BUDDHISMBUDDHISM

What’s (Not) In Your What’s (Not) In Your Mind?Mind?

All things come at first from MINDAll things come at first from MIND

Mind creates them, mind fulfills Mind creates them, mind fulfills themthem

Speak or act with tainted mind, Speak or act with tainted mind,

You’ll drag around a cart of painYou’ll drag around a cart of pain

All things come at first from MINDAll things come at first from MIND

Mind creates them, mind fulfills Mind creates them, mind fulfills themthem

Speak or act with lucid mindSpeak or act with lucid mind

And joy will follow like your And joy will follow like your shadow. shadow.

The DhammapadaThe Dhammapada

•The whole aim The whole aim of Eastern of Eastern religion is to religion is to shift self-shift self-identity from identity from the light bulb the light bulb to the light – to the light –

•Joseph Joseph CampbellCampbell

•EnlightenmentEnlightenment

Big QuestionsBig Questions1.1. How can we be happy? What prevents How can we be happy? What prevents

it?it?2.2. To Hell in a Hand Basket or Heaven on To Hell in a Hand Basket or Heaven on

Earth?Earth?3.3. Buddhism – A Raft out of Hell?Buddhism – A Raft out of Hell?4.4. Did you know you’re my Hero’s Did you know you’re my Hero’s

Journey?Journey?5.5. What’s funny bout peace, love and What’s funny bout peace, love and

understanding? understanding? 6.6. Dr. Buddha: Dukkhalogist - 8-fold Path Dr. Buddha: Dukkhalogist - 8-fold Path 7.7. What’s (not) in your Mind? What’s (not) in your Mind? 8.8. The Jewel’s in the What?The Jewel’s in the What?9.9. WWBK – What would Buddha know? WWBK – What would Buddha know?

Same Goal?Same Goal?

•““The only thing that is The only thing that is unqualifiedly good is extended unqualifiedly good is extended vision, the enlargement of one’s vision, the enlargement of one’s understanding of the ultimate understanding of the ultimate nature of things” (8). nature of things” (8).

•What is the nature of things?What is the nature of things?

•What is the state of the world?What is the state of the world?

•Story – “Birdsnest”Story – “Birdsnest”

““Fire and Ice” Fire and Ice” Robert FrostRobert Frost

Some say the world will end in Some say the world will end in fire.fire.

Some say in ice.Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire,From what I’ve tasted of desire,

I hold with those who favor fire.I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hateI think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction iceTo say that for destruction ice

Is also great,Is also great,

And would suffice.And would suffice.

Fear and Desire – The Fear and Desire – The Only Way?Only Way?

•““The Last Flower”The Last Flower”

•Gandhi – “I know a way out of Gandhi – “I know a way out of hell”hell”

•Story – “Heaven and Hell”Story – “Heaven and Hell”

•Buddha – “I teach suffering Buddha – “I teach suffering and the end of suffering”and the end of suffering”

The Three PoisonsThe Three Poisons

1.1. Grasping/DesireGrasping/Desire

2.2. Aversion/Hatred/FearAversion/Hatred/Fear

3.3. Delusion/IgnoranceDelusion/Ignorance

• Cause all sufferingCause all suffering

• Reflect Personality typesReflect Personality types

Buddhist View of LifeBuddhist View of Life•A. 6 senses - Sights, Sounds, Tastes, A. 6 senses - Sights, Sounds, Tastes,

Smells, Physical perceptions, Mental Smells, Physical perceptions, Mental perceptionsperceptions

•B. 6 accompanying consciousnesses – B. 6 accompanying consciousnesses –

Sight and the seeing of it, etc. Sight and the seeing of it, etc.

•C. 52 feeling/thought C. 52 feeling/thought reactions/responses (26 wise, 26 reactions/responses (26 wise, 26 unwise) interplaying between sense unwise) interplaying between sense experiences and consciousness experiences and consciousness

Wise and Unwise Wise and Unwise Responses to LifeResponses to LifeUnwise/Unwise/

UnskillfulUnskillful

•HatredHatred•JealousyJealousy•FearFear•AngerAnger•etc. etc.

Wise/SkillfulWise/Skillful

•LoveLove•CompassionCompassion•GenerosityGenerosity•OpennessOpenness•TranquilityTranquility•Equanimity, Equanimity,

etc.etc.

Two Ways of LivingTwo Ways of Living1.1.Unwise/Unskillful – Wandering Unwise/Unskillful – Wandering

about at the whim of every desire, about at the whim of every desire, impulse, emotion, like a stick in a impulse, emotion, like a stick in a river, moody etc. river, moody etc.

2. Wise/Skillful/Enlightened – 2. Wise/Skillful/Enlightened – intentional, deliberate, skillful, intentional, deliberate, skillful, wise, etc. wise, etc.

