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> <channel><title>art of dharma.</title> <atom:link href="http://www.artofdharma.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.artofdharma.org</link> <description>A Buddhist Blog on Dharma, Compassion, Meditation, Yoga, Vegetarian, and more..</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:18:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Anything That Contradicts Experience and Logic Should Be Abandoned</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/anything-that-contradicts-experience-and-logic-should-be-abandoned.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/anything-that-contradicts-experience-and-logic-should-be-abandoned.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:35:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14th Dalai Lama Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14th Dalai Lama Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[after due examination and analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and take it as your guide. ~Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. ~Tenzin Gyatso]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha's own words must be rejected. ~Tenzin Gyatso]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conducive to the good]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[logic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reason]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the benefit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[then accept it and live up to it. ~Buddha How to Recognize the Modus Ponens Argument Formthumbnail We must conduct research and then accept the results. If they don't stand up to experimentation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all]]></category> <category><![CDATA[you find to be kind]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6276</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned. ~Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do&#8230; <a
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/intellectualPropery-150x150.jpg" length="8997" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Zen Boyscout</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-boyscout.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-boyscout.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:29:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA["Geez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and just enjoy it while it lasts."]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and just enjoy it while it lasts.” Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. Life is full of misery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and of course]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon. . Not only is there no God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and you only go around once and that’s it. Well]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddhist Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but try getting a plumber on weekends. On the plus side]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carpe diem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down. To you I’m an atheist; to God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[don't you want to be part of the experience? You know what the hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[don’t you want to be part of the experience? You know]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hannah and her sisters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[he explores such Buddhist themes as the inherent suffering and illusory nature of life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[he is said to have become morose at an early age upon learning of the inexplicability and inevitability of death. In the following quotations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[his own unique philosophical musings on death and the existence of god. How do you spot the Zen Boyscout? He’s the one rubbing one stick together. . Students achieving Oneness will move on to Twoness.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How can you tell the Zen Boyscout? He's the one making a fire rubbing one stick together. ~Woody Alle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How can you tell the Zen Boyscout? He's the one starting a fire rubbing one stick together. ~Woody Allen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I definitely overpaid for my carpet. It’s not that I’m afraid to die]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I don’t think that he’s evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he’s an underachiever. If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a S]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I hope he has a good excuse. If it turns out that there is a God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I just don’t want to be there when it happens.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I should stop ruining my life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I'm the Loyal Opposition. ~Woody Allen Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it. How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[it's not all a drag. And I'm thinking to myself]]></category> <category><![CDATA[it’s not all a drag. And I’m thinking to myself]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I’m the Loyal Opposition. What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loneliness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reincarnation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[searching for answers I'm never going to get]]></category> <category><![CDATA[searching for answers I’m never going to get]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Take the Money and run]]></category> <category><![CDATA[that means I’ll have to sit through the Ice Capades again! ~Woody Allen Musing On Nietzsche’s Theory of Eternal Recurrence (in which we’re doomed to repeat the same life over and over) I was thrown ou]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the possibilities of an afterlife and the existence of God. Similar to the Buddha’s own experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[what if the worst is true? What if there is no god and you only go around once and that's it. Well you know]]></category> <category><![CDATA[what the hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Woody allen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Woody Allen’s work is filled with contemplations of death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[you know]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zen boyscout]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“Geez]]></category> <guid
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/take-the-money-and-run-original-150x150.jpg" length="7953" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dhammapada, Part 19; The Just</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-19-the-just.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-19-the-just.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:48:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[And loving and fearless. For the mind talks. But the body knows. Gray hairs do not make a master. A man may grow old in vain. The true master lives in truth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beyond good and evil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beyond the body and beyond the mind. Silence cannot make a master out of a fool. But he who weighs only purity in his scales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[He is a master. And yet it is not good conduct That helps you upon the way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[He is a master. He harms no living thing. ~Buddha Who sees the nature of the two worlds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Holding back nothing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holding to nothing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How can he follow the way? The true seeker Subdues all waywardness. He has submitted his nature to quietness. He is a true seeker Not because he begs But because he follows the lawful way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[If he clings to desire and attachment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In goodness and restraint]]></category> <category><![CDATA[moderation and purity. Fine words or fine features Cannot make a master Out of a jealous and greedy man. Only when envy and selfishness Are rooted out of him May he grow in beauty. A man may shave his]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-violence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nor book learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nor deep meditation. None of these confers mastery or joy. O seeker! Rely on nothing Until you want nothing.