dreams ?
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The most common meditation done in Buddhism is the Anapanasati Meditation, meaning the meditation on mindful breathing. Being aware and focused on breathing. As I have mentioned it is always best to learn it directly from a qualified teacher. Even chanting can help if you can concentrate well on the chanting. But if you can do meditation regularly it will be good.Originally posted by simplified:hi ..
i seriously ned help on tis..
1) wandering mind
2) low concentration
wat meditation can i do? breathin technique? one-pointedness?
wat sutra can i recite?heart sutra?
how to practise mindfulness?
or even other ways..
its always the mind..
Awareness/mindfulness is not about the mind or about the thoughts. It is about our innate awareness nature. If something is happening out there, or something bad is happening, but you can continue to remain simply aware and not led into wandering thoughts, then it is awareness. Even if you have wandering thoughts, you are completely aware (and therefore let go). If someone wishes to tempt you into something that is wrong, and you are aware, then you will not be tempted. If you are aware, you will not steal, get into fights/arguments etc. If you are not aware, you start to steal, you get into fight/arguments, that is called 'ignorance', not knowing. The word 'Buddha' actually means Awareness/Awaken.
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fyi:Originally posted by simplified:how do one actually practise as a Bodhisattva?
http://www.purifymind.com/HBodhisattva.htm
How to Become a Bodhisattva
Yogi C. M. Chen
I would like to discuss with you the subject of how to become a Bodhisattva. My outline will be divided into seven main parts. I will cover the following:
1. What is the Right View.
2. What is the Practice.
3. What is the Conduct of one who wishes to become a Bodhisattva.
4. What is the result of being a Bodhisattva.
5. What are the Stages of being a Bodhisattva.
6. What are the Practices connected with those stages.
7. How to shorten one's practice to become a Buddha in this lifetime.
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recommend:
TAMING THE MONKEY MIND
A Guide to Pure Land Practice
by the Buddhist scholar Cheng Wei-an
Translation with Commentary by
Dharma Master Suddhisukha
http://www.ymba.org/monkey/monkyfrm.htm
click on "text"
Forty-eight Aspects of Buddha Recitation
which is also a form of mediation.
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Yes, chanting is also a good method to cultivate samadhi. Once attaining chanting-buddha-samadhi, which is the state of 'chanting is non-chanting, non-chanting is chanting' (presumably the dualism falls apart), that is called Right Concentration (zheng ding san mei)
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sorry for the super late reply..
thanks for all the help..
can i hav all the other buddhist sutra and their purpose?
i mean wats the sutra reali meant for? for calm mind or eliminate of any desire...watever
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Different sutras have different teachings. All Buddhas teach according to the conditions and needs of the people, so each sutra has different 'purpose' although ultimately it points towards enlightenment. Sutras are the recorded words of the Buddha giving sermons.Originally posted by simplified:sorry for the super late reply..
thanks for all the help..
can i hav all the other buddhist sutra and their purpose?
i mean wats the sutra reali meant for? for calm mind or eliminate of any desire...watever
thank you..
The Mahayana Sutras
Suttas of the Pali Canon -
Short of some sutras that can be used for self cultivations.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Different sutras have different teachings. All Buddhas teach according to the conditions and needs of the people, so each sutra has different 'purpose' although ultimately it points towards enlightenment. Sutras are the recorded words of the Buddha giving sermons.
The Mahayana Sutras
Suttas of the Pali Canon
I refering to the 1st list. -
Why is that so? From the 1st list, other than the sutra on Amitayus which focuses more on other-power (but is also not lacking in self cultivation instructions), all other sutras were related to self-power, self cultivation. Seems like you have not read much yet.Originally posted by maggot:Short of some sutras that can be used for self cultivations.
I refering to the 1st list.
Second thing is the Mahayana canon is vast and includes all those scriptures in the Pali canon. Not all of them were listed in the list. Other than that - the Mahayana canon includes plenty of rich and sophisticated teachings and methods to enlightenment which are not found in the other canon.
