Why Do Buddhist Monks Wear Robes?

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Why Do Buddhist Monks Wear Robes?

Interestingly, modern Buddhist monks’ attire goes way back to Buddha’s times when the Monastic robes were simple pieces of cloth primarily made of bits of rags and discarded shroud adorned by both the males and females. Buddhist monks’ clothing, though freshly made today, still remains simple to represent the simple spiritual lifestyle that each one of them has vowed to keep. A deeper insight in the personal experiences of the monks reveals more truths behind their outward appearance.

BUDDHA: Life, Legend, Legacy. May 2012 Lecture

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BUDDHA: Life, Legend, Legacy. May 2012 Lecture

 

Published on Aug 22, 2012

Lay-practitioner Buddhist Robert Piemme gives a talk on the life of Gautama Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism. The event has held at the Friends Meeting House in Pittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

Photo credits:
Opening / Lotus Flowers / Robert Piemme Copyright 2012©
0:58 / Śuddhodana Image / Public Domain (Encyclopedie Larousse Illustree)
1:22 / Map Image /
2:42 / Queen Maya Painting / Public Domain (Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, 8th - 12th century)
2:54 / Baby Buddha / Tevaprapas Makklay
6:26 / the Sage and Baby / Public Domain
8:04 / Tilling the Field / Public Domain (King Suddhodana, Pakistan, Gandhara region, 3rd/4th century; slate)
12:03 / Old Man / Public Domain (Xa Loi Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City)
16:55 / Buddha under a Tree / Courtesy of Tevaprapas Makklay
19:33 / Buddha with Five Disciples / Tevaprapas Makklay
29:06 / Buddha on his side / Public Domain (Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, Nalanda, Bihar, India. Circa 700-1100 CE.)
29:45 / Painting of Buddha on his side / Tevaprapas Makklay
Closing photo / Buddhist Rock Carving / Peter Griffin of Public Domain Pictures at http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/v...


and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPSStCcyxDE

Dharma Talk by Rev. Kamiya -BUDDHA: Life, Legend, Legacy Event

 

Burke Lecture: Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology

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Burke Lecture: Buddhism in a Global Age of Technology

 

Published on Jul 30, 2014

A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [6/2008] [Humanities] [Show ID: 14331]

HuffPost: An Open, Spacious Awareness for an Open, Spacious Life

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An Open, Spacious Awareness for an Open, Spacious Life 

 by Larry Yang, Buddhist Meditation Teacher

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SUMMER 2014
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Cognitive Science and Religion

The Cognitive Foundations of Cultural Learning Cristine Legare (Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)

The Coexistence of Natural and Supernatural Explanations across Cultures and Development Cristine Legare (Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin)

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Scientific Research on Meditation and the Cognitive Science of Religion: Anything Shared?John Dunne (Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University)

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Conceptual Blending and Interactive Emergence in Early Christian Writings Vernon K. Robbins (Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University)

Religion and Ritual: A Marriage Made in Heaven Bradd Shore (Department of Anthropology, Emory University)

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SPRING 2014
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Brain Imaging:  Sense and Nonsense, Science and Nonscience Greg Berns (Facility for Education and Research in Neuroscience (FERN), Emory University) and Scott Lilienfeld (Department of Psychology, Emory University)

Using Analogy to Discover the Meaning of Images Melanie Mitchell (Department of Computer Science, Portland State University and Santa Fe Institute)

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Network Architecture of the Human Connectome: Mapping Structural and Functional Connectivity Olaf Sporns (Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University)

Poetic Potential in Autism: Neurodiversity's Boon  Ralph Savarese (Department of English, Grinnell College)

I Object: Autism, Empathy, and the Trope of Personification Ralph Savarese (Department of English, Grinnell College)

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Gender Matters in the Academy? Carla Freeman (Department of Anthropology, Emory University) and Kim Wallen (Department of Psychology, Emory University)

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FALL 2013
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Unsavory Emotions and Their Developmental Roots Laura Otis (Department of English, Emory University) and Philippe Rochat (Department of Psychology, Emory University)

Feeling Beauty: The Sister Arts and the Neuroscience of Aesthetic Experience Gabrielle Starr (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Department of English
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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia Robert Lemelson (Departments of Psychiatry and Anthropology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and
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Cultural Attitudes  Respondents: Dan Reynolds (Department of Film and Media Studies, Emory University); Bekh Bradley (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University)

Development  Respondents: Mel Konner (Department of Anthropology, Emory University); Elaine Walker (Department of Psychology, Emory University)
Politics and History Respondents: Doug Bremner (Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit); Jim Hoesterey (Religion)

Is Racism a Psychopathology? Sander Gilman (Institute for the Liberal Arts, Emory University)
Laura Otis (Department of English, Emory University) speaks about her experience with the CMBC.