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nor ritual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nor withdrawal into the self]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Observe the dharma. Who is wise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quote of the Day!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The eloquent or the quiet man? Be quiet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the just]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The true seeker Subdues all waywardness. He has submitted his nature to quietness... Silence cannot make a master out of a fool. But he who weighs only purity in his scales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Who sees the nature of the two worlds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisely]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Without haste]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong. Receiving all opinions equally]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“The Inner Light” Dhammapada; Part 19]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=5602</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong. Receiving all opinions equally, Without haste, wisely, Observe the dharma. Who is wise, The eloquent&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-19-the-just.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hurry.jpg" length="52620" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dharma In Popular Music; The Beatles, &#8220;The Inner Light&#8221;</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-the-inner-light.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-the-inner-light.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:15:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6391</guid> <description><![CDATA[Without Going Out of my door I can know all things on Earth Without looking out of my window I could know the ways of Heaven The farther one travels The less one knows The less one really knows Without&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-the-inner-light.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/W.-H.-Auden-150x150.jpg" length="6922" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Angry Buddha</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/angry-buddha.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/angry-buddha.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:45:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amitabha Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[angry buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Being Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddhist Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laughing Asana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quote of the Day!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thitch Nhat Hahn]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6363</guid> <description><![CDATA[     &#8220;A woman who practices reciting Buddha Amitabha&#8217;s name, is very tough and recites &#8220;NAMO AMITABHA BUDDHA&#8221; three times daily. Although she is doing this practice for over 10 years, she is still quite mean, shouting at people all the&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/angry-buddha.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/angry-buddha-150x150.jpg" length="10515" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>The Monk and The Cow Dung Worm</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-monk-and-the-dung-worm.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-monk-and-the-dung-worm.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:02:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[" and he described the heaven realms to him. But the worm said: "No thank you]]></category> <category><![CDATA["I am your friend. We used to be monks together in a past life]]></category> <category><![CDATA["I wonder where my old mate has gone?" So he scanned all of the heaven realms]]></category> <category><![CDATA["It is not possible for me To restrain the external course of things. But should I restrain this mind of mine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and I have come up to take you to the heaven realms where life is wonderful and blissful." But the worm said: "Go away]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and I live in the heaven realms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but could not find a trace of his friend. Then he scanned the realm of human beings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but he could not see any trace of his friend there]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enjoying all the heavenly pleasures. But he started thinking about his friend]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[get lost!" "But I am your friend]]></category> <category><![CDATA[he could see for himself." So he grabbed hold of the worm and started tugging at him; and the harder he tugged]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I am quite happy here in my dung pile. Please go away." Then the heavenly being thought: "Well if I could only just grab hold of him and take him up to the heaven realms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reborn as a worm in a dung pile... Wow! He thought: "I am going to help my friend. I am going to go down there to that dung pile and take him up to the heavenly realm so he too can enjoy the heavenly ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shantideva]]></category> <category><![CDATA[so he looked in the realm of animals and then of insects. Finally he found him]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strive for your own salvation with diligence buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the harder that worm clung to his pile of dung. Do you get the moral of the story? How many of us are attached to our pile of dung?]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the other monk got reborn as a worm in a dung pile. The one up in the heaven realms was having a wonderful time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[There is a wonderful little story about two monks who lived together in a monastery for many years; they were great friends. Then they died within a few months of one another. One of them got reborn i]]></category> <category><![CDATA[To straighten the crooked]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What would be the need to restrain all else?"]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[you must first do a more difficult thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[you must straighten yourself.]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6354</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is a wonderful little story about two monks who lived together in a monastery for many years; they were great friends. Then they died within a few months of one another. One of them got reborn in the heaven&#8230; <a
