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According to traditional Buddhism, our helter-kelter state of mind must be by the practices of 'shamatha' and 'vipassana' - tranquility and insight. - Danin Katagiri
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. . . You open and close doors carefully, quietly.
. . . You pick up and put down things gently, quietly.
Consider these teachings on this topic:
"We don’t teach meditation to the young monks.
They are not ready until they stop slamming doors." – Thich Nhat Hanh to Father Thomas Merton in 1966.
From the Tattva Artha Suytra - a definitive Jain religious text. The title simply means "The Nature of Reality." It describes an enlightened person as one who takes great "care in lifting and laying down things."
So, those who are clumsy and careless about doors and the way they pick up or put down objects have more to work on before they approach an enlightened state.
Think about someone who becomes angry and walk out - they usually slam doors, possibly kick objects, and generally make noise reflecting their anger.
Today, be aware of yourself every time you open and close a door, pick up and put down something. Be an enlightened soul.
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. . . You pick up and put down things gently, quietly.
Consider these teachings on this topic:
"We don’t teach meditation to the young monks.
They are not ready until they stop slamming doors." – Thich Nhat Hanh to Father Thomas Merton in 1966.
From the Tattva Artha Suytra - a definitive Jain religious text. The title simply means "The Nature of Reality." It describes an enlightened person as one who takes great "care in lifting and laying down things."
So, those who are clumsy and careless about doors and the way they pick up or put down objects have more to work on before they approach an enlightened state.
Think about someone who becomes angry and walk out - they usually slam doors, possibly kick objects, and generally make noise reflecting their anger.
Today, be aware of yourself every time you open and close a door, pick up and put down something. Be an enlightened soul.
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The world I aspire to live in is one with fewer borders, not more, greater acceptance of diversity, not less, and cooperation between peoples rather than suspicion and antagonism. These values are at the very heart of what the Buddha taught. I find all forms of nationalism, sexism, racism and homophobia to be in direct conflict with the dharma. - Stephen Batchelor
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Robert Thurman, PhD., professor of Buddhism at Columbia University, author and former ordained Buddhist monk (ordained by the Dalai Lama himself as the first Westerner to become a full Buddhist monk) is a serious about meditation and knowledge. One without the other leads to a spiritual vitamin deficiency (my words). Here's how he puts it:
In the West, "the main thing has been to just meditate and it will all be solved. That is a bunch of b.s., as far as I’m concerned. Meditation is essential, but only after learning something."
Both the Buddhist tradition and Vedic philosophy offer a wide variety of teachings about mind management, working with emotions, and applying the insights gleaned from meditation into daily life.
That's the reason why we - at Tulsa Yoga Meditation Center - as well as other traditional yoga studios offer workshops and retreats. Information can be transformed into wisdom. We try to help women and men take their yoga and meditation "off the mat or cushion" and into daily life.
In the West, "the main thing has been to just meditate and it will all be solved. That is a bunch of b.s., as far as I’m concerned. Meditation is essential, but only after learning something."
Both the Buddhist tradition and Vedic philosophy offer a wide variety of teachings about mind management, working with emotions, and applying the insights gleaned from meditation into daily life.
That's the reason why we - at Tulsa Yoga Meditation Center - as well as other traditional yoga studios offer workshops and retreats. Information can be transformed into wisdom. We try to help women and men take their yoga and meditation "off the mat or cushion" and into daily life.
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The only way to experience true wellbeing is to turn inward. This is what yoga means – not up, not out, but in. In is the only way out. – Sadhguru
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When he died in 2013, a news obituary described S. N. Goenka as "the man who taught the world to meditate." Mr. Goenka taught Vipasanna mediation, a style widely embraced by people worldwide.
At his teachings sessions, Goenka often concluded by receiving questions from the audience. His answers reveal a teacher of deep wisdom and practical insight. Here are some examples:
Question: Isn’t suffering a natural part of life? Why should we try to escape from it?
Answer: We have become so involved in suffering that to be free from it seems unnatural. But when you experience the real happiness of mental purity, you will know that this is the natural state of mind.
Question: How can we be involved in life unless we react?
Answer: Instead of reacting you learn to act, to act with a balanced mind. Learn how to act positively. If you can change your life pattern from reaction to action, then you have attained something very valuable.
Question: I was wondering whether there are people who cause suffering for us?
Answer: Nobody causes suffering for you. You cause the suffering for yourself by generating tensions in the mind. If you know how not to do that, it becomes easy to remain peaceful and happy in every situation.
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At his teachings sessions, Goenka often concluded by receiving questions from the audience. His answers reveal a teacher of deep wisdom and practical insight. Here are some examples:
Question: Isn’t suffering a natural part of life? Why should we try to escape from it?
Answer: We have become so involved in suffering that to be free from it seems unnatural. But when you experience the real happiness of mental purity, you will know that this is the natural state of mind.
Question: How can we be involved in life unless we react?
Answer: Instead of reacting you learn to act, to act with a balanced mind. Learn how to act positively. If you can change your life pattern from reaction to action, then you have attained something very valuable.
Question: I was wondering whether there are people who cause suffering for us?
Answer: Nobody causes suffering for you. You cause the suffering for yourself by generating tensions in the mind. If you know how not to do that, it becomes easy to remain peaceful and happy in every situation.
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There is far more love available to us in any given moment than we might be aware. And there is much, much more love in our hearts than we as adults have been conditioned to believe is appropriate to express. - Kate Johnson
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Every Hindu temple has a bell either at the Temple entrance or, more often, inside the temple. It is rung whenever devotees comes for worship or meditation.
Everything inside a Hindu temple has science and logic behind it.
The bell is intentionally crafted from a variety of metals including: cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, nickel, chromium and magnesium. The metallic combination results in a bell ring designed to balance right and left sides of the brain; radiate positive energy into the body driving away negative energies. Also, the temple bell generates a sharp sound which lasts seven seconds coordinating and harmonizing the seven chakras of the body.
Finally, the loud sound also empties the mind of thoughts bringing a devotee back to the breath and to meditation.
Every Hindu temple has a bell either at the Temple entrance or, more often, inside the temple. It is rung whenever devotees comes for worship or meditation.
Everything inside a Hindu temple has science and logic behind it.
The bell is intentionally crafted from a variety of metals including: cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, nickel, chromium and magnesium. The metallic combination results in a bell ring designed to balance right and left sides of the brain; radiate positive energy into the body driving away negative energies. Also, the temple bell generates a sharp sound which lasts seven seconds coordinating and harmonizing the seven chakras of the body.
Finally, the loud sound also empties the mind of thoughts bringing a devotee back to the breath and to meditation.
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In a recent randomized control study, the Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education worked with 96 office staff at the San Francisco Unified School District. The participants practiced Transcendental Meditation – which involves repeating a mantra – over a period of four months.
At the end of the study, researchers found that those who practized TM reported less perceived stress and higher emotional intelligence when compared to the control group. Emotional intelligence refers to an individual’s ability to be attuned to their own and others’ emotions and to be able to recognize and label each emotion appropriately.
At the end of the study, researchers found that those who practized TM reported less perceived stress and higher emotional intelligence when compared to the control group. Emotional intelligence refers to an individual’s ability to be attuned to their own and others’ emotions and to be able to recognize and label each emotion appropriately.
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When we can give someone our full attention, our attitude says clearly, 'You matter to me. You have my respect.' " - Eknath Easwaran