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SPRING 2013
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Ordering Disorder:  Mental Disorder, Brain Disorder, and Therapeutic Intervention
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Individual Differences In Object Vs Spatial Imagery: From Neural Correlates To Real Life Applications
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Grounding Language in Everyday Embodied Experience
Teenie Matlock (Cognitive Science, University of California, Merced)

Transacting Social Identity and Individuality in Everyday Life: Ethnic and Racial Identity as a Lived Experience
William E. Cross (Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver)

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Is It Fair? Conference

IS IT FAIR? An Interdisciplinary Reflection on the Meanings of Fairness
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Law and Culture
Jerome Bruner (Keynote), New York University The Ambiguities of Fairness
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Michael Sullivan, Emory University Fairness, Philosophy, and Legal Pragmatism

Ethics and Politics
Edward Queen, Center for Ethics, Emory University Fairness: Subjective or Objective, Envy or Equity
President Jimmy Carter, Emory University/Carter Center Fairness and Equity in Politics and Human Affairs (Lecture Notes Available)

Neuroscience and Neuropolicy
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Gregory Berns, Emory University Fairness and Sacred Values
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Frans DeWaal, Emory University First- and Second-Order Inequity Aversion in Primates
Nicolas Baumard, University of Pennsylvania The Evolution of Fairness by Partner Choice
Gustavo Faigenbaum, Universidad Autonoma de Entre Rios, Argentina Three Dimentions of Fairness

Development and Adult Cognition
Elizabeth Spelke, Harvard University Fairness and In-group Parochialism in Children
Karen Wynn, Yale University Social Judgments in Young Infants: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Samar Zebian, Lebanese American University Distributive Justice Decisions about Land Ownership by Young Refugee Palestinian and U.S. Children
Monica Capra, Emory University Moral Wiggle Room in Economic Experiments
Philippe Rochat, Emory University Sameness Detection and Equity in Children Across Cultures
Philip Wolff, Emory University Linguistics of Possession and Sharing Across Cultures

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SPRING 2012
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Are Humans the Only Linguistic Species?
Harold Gouzoules (Psychology, Emory University) and Frans de Waal (Psychology and Living Links Center, Emory University)

Narrative: Films and Texts
Salman Rushdie (University Distinguished Professor, Emory University)
The Continuing Enigma of Left-Handedness
Clare Porac (Psychology, Pennsylvania State University)
Handwriting: The Brain, the Hand, the Eye, the Ear
Evelyne Ender (Comparative Literature, CUNY Graduate Center)
We Speak with the Left Hemisphere: The Story of Paul Broca’s Discovery that Changed Our Understanding of the Human Brain
Lauren J. Harris (Psychology, Michigan State University)
SlowLooking: What Visual Art Tells Us about Selective Attention
Barbara Stafford (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Cultural and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Emotion
Jocelyne Bachevalier (Psychology, Emory University) and Dierdra Reber (Spanish and Portuguese, Emory University)
What Is Language?
Susan Tamasi (Linguistics, Emory University) and Robert N. McCauley (Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture, Emory University)

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Metaphors and the Mind Conference

The Neuroscience of Relational Thinking
Anjan Chatterjee (Neurology, University of Pennsylvania)
Time Is Space: The Neuropsychology of an Everyday Metaphor
David Kemmerer (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Psychological Sciences, Purdue University)
Silence Being Golden
Jim Grimsley (Creative Writing Program, Emory University)
Head in the Wrong Direction
Joseph Skibell (Creative Writing Program, Emory University)
Metaphors and the Mind Panel Discussion
Moderators: Laura Otis (English, Emory University) and Krish Sathian (Neurology, Emory University)

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FALL 2011
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Eye of the Beholder: Gender and Perceptions of Mentoring in Science Education Globally
Susan A. Nolan (Psychology, Seton Hall University)

Building Cognition: Conceptual Innovation on the Frontiers of Science
Nancy J. Nersessian (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Humans and Other Animals: A Modern Darwinian Understanding of "Man's Place in Nature"
Todd Preuss (Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University)

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SUMMER 2011
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What's Human About the Human Brain:
Exploring Evolutionary Specializations of the Human Brain