All teachings are taught according to the conditions and needs of sentient beings as I mentioned... also depending on what kind of capacity the person is. If the person is suited to practise the Shravakayana, then the Buddha will teach him the teachings leading to self-liberation. If the Buddha sees that someone has the seeds of practising the Bodhisattvayana, the Buddha teaches the Bodhisattvayana (i.e Mahayana) teachings, which is to liberate himself and others and attain Anuttarasamyaksambodhi (the perfect and complete enlightenment), Buddhahood.
We must know that although the Buddha taught 84000 dharma doors to enlightenment, all dharmas are ultimately equal in nature. All teachings are Buddha's convinient means of conveying the truth to different people.
Subhuti asked, "With what esoteric implication do you say so?"
"I say so because all dharmas are equal by nature."
Subhuti asked, "If all dharmas are equal, where are such dharmas as the stages of Sravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas established?"
Manjusri answered, "As an illustration, consider the empty space in the ten directions. People speak of the eastern space, the southern space, the western space, the northern space, the four intermediate spaces, the space above, the space below, and so forth. Such distinctions are spoken of, although the empty space itself is devoid of distinctions. In like manner, virtuous one, the various stages are established in the ultimate emptiness of all things, although the emptiness itself is devoid of distinctions." -
Hmm...well it's ok that we read different sutras
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Yes, we all must have different 'yuan' to read different sutras. Some people also had particular affinities with certain sutras. Just practise hard on what the Buddha says... all sutras are skillful means for sentient beings to reach the ultimate goal.Originally posted by maggot:Hmm...well it's ok that we read different sutras -
Actually I want to add something.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Different sutras have different teachings. All Buddhas teach according to the conditions and needs of the people, so each sutra has different 'purpose' although ultimately it points towards enlightenment. Sutras are the recorded words of the Buddha giving sermons.
The Mahayana Sutras
Suttas of the Pali Canon
Not say all sutras have totally different teachings - but the Buddha teach in a different way because of the different 'yin yuan'. So there's a saying: Fa3 Wu2 Ding4 Fa3, Ding4 Fa3 Fei1. What does this mean? In simple terms, the Dharma is taught in an unfixed manner, therefore it is so flexible and "alive" that it separates from all attachments, and is expounded according to the needs of a person. Some people who are attached to certain views or thinkings will have dharma-attachments (fa3 zhi2), so very important is to get rid of all attachments. Thus learnt from my dharma teacher.
One time a monk asked Zhaozhou "Does a dog have Buddha-nature or not".
Zhouzhou answered, "No."
Another time a monk asked Zhaozhou "Does a dog have Buddha-nature or not".
Zhaozhou answered, "Yes."
Yet if we investigate the various teachings of the Buddha, they do not leave the 4 Dharma Seals - because these seals are the universal TRUTHS that Buddha realised and expounds.
See: The Four Seals -
Like the many sectarian teaching in Mahayana Buddhism ,it will depends on which path u will like to take
Pureland Buddhism is towards the seeking of rebirth to the Western Paradise
of course there school which practice the Eastern Pureland of Medicine Buddha or the Inner Palace of the Tushita Heaven of Bodhisattva Maitreya.
Chan Buddhism focus on meditation , illumination and riddles to awake on the True Nature .
Tientai Buddhism focus on the Great Contemplation of Visualization and Mahayana Anapansatti .which was based upon the teachings of Tientai Master Chih-i
Mind-Only School focus on the Mind pheonomenon and directs the mind to Great Realisation
Flower Adornment School concentrate on the Dharmadhatu practice and non-obscured views matter and reason .
True word or Esoteric (mi zong ) , concentrate on the use of Mantra and visualisation of Buddha and Bodhisattva in practice for Inner Experience
and invocation of blessings
All in all
the Mahayana Teachings can be divided into the school of Emptiness and school of Virtual Formness in Emptiness .
and for the layman ,they are categorised by this 2 stream.
Sudden Awakening and Gradual .
Which Chan Buddhism is Sudden
and rest is gradual . -
Thank you for your explanation, yes indeed like I said.. the Mahayana canon includes plenty of rich and sophisticated teachings and methods to enlightenment which are not found in the other canonOriginally posted by bohiruci:Like the many sectarian teaching in Mahayana Buddhism ,it will depends on which path u will like to take
Pureland Buddhism is towards the seeking of rebirth to the Western Paradise
of course there school which practice the Eastern Pureland of Medicine Buddha or the Inner Palace of the Tushita Heaven of Bodhisattva Maitreya.
