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17.04.1999 - Interpretation of dali48
Let us always remember this feeling of appreciation for our precious human life - and we will always feel happy and never discouraged - no matter what external circumstances we are in... (DAO 3/96)
When we train our minds to be peaceful, we will always feel happy - even under the most harsh circumstances... - But if our mind is un-peaceful, then we can be in the most comfortable outer circumstances and will not be happy anyway - It is therefore important to train our mind through meditation... (Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche)
We strive for material and emotional security - devote us to pleasure or strive to achieve a good reputation - Although these things can make us happy for a short time, they are unable to give us the deep and lasting satisfaction that we long for - Sooner or later, our happiness is transformed into dissatisfaction - and we are again looking for further worldly pleasures... - Directly or indirectly, they cause mental and physical suffering - by reinforcing attachment, envy and frustration... - In addition, we often find ourselves in conflict with other creatures in the search for fulfillment of our desires... - Happiness is a state of mind - Animals can enjoy food and sex, find a home and accumulate treasures - They can subdue their enemies and protect their family but they are unable to free themselves completely from suffering - and to find lasting happiness... - Many of us who have grown up in the so-called prosperity society and can recognize that the pure pursuit of wealth - is not really a way out - We may be deep in our heart be capable to understand this decision of Siddharta Gautama... (Documentation Ho Meindl)
1 "Dukkha" - life is suffering:
Birth, aging, illness, being separated from what you love - and being together with something you do not like is suffering...
2 "Samdaya" - the cause of the suffering:
Arises from the insatiable desire, the impulsiveness that always comes back into us...
3 "Nirodha" - the end of suffering:
Is the extinction of thirst, the liberation of suffering, "nirvana", being in the reality of the moment...
4 "Magga" - the way out of suffering:
This is known as the "middle way" - which avoids both extremes, on the one hand the search for contentment in sensual desires - on the other hand the path of self-torture...
"Hui Ke" (jap. Eka) lived from 484 to 590 - In his youth, he had studied Daoist, Confucian, and Buddhist wisdom teachings. He led a long wandering life, and was forced to hide temporarily in the mountains because of the persecution of Buddhism by the then regime (574)...
Buddha is Spirit - There is no Buddha besides the Spirit... (Tao Hs'in, 580 - 651)
Modern man needs a healthy passivity - as a counterbalance to an overactivity... (Enomiya-Lassalle)
When heart and meaning are destroyed - Fire is only a cool wind... (Abbot Hayakawa)
Taoism or Daoism is a type of belief, or a way of thinking about life. It is at least 2,500 years old and it comes from China. Taoism is now said to be a philosophy.
Kelsang Gyatso (b. 1931) is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, scholar, and author. He is the ... For the article about the Dalai Lama named Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, see 7th Dalai Lama. ... Kelsang Gyatso removed references to the 14th Dalai Lama and Ling Rinpoche in the second edition of Clear Light of Bliss, to create a ...
A Buddha is the holiest type of being in Buddhism. The word Buddha means " enlightened one" in Sanskrit. It is also a title for Siddhartha Gautama. He was the ...
Dayi Daoxin (Japanese: Dōshin) (580–651) was the fourth Chán Buddhist Patriarch, following .... Chappell, David W. (1983) "The Teachings of the Fourth Ch'an Patriarch Tao Hs'in," Early Ch'an in China and Tibet, U C Regents ISBN 978- ...
Hugo Makibi Enomiya-Lassalle was a German Jesuit priest and one of the foremost teachers to embrace both Roman Catholic Christianity and Zen Buddhism.
Hayakawa Senkichirō was a bureaucrat, politician and entrepreneur in late Meiji and early ... Hayakawa, a prominent lay Buddhist, and student of the Zen abbot of Engaku-ji, Suzuki Daisetsu, also founded the Kochokan, a boarding house for ...
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