The Transcendental Awareness Of Buddha

Author : Henry M. Piironen
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 244 pages
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Release : 2010-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781450212946

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The Transcendental Awareness of Buddha by Henry M. Piironen Pdf

The Lankavatara Sutra is the cornerstone of Chinese Chn and Japanese Zen, and the teachings in the Lankavatara Sutra are considered as the authentic words of the Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, and speaks of the transcendental awareness of all Buddhas, wherein the Diamond Sutra is a book of the Perfection of Wisdom, completing each other in this workbook, that as progressing step-by-step deeper into the enlightenment and transcendental awareness of Buddhas, and stages those on the Path of Enlightenment travel through, functions as the definitive guide to Nirvana. And as this workbook encourages the readers to write their interpretations of the teachings, the books create a deep contemplative atmosphere for readers, and gives writing tips to enforce the creative process when filling the spaces for interpretations. This is a book for all those who seek enlightenment, Nirvana or deeper understanding on the nature of Buddhist beliefs, in the spirit of the universal human a part of the demystified series. Mahamati, the error in these erroneous teachings that are generally held by the philosophers lies in this: they do not recognize that the objective world rises from the mind itself; they do not understand that the whole mind-system also rises from the mind itself; but depending upon these manifestations of the mind as being real they go on discriminating them, like the simple-minded ones that they are, cherishing the dualism of this and that, of being and non-being, ignorant of the fact that there is but one common Essence. On the contrary my teaching is based upon the recognition that the objective world, like a vision, is a manifestation of the mind itself; it teaches the cessation of ignorance, desire, deed and causality; it teaches the cessation of suffering that arises from the discriminations of the triple world.

Author : Peter Lunde Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Yogācāra (Buddhism)
ISBN : 9780578530680

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On Realizing There is Only the Virtual Nature of Consciousness by Peter Lunde Johnson Pdf

A translation of the definitive discourse on the nature of the mind and its spiritual restoration by Xuanzang in accordance with the teachings of the Buddhist School on Engaged Meditation (Yogacara). Translated into clear English and organized in an outline form to make it approachable by anyone, this unique work also provides key terms in Sanskrit and Chinese. These terms have been translated into English in ways that offer a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on their originally intended meaning rather than merely repeating past conventions. The introduction, footnoting and index provide a comprehensive background on Buddhist concepts, Buddhist schools of thought and Buddhist history relevant to the translation. This groundbreaking work provides a unique opportunity for those interested in Buddhism to cut through its seemingly complex array of terms and concepts and make sense of its profound explanation of the human condition.

Author : Subhuti
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909314139

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Buddhist Vision by Subhuti Pdf

What is the Buddhist vision? Put simply, it is that all humans can develop. Each one of us can find a way beyond the dissatisfaction and suffering of everyday life and realize our full potential. In describing three important Buddhist symbols, Subhuti shows us how. Informed by more than 25 years of committed Buddhist practice, Subhuti's clarity and understanding will be welcomed by both newcomers to Buddhism and those with more experience. His inspiring call challenges us to follow the Buddhist path with all our heart.

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909314931

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Survey of Buddhism / The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path by Sangharakshita Pdf

This first volume of Sangharakshita's Complete Works includes two foundational texts that have inspired readers for decades in their understanding and practice of Buddhism: A Survey of Buddhism and The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path.Of the first, the great Buddhist teacher and writer Lama Anagarika Govinda wrote, 'It would be difficult to find a single book in which the history and development of Buddhist thought has been described as vividly and clearly as in this survey.' The first chapter illuminates the doctrines and methods common to all schools and draws out the transcendental unity of Buddhism. Later chapters discuss the teachings and practices of the different schools. The concluding chapter is dedicated to the bodhisattva ideal, 'the perfectly ripened fruit of the whole vast tree of Buddhism'. Sangharakshita's beautiful prose, shot through with poetry, combines with an exceptional clarity of thought to make the Survey one of the most inspiring elucidations of the Dharma.The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path: Vision and Transformation looks at one of the best known formulations of the Buddha's teaching. We are led step by step from the mundane world to the transcendental, from wrong view to right view, and on to Perfect Vision. A practical perspective shows how we can apply the Buddha's teachings to all aspects of our lives, including the food we eat, our relationships and our work. Sangharakshita goes on to make clear the real meaning of mindfulness and meditation, thus giving the reader both a vision of the whole path and guidance in setting out upon it.This volume includes a full section of endnotes locating the teachings to the suttas and sAtras that inspired them, as well as a Foreword by Dharmachari Subhuti looking at these two texts from an inspirational and a critical perspective, and bringing out the inner connection between them.