Chan Buddhism focus on meditation , illumination and riddles to awake on the True Nature .
Tientai Buddhism focus on the Great Contemplation of Visualization and Mahayana Anapansatti .which was based upon the teachings of Tientai Master Chih-i
Mind-Only School focus on the Mind pheonomenon and directs the mind to Great Realisation
Flower Adornment School concentrate on the Dharmadhatu practice and non-obscured views matter and reason .
True word or Esoteric (mi zong ) , concentrate on the use of Mantra and visualisation of Buddha and Bodhisattva in practice for Inner Experience
and invocation of blessings
All in all
the Mahayana Teachings can be divided into the school of Emptiness and school of Virtual Formness in Emptiness .
and for the layman ,they are categorised by this 2 stream.
Sudden Awakening and Gradual .
Which Chan Buddhism is Sudden
and rest is gradual .
and of course... dharma doors are plenty, but you only need to focus on ONE dharma door. whether theravada, mahayana, vajrayana, or whichever dharma door, just focus on one. -
One thing to add , after I review my postingOriginally posted by bohiruci:Like the many sectarian teaching in Mahayana Buddhism ,it will depends on which path u will like to take
Pureland Buddhism is towards the seeking of rebirth to the Western Paradise
of course there school which practice the Eastern Pureland of Medicine Buddha or the Inner Palace of the Tushita Heaven of Bodhisattva Maitreya.
Chan Buddhism focus on meditation , illumination and riddles to awake on the True Nature .
Tientai Buddhism focus on the Great Contemplation of Visualization and Mahayana Anapansatti .which was based upon the teachings of Tientai Master Chih-i
Mind-Only School focus on the Mind pheonomenon and directs the mind to Great Realisation
Flower Adornment School concentrate on the Dharmadhatu practice and non-obscured views matter and reason .
True word or Esoteric (mi zong ) , concentrate on the use of Mantra and visualisation of Buddha and Bodhisattva in practice for Inner Experience
and invocation of blessings
All in all
the Mahayana Teachings can be divided into the school of Emptiness and school of Virtual Formness in Emptiness .
and for the layman ,they are categorised by this 2 stream.
Sudden Awakening and Gradual .
Which Chan Buddhism is Sudden
and rest is gradual .
By Master Chin Kung Excellent Explanation ,yes ,the 3 way which one attain Buddhahood is by
Either the Awakening Path , the Perfect living and Practice or the Pureland Path
]Awakening path is [JUE ]exemplified by the Zen School
Perfect Living and Practice [Zheng(Righteous)] is exemplified the Tientai, Huayen , Wei Shi
and Purification method [Jing] is by the Pureland Teachings
which is exemplified by Pureland and Esoteric Teachings and Dharmadhatu practice of Huayen(Flower Adornment)
It is most emphasis that Mahayana Buddhist encourage to seek rebirth in Pureland ,regardless of the land of Equality Western Paradise sukhavati ,the land of Vairdurya ,Medicine Buddha ,the land of Bodhisattva Maitreya
Which i personally strongly encouraged and many sages does of the practice of seeking rebirth in the Western Paradise ,Buddha Amitabha -
Reason for the seeking of Rebirth in Buddhaland , is very simple .
Take a look at our this world ,
natural disaster and war separates families , destroy happiness
and we have no time to continue on practice in this (able to tolerate suffering)
saha world
every year ,many natural disaster just makes us feel life is so fragile , if we do not seek rebirth in western paradise and then come back when perfect ourselves , the overpowering nature of Shared Karma throws us deep and deep into suffering ,thereby committing heavy karma actions and not able to come back to the Buddha's path .. -
I think there is no particular dharma door that is better than the other.... that which works for him is the best dharma. Also known as 'dui4 zhen4 xia4 yao4'.
It is true that the Pure Land practise is the indispensable practise in modern days. Even Chan masters also teach Pure Land method along with their Chan practises. My master also helped in delivering many people to Western Pure Land... it depends on what kind of 'yin yuan'. If a person can rely on zi-li (self power) then rely on self-power... if not practise ta-li (other power). My dharma teacher aims to help in delivering her parents to the Western Pure Land.