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/7aff5_biodigester-turns-cow-manure-into-methane-gas-150x150.jpg" length="11140" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>When Tibetans Are Scattered Throughout The World, The Dharma Will Come To The Land of The Red Man.</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/when-tibetans-are-scattered-throughout-the-world-the-dharma-will-come-to-the-land-of-the-red-man.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/when-tibetans-are-scattered-throughout-the-world-the-dharma-will-come-to-the-land-of-the-red-man.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:44:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA["When Tibetans are scattered throughout the world]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and horses run on iron wheels and when iron birds fly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chief seattle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guru Rinpoche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[he Hopi word for ‘moon’ is the same as the Tibetan word for ‘sun’ and the Hopi word for ‘sun’ is the same as the Tibetan word for ‘moon.’ The same is true for the Hopi and Tibetan words for ‘love’ and]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interconnectedness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[land bridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[migration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[native american]]></category> <category><![CDATA[native americans of the southwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navajo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rimpoche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[siberia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the dharma will come to the land of the red man."]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The prophecy of Guru Rinpoche said]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tibetan book of the dead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tibetan culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[turquoise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university of pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web of life]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6309</guid> <description><![CDATA[Scholars have debated the Dalai Lama’s suggestion that certain elements of Hopi Indian culture are too similar to Tibetan culture to be merely off hand chance occurrences. However, University of Pennsylvania anthropologists have unearthed new evidence which sheds new light&#8230; <a
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tibetan-dancer-150x150.jpg" length="7458" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>What Good Is Walking On Water, When the Ferryboat Is So Cheap?</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/what-good-is-walking-on-water-when-the-ferryboat-is-so-cheap.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/what-good-is-walking-on-water-when-the-ferryboat-is-so-cheap.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bodhisattva]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Can you walk on water? You have done no better than a straw. Can you fly in the air? You have done no better than a bluebottle. Conquer your heart; then you may become somebody. ~Ansari of Heart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green leaves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[If a wicked man can become a pure religious man]]></category> <category><![CDATA[is a practical miracle.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supernatural]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the black]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this according to Buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walking on water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white clouds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6296</guid> <description><![CDATA[If a wicked man can become a pure religious man, this according to Buddhism, is a practical miracle. In every religion we hear of miracles being performed by either the founders of these religious or by some of their disciples.&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/what-good-is-walking-on-water-when-the-ferryboat-is-so-cheap.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/url-22-150x150.jpg" length="8758" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Zen Is the Desymbolization of the World. ~R.H. Blythe</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-is-the-desymbolization-of-the-world-r-h-blythe.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-is-the-desymbolization-of-the-world-r-h-blythe.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:33:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[all space is sacred space. The divine exists in everyday places]]></category> <category><![CDATA[all time is sacred time. Because everything has Buddha-nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and everyday activities are manifestations of the sacred. ~Julia Hardy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily dharma quote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I saw somebody peeing in Jermyn Street the other day. I thought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In Zen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply somebody peeing in Jermyn Street? ~Alan Bennett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. ~Gertrude Stein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[there is no need to transcend time or escape to another dimension of reality to experience the sacred. Because everything has Buddha-nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Things are entirely what they appear to be and behind them... there is nothing. ~Jean Paul Sartre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zen Is the Desymbolization of the World. ~R.H. Blythe]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6268</guid> <description><![CDATA[Things are entirely what they appear to be and behind them&#8230; there is nothing. ~Jean Paul Sartre Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. ~Gertrude Stein I saw somebody peeing in Jermyn Street the other day. I&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-is-the-desymbolization-of-the-world-r-h-blythe.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/zen-is-the-desymbolization-of-the-world-r-h-blythe.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/the_black_swanzen--150x150.jpg" length="3603" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dhammapada, Part 18; Impurity</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-18-impurity.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-18-impurity.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[" Have conquered the world. They are free. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. All things arise and pass away. But the awakened awake forever. ~Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA["They who have gone beyond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[18]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A vicious gossip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[And the watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[As a silversmith sifts dust from silver]]></category> <category><![CDATA[But if you care how another man gives Or how he withholds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[But yours you hide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commit adultery or drink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily dharma quote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dammapada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Desire is a rushing river. How easy it is to see your brother's faults]]></category> <category><![CDATA[detachment and vigour. He sees light.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dissolute. But life is hard For the man who quietly undertakes The way of perfection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fails. In this world and the next There is impurity and impurity: How easy it is to see your brother's faults]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How hard it is to face your own. You winnow his in the wind like chaff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurry. When your light shines purely You will not be born And you will not die.