Human Brain Evolution Workshop Schedule
Introduction and History of Study of Brain Evolution
Todd Preuss (Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University)
Fundamentals of Evolutionary Neuroscience
Todd Preuss (Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University)
Structural Brain Imaging Methods
Jim Rilling (Anthropology, Emory University)
Archaeological and Paleontological Record of Human Cognitive Evolution
Dietrich Stout (Anthropology, Emory University)
Technology and Cognitive Evolution
Dietrich Stout (Anthropology, Emory University)
Social and Cultural Evolution
Craig Hadley (Anthropology, Emory University)

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SPRING 2011
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What Does the Brain Have to Do with Sex and Gender?
Deboleena Roy (Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Emory University) and Kim Wallen (Psychology, Emory University)
Epistemic Vigilance, Reasoning, and Religion
Konrad Talmont-Kaminsky (Philosophy and Sociology, Marie Curie-Slodowska University)
Zombiehood: Is It Inevitable?
Darryl Neill (Psychology, Emory University) and Ursula Goldenbaum (Philosophy, Emory University)

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FALL 2010
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How Humans Understand Space
Leslie Taylor (Theater Studies, Emory University) and Stella Lourenco (Psychology, Emory University)
Mind and Brain from the Perspectives of Buddhism and Western Science
Larry Barsalou (Psychology, Emory University) and John Dunne (Religion, Emory University)
Origins of Human Sociality
Bradd Shore (Anthropology, Emory University) and Philippe Rochat (Psychology, Emory University)

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SPRING 2010
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Can Machines Be Intelligent?
Sidney Perkowitz (Physics, Emory University) and John Johnston (English, Emory University)

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Fall Semester, 2009
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Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture Conference

Prosocial Primates: Emptahy, Fairness, and Cooperation
Frans de Waal (Psychology and Living Links Center, Emory University)

On the Origins of a Cultural Species: How Social Learning Shaped Human Evolution
Joe Henrich (Psychology and Economics, University of British Columbia)

It's All Relative: The Evolution of Mechanisms Governing Kin Detection, Incest Avoidance, and Altruism
Debra Lieberman (Psychology, University of Miami)

Comparative Higher Primate Neuroimaging: Insights into the Evolution of Human Brain and Mind
Jim Rilling (Anthropology, Emory University)

The Human Brain: Rewired and Running Hot
Todd Preuss (Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University)

How to Turn a Chimpanzee into a Person
Richard Passingham (Psychology, University of Oxford)

Darwin in Genes and Culture
Matt Ridley

Childhood Evolving: The Role of Development in the Evolution of Mind
Melvin Konner (Anthropology, Emory University)

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HuffPost: Buddhas of the Celestial Library

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Buddhas Of The Celestial Gallery (PHOTOS)

HuffPost: Buddhist 'People Of Color Sanghas,' Diversity Efforts Address Conflicts About Race Among Meditators

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Buddhist 'People Of Color Sanghas,' Diversity Efforts Address Conflicts About Race Among Meditators

'Enter The Mandala' Exhibit At The Asian Art Museum Dramatically Maps Out Buddhism (PHOTOS)

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'Enter The Mandala' Exhibit At The Asian Art Museum Dramatically Maps Out Buddhism (PHOTOS)

"Enter the Mandala: Cosmic Centers and Mental Maps of Himalayan Buddhism," explores the intricate world of Himalayan Buddhist art in a unique format. Assistant Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, Jeff Durham, provided HuffPost Religion with an introduction to the exhibit.

Guided Meditations by Bodhipaksa ~[Self-Help AudioBook,Unabridged Audio Books ]

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Guided Meditations by Bodhipaksa ~[Self-Help AudioBook,Unabridged Audio Books ] 

Published on Jul 26, 2014

These three meditations from the Buddhist tradition will help you develop greater depths of calmness and self-awareness, and will help you to cultivate greater appreciation for yourself and lovingkindness for others.

As is traditional in Buddhism, these guided meditations do not contain musical accompaniment.

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The Magic of No Self

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The Magic of No Self

by Mack Paul

Seven wonders of the buddhist world BBC Documentary

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Seven wonders of the buddhist world BBC Documentary

Buddhist Pilgrimage in India

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Buddhist Pilgrimage in India 

Uploaded on Dec 15, 2011

This video has been created from the presentation entitled "A Photo Essay of the Four Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage in India & Nepal by Bro. Chan Khoon San of Malaysia" which was obtained from UrbanDhamma.org
Chanting is by Ven. Bhikkhuni Mathale Medhavini of Ayya Khema Meditation center.