Quick Write - Name a person from your life, from Quick Write - Name a person from your life, from a story, or from history or news that you a story, or from history or news that you would describe as “enlightened” or “wise” would describe as “enlightened” or “wise” and give specificsand give specifics

Repeat for someone “unenlightened” or Repeat for someone “unenlightened” or “unwise”“unwise”

Gandhi’s morning Gandhi’s morning prayerprayer

Let our first act in the morning be to Let our first act in the morning be to resolve such as this:resolve such as this:

I shall not fear anyone on earthI shall not fear anyone on earth

I shall fear only that which is sacredI shall fear only that which is sacred

I will not bear ill will towards anyoneI will not bear ill will towards anyone

I shall not submit to injusticeI shall not submit to injustice

I shall conquer untruth by truthI shall conquer untruth by truth

I shall conquer hatred by loveI shall conquer hatred by love

And in resting in truth I shall bear all And in resting in truth I shall bear all suffering suffering

And bring freedom of spirit to my own And bring freedom of spirit to my own heart and all those that I touchheart and all those that I touch

OthersOthers•Love your enemies – JesusLove your enemies – Jesus

•Meet physical force with soul Meet physical force with soul force – MLKforce – MLK

•Make me an instrument of your Make me an instrument of your peace – St. Francis of Assisipeace – St. Francis of Assisi

•Buddhist Quotes – page 3 in Buddhist Quotes – page 3 in packetpacket

•Okay, but how? Okay, but how?

““Buddhism is a voyage across life’s Buddhism is a voyage across life’s river –a transport from the common river –a transport from the common sense shore of ignorance, grasping sense shore of ignorance, grasping and death to the further bank of and death to the further bank of wisdom and enlightenment” (144).wisdom and enlightenment” (144).

WisdoWisdom?m?

•““What is the wisdom we’ve lost in What is the wisdom we’ve lost in knowledge?” knowledge?”

•Socrates = poster boy for Western Socrates = poster boy for Western Wisdom – what did he know?Wisdom – what did he know?

•““All I know is that I do not know”All I know is that I do not know”

•Oracle at Delphi – Know ThyselfOracle at Delphi – Know Thyself

•What did Buddha discover?What did Buddha discover?

Goal – Goal – Mindfulness/Awareness/ Mindfulness/Awareness/

EnlightenmentEnlightenment““The more deeply we pay attention The more deeply we pay attention

the more deeply we experience the more deeply we experience that we do not exist separate from that we do not exist separate from the sunlight or the clouds or the the sunlight or the clouds or the earthworms…To the extent that we earthworms…To the extent that we have learned to grasp and identify have learned to grasp and identify with this limited life, we suffer. with this limited life, we suffer. The amount of our identification The amount of our identification with it is our delusion, our with it is our delusion, our suffering.” Jack Kornfieldsuffering.” Jack Kornfield

Big IdeasBig Ideas

1.1.It’s all in the MIND Consciousness/ It’s all in the MIND Consciousness/ Awareness/Mindfulness/EnlightenmAwareness/Mindfulness/Enlightenmentent

2.2.Life is suffering caused by 1) Life is suffering caused by 1) Selfish Desire/ Grasping, 2) Fear/ Selfish Desire/ Grasping, 2) Fear/ Aversion, and 3) Ignorance/ Aversion, and 3) Ignorance/ DelusionDelusion

3.3.Empty Self thru 8fold Path, Middle Empty Self thru 8fold Path, Middle Way Way

4.4.The Jewel is in the LotusThe Jewel is in the Lotus5.5.Buddha nature and the Nirvanic Buddha nature and the Nirvanic

WorldWorld

BUDDHABUDDHA• ""WhatWhat are you"? are you"?

• "I am Awake”"I am Awake”

• "Buddha" = the "Buddha" = the Awakened, the Awakened, the EnlightenedEnlightened

• Siddhartha GautamaSiddhartha Gautama

• 563-483 B.C.E. 563-483 B.C.E.

• Nepal/IndiaNepal/India

• Sakyamuni (silent Sakyamuni (silent sage)sage)

• ““Wisdom Incarnate” Wisdom Incarnate”

The Man Who Woke The Man Who Woke UpUp•A man “judged by hundreds of millions A man “judged by hundreds of millions

of people, from Ceylon [Sri Lanka] to of people, from Ceylon [Sri Lanka] to Japan, and throughout large sections Japan, and throughout large sections of the Asian mainland, to have exerted of the Asian mainland, to have exerted by his intellectual integrity, moral by his intellectual integrity, moral persuasiveness and spiritual insight, persuasiveness and spiritual insight, the most pervasive influence on the the most pervasive influence on the thought and life of the human race.” – thought and life of the human race.” – Del Byron SchneiderDel Byron Schneider

•"The rest of us dream the dream "The rest of us dream the dream known as the awakened state of known as the awakened state of human life"human life"

Classic Hero’s JourneyClassic Hero’s Journey• I. Prince, 4 Passing Sights, Great I. Prince, 4 Passing Sights, Great

Going Forth – Quest, find the cause Going Forth – Quest, find the cause of sufferingof suffering

• II. Finds Middle Way, TemptationsII. Finds Middle Way, Temptations

• Enlightenment under Bodhi Tree – Enlightenment under Bodhi Tree – finds cause and end of sufferingfinds cause and end of suffering

• III. Returns with a mission to III. Returns with a mission to preach a religion of preach a religion of wisdom and wisdom and compassioncompassion

Four Passing SightsFour Passing SightsJournal –MindblowerJournal –Mindblower

1.1.old man - agingold man - aging

2.2.sick people - diseasesick people - disease

3.3.corpse - deathcorpse - death

4.4.monk - withdrawalmonk - withdrawal

• "Life is subject to age and death "Life is subject to age and death - where is the realm of life in - where is the realm of life in which there is neither?"which there is neither?"