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurry. When your light shines Without impurity of desire You will come into the boundless country. Your life is falling away. Death is at hand. Where will you rest on the way? What have you taken with]]></category> <category><![CDATA[If you kill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Impudent as a crow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[impurity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lie or steal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw. Dwelling on your brother's faults Multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey. The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. See how ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Like a cheat covering up an unlucky throw. Dwelling on your brother's faults Multiplies your own. ~Buddha When a woman lacks dignity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meddlesome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remove your own impurities Little by little. Or as iron is corroded by rust Your own mischief will consume you. Neglected]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The harm you do turns against you Grievously. You may give in the spirit of light Or as you please]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the sacred verses rust. For beauty rusts without use And unrepaired the house falls into ruin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[When a man lacks generosity. But the greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure. Life is easy For the man who is without shame]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[With purity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[without vigilance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You are as the yellow leaf. The messengers of death are at hand. You are to travel far away. What will you take with you? You are the lamp To lighten the way. Then hurry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You dig up your own roots. And if you cannot master yourself]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You trouble your quietness endlessly. These envying roots! Destroy them And enjoy a lasting quietness. There is no fire like passion. There are no chains like hate. Illusion is a net]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=5600</guid> <description><![CDATA[You are as the yellow leaf. The messengers of death are at hand. You are to travel far away. What will you take with you? You are the lamp To lighten the way. Then hurry, hurry. When your light shines&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-18-impurity.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-18-impurity.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/yellow-150x150.jpg" length="10423" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Making the Most of Our Precious Human Life</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/making-the-most-of-our-human-life.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/making-the-most-of-our-human-life.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:35:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharmsala]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” ~Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I have a precious human life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India. (The Dalai Lama's personal monastery.)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lamrim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[laziness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[precious human life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quote from Greeting card published by Namgyal Monastery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[think as you wake up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others]]></category> <category><![CDATA[today I am fortunate to be alive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[When we meditate on the great value and rarity of this precious human life we are doing the analytical meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“Every day]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6236</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;When we meditate on the great value and rarity of this precious human life we are doing the analytical meditation that causes us to develop a strong determination not to waste a moment of our human life and to make&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/making-the-most-of-our-human-life.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/making-the-most-of-our-human-life.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dlamasign-150x150.png" length="50211" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>The Buddhist Swan</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-swan.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-swan.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:23:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[along with its general reputation as a silent bird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[as for instance in the famous episode in which the Buddha nursed the sick Tissa whose illness was such that the other members of the Order shunned him." ~Dr. Peter D. Santina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birds often symbolize the divine. While the peacock is a symbol of material manifestation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but Siddhartha being the faster runner came to the place where the wounded bird lay. Gathering the bird in His arms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enhances its prestige. In fact]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fundamentals of Buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graceful gliding movement through the water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[He nursed the bird and this brought about a reaction from Devadatta who insisted that the bird ought to be his since he was the one who shot it down. The boys brought this dispute to the wise man of t]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Let us next look at the quality of loving-kindness and compassion. Here too we can see this quality manifested very early in the life of the Buddha. The most striking example of this is the episode of]]></category> <category><![CDATA[not to one who destroyed it. Here we have a striking example of the Buddha’s attitude of loving-kindness and compassion which grows directly out of this recognition that the nature of life is sufferin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the Buddha continued to display this quality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the buddhist swan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the most common species of swan is also known as the mute swan. -Kendro Net]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the swan stands for the ethereal. It represents the presence of divine inspiration in our world. the swan is generally judged the most beautiful of the large water birds. The spiritual association is ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[which evokes the detachment that is the result of meditative practice. Its regal posture and smooth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wounded swan]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6201</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Let us next look at the quality of loving-kindness and compassion. Here too we can see this quality manifested very early in the life of the Buddha. The most striking example of this is the episode of the wounded swan.&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-swan.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-swan.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Swan_wings__stock_by_Flynn_the_cat-150x150.jpg" length="9008" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>The Buddhist Worm</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-worm.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-worm.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:51:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA["You may know of Prince Siddhartha’s visit to the annual ploughing ceremony at the age of seven. It was there that while watching the ploughing the prince noticed a worm that had been unearthed by the]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plough]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prince siddhartha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Buddhist worm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the great compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[to recognize the fact that all living beings kill each other for food and this is a great source of suffering. Already we see at this tender age in the biography of the Buddha the beginning of this re]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6199</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;You may know of Prince Siddhartha’s visit to the annual ploughing ceremony at the age of seven. It was there that while watching the ploughing the prince noticed a worm that had been unearthed by the plough devoured by a&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-worm.