Hello there, my name is Greg and I'm from London England. I'm new to the Theravada tradition but am already familiar with Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. I've been a practicing zen Buddhist for about 2 years, but in recent weeks I've become a bit more familiar with Vissappana and samatha meditation and would like to incorporate these into my daily living. I don't see myself as converting, as it's all the same religion to me, and I do hold a lot of fondness with zen, but from what I've learnt from this theravada tradition so far, is that it seems more engaging to me, plus the meditation practice seems more up my street.
I look forward to meeting many of you.
Greg
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Hello from England
"The original heart/mind shines like pure, clear water with the sweetest taste. But if the heart is pure, is our practice over? No, we must not cling even to this purity. We must go beyond all duality, all concepts, all bad, all good, all pure, all impure. We must go beyond self and nonself, beyond birth and death. When we see with the eye of wisdom, we know that the true Buddha is timeless, unborn, unrelated to any body, any history, any image. Buddha is the ground of all being, the realization of the truth of the unmoving mind.” Ajahn Chah
Re: Hello from England
Welcome.
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: Hello from England
Greetings Greg,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Retro.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Hello from England
Welcome Greg!
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB