Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation write by Analayo. This book was released on 2015-07-27. Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Analayo investigates the meditative practices of compassion and emptiness by examining and interpreting material from the early Buddhist discourses. Similar to his previous study of satipaa'-a'-hana, he brings a new dimension to our understanding by comparing Pali texts with versions that have survived in Chinese, Sanskrit and Tibetan. The result is a wide-ranging exploration of what these practices meant in early Buddhism.
Compassion and Meditation
Compassion and Meditation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Compassion and Meditation write by Jean-Yves Leloup. This book was released on 2009-06-25. Compassion and Meditation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A profound reflection on how complementary themes in Buddhism and Christianity could serve as the basis for a truly ecumenical faith • Compares Zen meditation with the Greek Orthodox practice of Hesychasm (prayer of the heart) • Shows how Buddha and Jesus represent the distinct yet complementary values of meditation and compassion In Asian spiritual traditions the mountain traditionally symbolizes meditation while the ocean signifies compassion. Jean-Yves Leloup uses this metaphor to compare Buddhist and Christian approaches to meditation and compassion to reveal the similarities and divergences of these profound practices. Emphasizing their complementary nature, Leloup describes how Jesus and Buddha are necessary to one another and how together they form a complete system: Jesus as awakening through love, and Buddha as awakening through meditation. Where Buddha represents the forests, Jesus represents the trees. Buddha is brother to the universe, whereas Jesus is brother to humanity. Nevertheless, these two religious traditions have a profound common ground. Compassion is central to Buddhism, and meditation practices have been central to many Christian traditions. Both view murder, theft, and the destructive use of sexuality as great barriers to realizing our essential being, and both agree on the need to rise above them. Here, however, Leloup suggests that both faiths could benefit from the precepts of the other. The complementary aspects of Christianity and Buddhism offer the possibility for a truly profound ecumenical religion whose interfaith relations are based on deep understanding of the true meaning and practice of meditation and compassion and not merely shared goodwill.
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism
Mindfulness in Early Buddhism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mindfulness in Early Buddhism write by Bhikkhu Anālayo. This book was released on 2020-09-22. Mindfulness in Early Buddhism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An invaluable resource for Buddhist scholars, meditation teachers, and practitioners wishing to deepen their own practice of mindfulness. In this in-depth guide, the author examines all aspects of mindfulness practice, explores the history of mindfulness in the Buddhist tradition, and provides instructions for meditation practice, all supported by translations of the early Buddhist canonical texts.
Mindfully Facing Disease and Death
Mindfully Facing Disease and Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mindfully Facing Disease and Death write by Analayo. This book was released on 2016-10-03. Mindfully Facing Disease and Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Disease and death are undeniably integral parts of human life. Yet when they manifest we are easily caught unprepared. To prepare for these, we need to learn how to skilfully face illness and passing away. A source of practical wisdom can be found in the early discourses that record the teachings given by the Buddha and his disciples. The chief aim of this book is to provide a collection of passages taken from the Buddha's early discourses that provide guidance for facing disease and death.
The Tantric Distinction
The Tantric Distinction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Tantric Distinction write by Jeffrey Hopkins. This book was released on 2013-10-23. The Tantric Distinction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The ideas, concepts, and methods of various religions must be tried on for size, must be lifted above museum displays, must be confronted and allowed to resonate with one's own character. It is in this spirit that I present here a personalized account of central Buddhist practices."--from the author's preface. Widely recognized as one of the West's leading scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, Professor Jeffrey Hopkins is renowned for his textual translations and original scholarship. For ten years he served as the principal English translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Tantric Distinction is his effort to make accessible the complexities of this highly sophisticated philosophy by sharing his personal, individual experience with Buddhist thought and practice. It lays out the entire Buddhist path as a living experience.