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-buddhist-worm.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/skylark-worm-in-mouth-150x150.jpg" length="7977" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Jesus and Buddha; The Parallel Sayings, Worms and the Least of My Brethren</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/jesus-and-buddha-the-parallel-sayings-worms-and-the-least-of-my-brethren.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/jesus-and-buddha-the-parallel-sayings-worms-and-the-least-of-my-brethren.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:26:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and not what is given to the bad.” ~Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angut]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[he replied]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iii. From the Original Concept by Marcus Borg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jesus and buddha the parallel sayings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matthew 25:40 “Is it likely that I who teach consideration for the smallest worm should have no consideration for men? But I do teach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quote of the Day!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Similarly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[that what is given to the good has great reward]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Disciples of Christ wondered if a service performed for their Master was more blessed than one performed for themselves. Jesus replied]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vacchagotta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[when Vacchagotta asked Buddha if gifts should go to him above all others]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ye have done it unto me.” ~Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“Is it likely that I who teach consideration for the smallest worm should have no consideration for men? But I do teach]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6204</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Disciples of Christ wondered if a service performed for their Master was more blessed than one performed for themselves. Jesus replied, “In as much as  ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/jesus-and-buddha-the-parallel-sayings-worms-and-the-least-of-my-brethren.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/jesus-and-buddha-the-parallel-sayings-worms-and-the-least-of-my-brethren.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/least-150x150.jpg" length="8741" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dharma In Popular Music: OK Go, &#8220;This Too Shall Pass&#8221;</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-ok-go-this-too-shall-pass.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-ok-go-this-too-shall-pass.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:35:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily dharma quote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equanimity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exalted]]></category> <category><![CDATA[immeasurable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Impermanence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ok go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[part of the Buddha's Eightfold Path.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Buddha described those imbued with equanimity as "abundant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The understanding of impermanence is the basis of Right Concentration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this too shall pass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[transcience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[without hostility and without ill-will."]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6182</guid> <description><![CDATA[This Too Shall Pass (Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind) You know you can&#8217;t keep letting it get you down And you can&#8217;t keep dragging that dead weight around Is it really all that much to lug around Better run like hell&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-ok-go-this-too-shall-pass.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-ok-go-this-too-shall-pass.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100000-monks-150x150.jpg" length="10273" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>&#8220;This Too Shall Pass&#8221; by Eckhart Tolle</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/this-too-shall-pass-by-eckhart-tolle.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/this-too-shall-pass-by-eckhart-tolle.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:13:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A New Earth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eckhart tolle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equanimity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fleetingness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ring inscription]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sufering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this too shall pass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[transience]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6187</guid> <description><![CDATA[“According to an ancient Sufi story, there lived a king in some Middle Eastern land who was continuously torn between happiness and despondency. The slightest thing would cause him great upset or provoke an intense reaction and his happiness would&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/this-too-shall-pass-by-eckhart-tolle.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/this-too-shall-pass-by-eckhart-tolle.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pass-150x150.jpg" length="5342" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dhammapada, Part 17; Anger</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-17-anger.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-17-anger.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charioteer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dhammapada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=5598</guid> <description><![CDATA[Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow. Anger is like a chariot careening wildly. He who curbs his anger is the true charioteer. Others merely hold the reins. With&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-17-anger.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dhammapada-part-17-anger.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Giorgos_Vitsaropoulos_Delfoi_Inioxos_510-150x150.jpg" length="5755" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Calm Like Still Water; A Talk For Children</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/im-here-for-you.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/im-here-for-you.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:48:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calm like still water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shel silverstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the giving tree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[they will bloom like flowers.” Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=5780</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; A Talk For Children by Thich Nhat Hanh “You are a lover. You are called a lover when you love someone. When you love someone you want to offer him  or her something. You always want to offer them&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/im-here-for-you.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/im-here-for-you.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Live_Oaks_Oak_Alley_Plantation_Vacherie_Louisiana-150x150.jpg" length="10349" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>The Duck With the Human Brain</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-duck-with-the-human-mind.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-duck-with-the-human-mind.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:51:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[being fully present]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily dharma quote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[duck wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[echart tolle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the duck with the himan mind]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6118</guid> <description><![CDATA[Though it may sound like a bad science fiction movie, &#8220;The Duck With the Human Mind&#8221; is a chapter in Eckhart Tolle&#8217;s book, A NewEarth: Awakening to Life&#8217;s Purpose.  In it, Tolle contrasts how ducks work out conflicts quickly and&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-duck-with-the-human-mind.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/the-duck-with-the-human-mind.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ducky-150x150.jpg" length="4813" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>The Buddhist Peacock</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/symbolism-in-buddhist-studies-the-peacock.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/symbolism-in-buddhist-studies-the-peacock.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:53:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bodhichitta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharmaraksita and brought to Tibet by Atisha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lojong teachings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mind training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[namgyal monastery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peacock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poison afflictive emotions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tejvan Pettinger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[text]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Poison Destroying Peacock Mind Training]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6103</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Poison Destroying Peacock Mind Training is one of Mahayana Buddhism&#8217;s most well known texts. Unlike other “Lojong” or “Mind Training&#8221; texts, the Poison Peacock Mind Training utilizes &#8220;mental poisons and afflictive emotions as a means to enlightenment, turning them&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/symbolism-in-buddhist-studies-the-peacock.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/symbolism-in-buddhist-studies-the-peacock.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/peacock-150x150.jpg" length="9544" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dalai Lama Rejects Blind Faith</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-rejects-blind-faith.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-rejects-blind-faith.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:08:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[a commentary on The Essence of Refined Gold by Sonam Gyatso.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contemplation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Excerpts from The Path to Enlightenment (1982) by the Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I always give priority to reason.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[is not a series of instructions to be believed and followed out of blind faith. The practice of Dharma should be carried out on the basis of reason and contemplation.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[or the teachings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reason]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Whenever I myself encounter a contradiction between doctrine and reason]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6092</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dharma, or the teachings, is not a series of instructions to be believed and followed out of blind faith. The practice of Dharma should be carried out on the basis of reason and contemplation. If one accepts a point or&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-rejects-blind-faith.html"><span
class="more-link">read more.</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-rejects-blind-faith.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <enclosure
url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dalai-lama-flowers-150x150.jpg" length="7277" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dalai Lama Discusses Hell</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-discusses-hell.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-discusses-hell.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhist understanding of hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama explains hell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dalsi lama discusses fishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[goats chickens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[h h dalai lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jungle law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lama osel rinpoche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rebirth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the path to enlightenment]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-discusses-hell.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/buddeath1-150x150.jpg" length="11412" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Cherish Other Sentient Beings</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/cherish-other-sentient-beings.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/cherish-other-sentient-beings.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:42:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[14th dalai lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bhodicitta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cherish other sentient beings more than ourselves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[is the pillar of the bodhisattva’s practice – the path of the great vehicle. There is no more virtuous mind than bodhicitta. There is no more powerful mind than bodhicitta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the awakening mind is supreme. To accomplish the purpose of all other living beings there is nothing superior to bodhicitta. The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to accumulate merit. To purify ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The precious awakening mind of bodhicitta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[there is no more joyous mind than bodhicitta. To accomplish one’s own ultimate purpose]]></category> <category><![CDATA[which cherishes other sentient beings more than oneself]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6052</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;The precious awakening mind of bodhicitta, which cherishes other sentient beings more than oneself, is the pillar of the bodhisattva’s practice – the path of the great vehicle. There is no more virtuous mind than bodhicitta.  There is no more&#8230; <a
href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/cherish-other-sentient-beings.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/375567_10150407301587616_339188887615_8667391_1094282665_n-150x150.jpg" length="9363" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>At Death One Does Not Simply Evaporate</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/at-death-one-does-not-simply-evaporate.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/at-death-one-does-not-simply-evaporate.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:09:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Acharya Nagarjuna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death and the dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[h h dalai lama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lower hells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[part 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rare birth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rebirth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reincarnation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sonam Gyatso – 3rd Dalai Lama (1543 – 1588)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tenzin gyatso]]></category> <category><![CDATA[upper hells]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/at-death-one-does-not-simply-evaporate.