 

On the Path of the Buddha: Buddhist Pilgrimage in North India

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On the Path of the Buddha: Buddhist Pilgrimage in North India 

Published on Feb 16, 2014

This educational video follows the path of Buddhist pilgrims from around the world as they visit Lumbini, Nepal, the site of the Buddha's birth; Bodh Gaya, India, the site of the Buddha's enlightenment; Sarnath, India, the site of the Buddha's first sermon; Rajgir, India, the site of the Vulture's Peak, where the Buddha gave several famous sermons; Vaishali, India, where the Buddha first accepted women into the order of nuns; and Kushinagar, India, the site of the Buddha's death. Creative Commons Selective License, Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International.

J.Kornfield: The roots of buddhist psychology - full

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J.Kornfield: The roots of buddhist psychology - full 

UnitedAudioBooks,Published on Oct 23, 2013

Free Surangama Sutra

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Free Surangama Sutra

The Surangama Sutra: A New Translation ebook will be made available for FREE to download from July 15, 2014. 
Since it was published in 2009, thousands of copies have been sold around the world, and it has become our most popular English title.

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TV: Buddhist Statues: Figures of belief & beauty

by Buddhist Art News

The Dharma of Mind Transmission: Zen Teachings of Huang-po

http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20-%20Zen/Ancestors/The%20Zen%20Teachings%20of%20Huang%20Po/Zen%20Teachings%20of%20Huang-po.htm

The Dharma of Mind Transmission:
Zen Teachings of Huang-po

The Mind is neither large nor small; it is located neither within nor without.  It should not be thought about by the mind nor be discussed by the mouth.  Ordinarily, it is said that we use the Mind to transmit the Mind, or that we use the Mind to seal the Mind.  Actually, however, in transmitting the Mind, there is really no Mind to receive or obtain; and in sealing the Mind, there is really no Mind to seal.  If this is the case, then does the Mind exist or does it not exist?  Actually, it cannot be said with certainty that the Mind either exists or does not exist, for it is Absolute Reality.  This is expressed in the Ch'an Sect by the maxim:  "If you open your mouth, you are wrong.  If you give rise to a single thought, you are in error."  So, if you can quiet your thinking totally, all that remains is voidness and stillness.
The Mind is Buddha; Buddha is the Mind.  All sentient beings and all Buddhas have the same Mind, which is without boundaries and void, without name and form and is immeasurable.
What is your Original Face and what is Hua-Tou? Your Original Face is without discrimination. Hua-Tou is the Reality before the arising of a single thought.  When this Mind is enlightened, it is the Buddha; but when it is confused, it remains only the mind of sentient beings.
The Ch'an Master Huang-po Tuan-Chi was a major Dharma descendent of the Sixth Patriarch and was the Dharma-son of the Ch'an Master Pai-Chang.  He was enlightened by the Supreme Vehicle to realize the Truth.  Transmission of Mind is this alone ? nothing else!

Full text

The Gateless Gate (Mumonkan)

http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/zen/mumonkan.htm

ACM: The Transmission of Buddhism from India to China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eohPA5NeTEc

Published on Aug 1, 2013

Dr. Tansen Sen
Associate Professor of Asian History and Religions, Baruch College, The City University of New York

Harvard: Valuing Diversity: Buddhist Reflection on Equity and Education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qmvvzBANY

Valuing Diversity: Buddhist Reflection on Equity and Education 

Published on Apr 14, 2014

This lecture and discussion on February 13, 2013, featured Peter Hershock, director of the Asian Studies Development Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Trained in both Western and Asian philosophy, Hershock makes use of Buddhist thought and practice to address such contemporary issues as technology and development, education, human rights, and the role of values in cultural and social change.

Buddhist Economics

http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_67010.shtml

Buddhist Economics 

 By Maria Popova

Brainpickings

Sunday, Jul 13, 2014

Much has been said about the difference between money and wealth and how we, as individuals, can make more of the latter, but the divergence between the two is arguably even more important the larger scale of nations and the global economy. What does it really mean to create wealth for people – for humanity – as opposed to money for governments and corporations?

Harvard Uni: Good Karma Connections: Buddhist Women in Tang China (618-907)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ3JCZ2nVsc

Good Karma Connections: Buddhist Women in Tang China (618-907) 

Published on May 22, 2014

This lecture was delivered on February 24, 2009, by Ping Yao, PhD (California State University, Los Angeles), Research Associate and Visiting Professor of Women's Studies and Buddhist Religious History.

