Posts Tagged ‘quote’

‘Brethren, if outsiders should speak against me, or against my teaching, or against my disciples, you should not on that account either bear malice, or suffer heart-burning, or feel ill-will. If you, on that account, should be angry and hurt, that would stand in the way of your own self-conquest. If, when others speak against [...]

Buddhists are all about letting go, not clinging to things, it is true. But we’re also all about understanding things, which we believe is what leads us to be able to give up clinging. If you don’t really take the time to understand something, you can’t really expect to give up clinging it. [...]

Great to hear, though I’m a bit skeptical… I’ve quoted him before as saying he didn’t believe it humanly possible to follow the Buddha’s path, which is perhaps the reason he fell off it in the first place? Anyway, here’s the quote of the day:
Part of following this path for me is Buddhism, which [...]

From the Pat-Yourself-On-The-Back Dept.
Please let me be excruciatingly clear that I am not trying to pat myself on the back with these posts… honestly, I’m just parroting what I’ve learned from others in these videos, so it’s not much of an ego boost at all. It’s terribly encouraging, though, to get such overwhelmingly positive [...]

“In sooth to every man that’s born
A hatchet grows within his mouth
Wherewith the fool whene’er he speaks
And speaks amiss, doth cut himself.”
– AN 10

I get a lot of good feedback on the “How To Meditate” videos; that’s why we went so far as to make the DVD set… this one stands out, for some reason, though. Thought I’d share it, with the author’s permission:
Hi, let me first start off by saying that I honestly have never [...]

From the Beating-a-Dead-Horse Dept:
Not to compare religions out of context, but, regarding the following video:

The noun forgiveness has 2 senses:
1. forgiveness — (compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive)
2. forgiveness, pardon — (the act of excusing a mistake or offense)
Forgiveness in Christianity:
” ‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife [...]

It’s funny how things work… I just got around to sending Tiger Woods a “How To Meditate DVD” (along with a bonus “Why Everyone Should Meditate” DVD) this afternoon, when what should I see on Facebook but the following video clip:

First of all, Buddhism is not a faith, it is a practice. If you [...]

Although this matter has been cleared up within the Thai press, it seems that the article in English has stirred up and agitated Western readers. This has been caused by some misrepresentations of the events of the press conference and the editorial language used in the article. Wat Nong Pah Pong feels that it is [...]

More fun with Buddhist Monasticism.
So I really did think a bit about the whole woman ordination thing while in the forests of Thailand… here’s some more thoughts:

It seems pretty clear in my mind that we (men monks) shouldn’t be eager to ordain women; it doesn’t say much of an ascetic that he turns around and [...]