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/buddeath-150x150.jpg" length="11412" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>All Things Share the Same Breath</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/all-things-share-the-same-breath.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/all-things-share-the-same-breath.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:56:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA["All things share the same breath - the beast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[all share the same breath]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chief seattle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamond sutra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interbeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Bell: A Profile of Thich Nhat Hanh By Trevor Carolan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[no self]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shamatha practice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports." -Chief Seattle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the tree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tree]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=6028</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;One day I was practicing mindful movement in a wood with the people of our community. Everyday we practice this, walking slowly, mindfully, to enjoy every step; then we sit down. One day, I suddenly realized that the tree&#8230; <a
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tree-150x150.jpg" length="13648" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dharma In Popular Music: Mose Allison, Your Mind Is On Vacation</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-mose-allison-your-mind-is-on-vacation.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-mose-allison-your-mind-is-on-vacation.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:22:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abbess Taitaku Patricia Phelan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dharma in popular music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dharmachakra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eight spokes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eightfold path]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gossip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idle chatter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[if silence was golden You couldn't raise a dime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[if talk was criminal You'd lead a life of crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jack kornfield]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mose Allison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[right speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[third party information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wheel of dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wheel of Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Your Mind Is On Vacation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[your mouth is workin' overtime.]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-mose-allison-your-mind-is-on-vacation.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Dharma-Wheel-150x150.gif" length="17617" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Alan Watts: The Sound Of The Rain Needs No Translation</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/alan-watts-the-sound-of-the-rain-needs-no-translation.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/alan-watts-the-sound-of-the-rain-needs-no-translation.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Watts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cartoon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matt Stone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mindfulness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trey Parker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zen Buddhism]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.artofdharma.org/?p=5979</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; Buddhism teaches us to be mindful. Life is about the journey as well as arriving. Watch the entertaining Zen Buddhist Cartoon  produced by South Park Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone with audio from the recordings of Alan Watts.&#8230; <a
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/alan_watts_atheist_philosophy-150x150.jpg" length="6771" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Time Does Not Exist</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/time-does-not-exist.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/time-does-not-exist.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:12:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Watts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[albert einstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and future are not absolutes.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atomic clock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buddhism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carlo rovelli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[einstein's theories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[know that the distinction between past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newsflash: time may not exist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[newtonian physics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[physics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[present]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quantum physics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seth Lloyd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tim folger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wheeler-Dewitt Equation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[who believe in physics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[“Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us]]></category> <guid
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href="http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/time-does-not-exist.html"><span
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url="http://www.artofdharma.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/AlanWatts-150x150.jpg" length="10414" type="image/jpg" /> </item> <item><title>Dharma In Popular Music, &#8220;You Are The Eyes of the World&#8221;</title><link>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-you-are-the-eyes-of-the-world.html</link> <comments>http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dharma-in-popular-music-you-are-the-eyes-of-the-world.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:48:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Buddhist Learning Center</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art of Dharma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[belonging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[but simply life- unfolding and intense]]></category> <category><![CDATA[But the heart has it's seasons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dharma in popular music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discover that you are the song that the morning brings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grateful dead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[It is not my aliveness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[it's evenings and songs of it's own.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[it's homeland and thoughts of it's own. Wake now]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jerry garcia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mysterious and beautiful.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[radical acceptance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[robert hunter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tara bach]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The heart has it's beaches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wake of the flood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world]]></category> <guid
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