Ajahn Brahm - Story of the Mouse Trap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEahErI56CQ

Ajahn Brahm - Story of the Mouse Trap

 

Uploaded on Apr 18, 2011

All content here is from the Buddha Society of West Australia's Videos. As a fan of Ajahn Brahm's videos I wanted to make shorter videos of pertinent stories and teachings by this peaceful Monk. The full one hour Dhamma talk can be found here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJLYV...

This is the story of the Farmer and the mouse trap and about how we are all in it together so we need to work together and help each other.

Responding to tragedy in modern life | by Ajahn Brahm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJP8r61KIU&index=7&list=UU6M_EhnSSdTG_SXUp6IAWmQ

Responding to tragedy in modern life | by Ajahn Brahm 

 

Published on Jun 7, 2014

Ajahn Brahm helps us to understand and be at peace with tragic and apparently meaningless events that occur in the modern world.

S.Piver: The Dharma of Depression

http://susanpiver.com/2014/07/07/7-7-14/

S.Piver: The Dharma of Depression

Before today’s 10-minute meditation session I offer a few thoughts about depression, sadness, and how meditation can help us work with difficult emotions.

How to deal with chronic pain | by Ajahn Brahmavamso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As9jmZBCUWU&list=UU6M_EhnSSdTG_SXUp6IAWmQ

How to deal with chronic pain | by Ajahn Brahmavamso

Published on Jul 5, 2014

Ajahn Brahm talks about how to deal with the various pains we have in life - especially the big ones.

A. Brahm : Buddhism and Teenagers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBHKyAfqfgY

A. Brahm : Buddhism and Teenagers

Published on Jul 6, 2014

Ajahn Brahm explains how teenagers are naturally interested in spirituality, and how Buddhism can help them.

Ealing 2014 RE Syllabus

http://www.egfl.org.uk/categories/teaching/curriculum/subjects/re/index.html

Ealing 2014 RE Syllabus

and updated website, with guidance and resources

Ten bull herding pictures

http://terebess.hu/english/oxherd4.html

Gentling the Bull: The Ten Bull Pictures: A Spiritual Journey by Myokyo-ni (Irmgard Schloegl), Zen Centre, London, 1988. (facsimile): Tuttle Publishing, 1996. Kindle Edition: http://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B005R18D38

Myokyo-ni (born Irmgard Schloegl; January 29, 1921 - March 29, 2007) was a Rinzai Zen Buddhist nun, who directed the Zen center Shobo-an in London. The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures, also known as the Ten Bull Pictures, are believed to have been drawn by Kakuan, a twelfth century Chinese Zen master, but became widely used as a means of Zen study in fifteenth-century Japan. They are used in formal Zen training to this day to show the stages of one's realization of enlightenment. Each of the ten pictures is presented here with a preface and general foreword to the series by Chi-Yuan, a monk in the direct line of Kakuan. Myokyo-ni provides a lucid introduction that sets the pictures in their historical context and shows their relevance to modern Zen training. In her own comments on each picture, she discusses how they are representative of our own search for "oneness"- spiritual fulfillment.


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THE ORACLE - A 400 Year Old Secret - HD FEATURE FILM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ1VvvrAILo

THE ORACLE - A 400 Year Old Secret - HD FEATURE FILM 

 54 mins

Uploaded on Sep 17, 2011

From UFOTV®, accept no imitations. Cloaked in secrecy for over 400 years, the State Oracle of Tibet has been a strange and mystical aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This ancient spirit, which has inhabited a succession of thirteen human mediums, advises the Dalai Lama on matters of public and religious policy. To witness the eerie spectacle of a medium entering a trance state and being possessed by the Oracle is to confront profound questions about the very nature of human consciousness.

With permission from the Dalai Lama that had never been granted before, The Oracle explores the ancient practice of consulting spirits.

NOW on DVD and LOADED with Bonus Features, Cat# U693, Go to http://www.UFOTV.com.

The Life of the Buddha (An Animation Movie)whole biography of the Buddha with english subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8KpWFkec9A

The Life of the Buddha (An Animation Movie)whole biography of the Buddha with english subtitles

Animation, 4 hours, by Amitananda Bhikkhu

 

HarvardUni: The Buddhist Experience

http://www.pluralism.org/religion/buddhism/experience

Basic Buddhist Resources