied the Master

He goes on:
''Buddha isnt the name of one man. It is something which we all are. We are all a Buddha. There isnt only 1 Buddha at a time. There can be millions at once.

The practice of real Buddhism is to practice the self and to practice the self is to study the self, And the best way to study the self is through sitting on your bum and listening to yourself. Get to know yourself truely and you will awaken my friends''

rick2000sept

Sounds like a Zen story. I like it!

pegembara

This is the only way, monks, for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation, for the destruction of suffering and grief, for reaching the right path, for the attainment of Nibbana, namely, the four foundations of mindfulness.

I. THE CONTEMPLATION OF THE BODY
II. THE CONTEMPLATION OF FEELING
III. THE CONTEMPLATION OF MENTAL STATES
IV. THE CONTEMPLATION OF MENTAL CONTENTS