Author : Henry M. Piironen
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781450214094

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Divinity by Henry M. Piironen Pdf

Are you the type of person who seeks to extend the spiritual horizons, or who enjoys to learn deeply rooted wisdom from the ancient enlightened teachers? Do you find comfort from the guidance of the spiritually wise, or have you set spiritual goals to gain awareness of what the Ancient Asian wisdom traditions have to say? Do you find joy from opening the Bible or another spiritual book randomly and then contemplate on the teaching you just learned? In this book, you will find 1361 citations and quotations from nine different spiritual scriptures in an assorted order, some containing multiple teachings in themselves, and if you are a spiritually conscious, lover of wisdom or otherwise a thoughtful person, you will find long companionship from this book. As a portrait of human spirituality, you will gain thorough access to the teachings in Buddhism: The Dhammapada, The Diamond Sutra, The Lankavatara Sutra; Christianity: The New Testament; Confucianism: Confucian Analects, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Great Learning; Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita; Taoism: Tao Te Ching. What makes this book so significant is the amount of wisdom, enlightened awareness, power, clear sightedness, compassion and similarities between the scriptures, designed to give you also a perception of the universal nature of values, while deepening the roots of your awareness with enlightened realizations. Youll find yourself returning to this book again and again.

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781907314865

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Living with Awareness by Sangharakshita Pdf

Mindfulness is the means by which our consciousness is transformed, transcended, Enlightened. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the Buddha's foremost discourses on mindfulness. In Living with Awareness, a commentary on this sutta, Sangharakshita counsels against an over-narrow interpretation of mindfulness as being simply about developing a focused attention on the present moment. To be fully mindful, one needs to look further than the end of one's nose, and integrate even the most rarefied practice into the context of a fully lived human life.

Author : Chris Pauling
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 0760726744

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Introducing Buddhism by Chris Pauling Pdf

Author : Martin Treon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781462889891

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Enlightenment Dialogues by Martin Treon Pdf

Preface This combined narrative dialogue and play is about the uncreated, unborn and undying transcendent Self of God-consciousness and Buddha-nature. It describes an odyssey of transcendent Consciousness Awakening and Remembrance, as viewed from transpersonal and primarily post-metaphysical Onliness Way of Enlightenment perspective. The conversational interaction between the two characters of this book, which concerns their shared journey of transcendental Nondual Spirit-as-Spirit Consciousness Realization, is primarily intended to be read as a narrative dialogue. However, it is also created and structured in play format, and is intended to be presented to an audience as a play. And herein lies a formidable presentation problem. As a play, it almost certainly has a very limited audience appeal. In relation to the current content tastes of people of a general audience, the play has no scenes of violence, gun-play, murder, fighting, battles, sex scenes, yelling, screaming, car chases, flying saucers, and no bad guys versus good guys, monsters, vampires, aliens or cyborgs. The play simply involves the quiet dialogue between two characters over a sixteen year period, set in various scenic locations. So, speaking from the more cynical and pessimistic side of egoic self, I would say, to borrow the phrase of the burly “Mr. T” of the old TV series called “The A Team”, “I pity the fool” who tries to present this play to a general audience. This would almost certainly be a disaster. On the other hand, I suspect that there is a small, or should I say very small, and select audience of people who would variously enjoy and appreciate this play, and derive useful meaning and insight from it. So, speaking from the more optimistic and supportive side of egoic self, I would praise and encourage anyone, any producer, director, cast and crew, who had the courage, chutzpah, and theatrical nerve and skills to present this play to any audience, selective or otherwise.

Author : Avatar Adi Da Samraj
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781594777622

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Reality Is All The God There Is by Avatar Adi Da Samraj Pdf

Contemporary renderings of the dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism from the Realized Spiritual Master Avatar Adi Da Samraj • Includes transmissions of wisdom teachings of the great sages Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu • Presents classic texts of spiritual realization from the perspective of a Realized Teacher • Provides insight into the ultimate realization possible when dualistic consciousness has been transcended In this book Avatar Adi Da Samraj offers his unique renderings of the dharma of the great sages of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, including Gotama Sakyamuni, Nagarjuna, Shankara, and Ribhu. Rather than simply translate their teachings from available source texts, Avatar Adi Da, himself a Realized Master, respeaks them as one who has personally realized their truth, revealing that the Buddhist “Nirvana” and the Advaitic “Brahman” point to the same transcendental condition. Avatar Adi Da’s transmissions restore to these texts the profound communication intended by the spiritual masters who created them. The ego nurtures the illusion of separation, an illusion that cannot be removed by the ego’s own efforts. It is only the spiritual master who makes possible the realization of egoless consciousness. The great sages proclaimed a state of spiritual realization that exceeded both worldly dualism and mystical seeking. They had awakened to a reality that spoke of abiding in a state of consciousness only. Avatar Adi Da brings these remarkable declarations back to life and then concludes with his own unique description of a realization that transcends even these extraordinary utterances--the realization of Reality As It Is, free of all forms of the ego’s search.

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909314238

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Buddha Mind by Sangharakshita Pdf

We are what we think. Happiness and suffering arise from the way our mind interprets what we see, hear, touch or imagine. Realizing this, we can develop increasing clarity and creativity - qualities perfected in the mind of the Buddha. Sangharakshita challenges us to look at what holds us back from being truly alive to the present moment and offers practical guidance on how to overcome the barriers of habit with energy and awareness.

Author : Franklin Merrell-Wolff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Altered states of consciousness
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036046477

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The Philosophy of Consciousness Without an Object by Franklin Merrell-Wolff Pdf

Author : Martin Treon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1462810233

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Uncreated Timeless Self of Radiant Emptiness - Onliness Consciousness and Commentaries by Martin Treon Pdf

Buy on sale at www.bookfinder.com for $15.95 If you are interested in transcendental Enlightenment (in Sahaja Samadhi, Satori, or Nirvana), in Awakening to Nondual Self of Wisdom and Compassion (in the co-enacted worldspace of Nondual Spirit-as-Sprit Consciousness Realization) then youll be interested in this book entitled Uncreated Timeless Self of Radiant Emptiness - Onliness Consciousness and Commentaries by Martin Treon, Ph. D. Available at www.bookfinder.com for $15.95. This new book, which includes and integrates pre-modern, modern, and post-modern insights, is not about any particular established religious tradition or sect, is not about a new age superstition-based idea or trend, and is not about an ego-based self awareness or self-improvement program. Rather, it deals with transformational Realization of that transcendent Self that You always, already are, which is All and None, Each and Every, Here and Now. Order it online at www.amazon.com or www.bookfinder.com ($15.95 at this site), buy.com, borders.com, bn.com, A1books.com, half.com, abebooks.com, albris.com, valorebooks.com, biblio.com, www.xlibris.com ($19.99), or email: [email protected], or call Xlibris at 1-888-795-4274. This book is written for individuals interested in transformational transcendent spiritual development, insight and understanding. Part II of this book also includes 64 Tao of Onliness I Ching commentaries, one for each of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching. These are intended for use by individuals for Tao of Onliness I Ching consultation. Following are excerpts from this book that characterize its content and perspective: "From Onliness perspective, I Ching consultation is an early-stage form of quiet and solitary meditation-contemplation. Enacted in this way, it can be a means of viewing and better understanding your own intuitive Awareness and Experience. There is nothing magical about it; it is not a fortune-teller game (i.e., I Ching can not tell you what will happen in the future, but sometimes suggests what potentially, under certain circumstances, could or may happen at some future time). Approached in a peaceful, non-attached, unbiased and open state of mind, I Ching consultation can help you to see into the deeper nature of your own Consciousness." "Tao of Onliness conception is primarily rooted in Mahayana Buddhism (especially Zen Buddhism) and Taoism, with substantial contribution to its formulation and structure based on consultation of the I Ching. However, Onliness also attempts to honor and include expressions of the mystical and transcendental Wisdom and Compassion from all of the widely recognized major spiritual-religious traditions of the world." "Onliness Consciousness concerns the Self of no-self, this Being that is all beings. . . There is here no claim that Onliness theory and perspective is in any sense absolute, ultimate, eternal or universal in any pre-given sense. The co-constructed worldspace realm-waves of consciousness discussed in Onliness are developmental and evolutionary in nature, not pre-created, pre-given, pre-designed or pre-ordained. Rather, Onliness claims that the co-created and co-enacted unfolding of these realm-waves of Spirits transcendent Self-remembering Consciousness emerge and evolve over vast periods of time, gradually establishing themselves as patterned realm-wave stages (worldspaces of consciousness); pathways or "trails" so to speak." "In Onliness, the underlying central message is the same one that was expressed 2,500 years ago by Shakyamuni Buddha upon his Realization of Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree: Marvelous! Marvelous! All beings are already fully enlightened! It is only because of their delusion that they dont realize this. (Mitchell, 1991). It is a message that is essentially the same as has been variously expressed by many other Sages from different mystical spiritual traditions up to the present day. It is the message of Self-as

Author : Subhuti (Dharmachari)
Publisher : Red Wheel
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001612139

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The Buddhist Vision by Subhuti (Dharmachari) Pdf

Author : Sangharakshita
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781907314339

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What is Dharma? by Sangharakshita Pdf

To walk in the footsteps of the Buddha we need a clear and thorough guide to the essential principles of Buddhism. Whether we have just begun our journey or are a practitioner with more experience, What is the Dharma? is an indispensable exploration of the Buddha's teachings as found in the main Buddhist traditions.

Author : David R. Loy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614295471

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Lack & Transcendence by David R. Loy Pdf

Loy draws from giants of psychotherapy and existentialism, from Nietzsche to Kierkegaard to Sartre, to explore the fundamental issues of life, death, and what motivates us. Whatever the differences in their methods and goals, psychotherapy, existentialism, and Buddhism are all concerned with the same fundamental issues of life and death—and death-in-life. In Lack and Transcendence (originally published by Humanities Press in 1996), David R. Loy brings all three traditions together, casting new light on each. Written in clear, jargon-free style that does not assume prior familiarity, this book will appeal to a wide variety of readers including psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, scholars of religion, Continental philosophers, and readers seeking clarity on the Great Matter itself. Loy draws from giants of psychotherapy, particularly Freud, Rollo May, Irvin Yalom, and Otto Rank; great existentialist thinkers, particularly Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Sartre; and the teachings Buddhism, particularly as interpreted by Nagarjuna, Huineng and Dogen. This is the definitive edition of Loy’s seminal classic.