• Fleshly pleasures lose their Fleshly pleasures lose their charm, so at 29 goes into forestcharm, so at 29 goes into forest

The Great Going The Great Going ForthForth •Learns Raja Yoga w Learns Raja Yoga w

Hindu GurusHindu Gurus

•Tries austerity of Tries austerity of ascetics - didn't ascetics - didn't work to bring work to bring enlightenment, but enlightenment, but did lead him to did lead him to principle ofprinciple of

•The Middle Way – The Middle Way – like a string on an like a string on an instrumentinstrument

EnlightenmeEnlightenmentnt

Sits under peepul/Bo Sits under peepul/Bo tree tree (bodhi=knowledge) (bodhi=knowledge) Gaya in NE IndiaGaya in NE India

•Vows - “Let my skin Vows - “Let my skin and sinews and and sinews and bones become dry…. bones become dry…. all the flesh and all the flesh and blood in my body dry blood in my body dry up, but never from up, but never from this seat will I stir, this seat will I stir, until I have attained until I have attained the supreme and the supreme and absolute wisdom.”absolute wisdom.”

TemptationTemptation• (like Christ’s on the eve of his ministry) (like Christ’s on the eve of his ministry) • 1. Kama - desire - babes1. Kama - desire - babes• 2. Mara - death - empties finite self2. Mara - death - empties finite self• Mara challenges his right to be there - Mara challenges his right to be there -

Buddha touches the earth to bear Buddha touches the earth to bear witness witness

• Lost in rapture for 7 days, tries to get Lost in rapture for 7 days, tries to get up, overcome by waves of bliss, stays up, overcome by waves of bliss, stays 7x7 days7x7 days

• 3. Mara appeals to reason, don't go 3. Mara appeals to reason, don't go back - "How show what can only be back - "How show what can only be found, teach what can only be found, teach what can only be learned?”learned?” Buddha replies – “Some will Buddha replies – “Some will understand.”understand.”

MissionMission•Lives messageLives message

•Preaches 50 years - Preaches 50 years - withdrawswithdraws– 6 yrs, preaches 45. 6 yrs, preaches 45. – 3 mos, preaches 9. 3 mos, preaches 9. – 3x/day3x/day

•Dies c.483 B.C. at 80Dies c.483 B.C. at 80

•Last words - "Work Last words - "Work out your own out your own salvation with salvation with diligence."diligence."

The Silent The Silent SageSage

•Sakyamuni - silent sage of the Sakyamuni - silent sage of the Sakya Clan Sakya Clan

•““One of the greatest personalities One of the greatest personalities of all time” – Smithof all time” – Smith

•““Wisdom incarnate” - cool head/ Wisdom incarnate” - cool head/ rational (like Socrates) and warm rational (like Socrates) and warm heart of “infinite heart of “infinite compassion”(like Francis) compassion”(like Francis)

•transforming presence - moved transforming presence - moved among kings and villagers with among kings and villagers with equal ease, took no notice of equal ease, took no notice of castecaste

The Rebel The Rebel SaintSaint Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism sprang fully Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism sprang fully formed as an Indian Protestantism against formed as an Indian Protestantism against Hindu perversions Hindu perversions

6 Common Elements of Religion that were 6 Common Elements of Religion that were corruptedcorrupted

1.      1.      AuthorityAuthority 2.      Ritual – (“People danced out their religion 2.      Ritual – (“People danced out their religion

before they thought it out”)before they thought it out”) 3.      Speculation – metaphysics3.      Speculation – metaphysics 4.      Tradition4.      Tradition 5.      Grace5.      Grace 6.      Mystery 6.      Mystery What started was a religion almost entirely What started was a religion almost entirely

devoid of each of these ingredients devoid of each of these ingredients without which we would suppose that without which we would suppose that religion could not take root. religion could not take root.

Original BuddhismOriginal Buddhism1.1.Empirical - know for yourself, validateEmpirical - know for yourself, validate

2.2.Scientific - cause and effect experimentsScientific - cause and effect experiments

3.3.Practical - not speculativePractical - not speculative

4.4.Therapeutic - suffering and its endTherapeutic - suffering and its end

5.5.Psychological – v. metaphysical - began Psychological – v. metaphysical - began with human problems instead of with human problems instead of universeuniverse

6.6.Egalitarian - women equal, caste Egalitarian - women equal, caste breakingbreaking

7.7.Individuals - Be lamps unto yourselves, Individuals - Be lamps unto yourselves, work out your own salvation with work out your own salvation with diligencediligence

Numerical tooNumerical too and and UsefulUseful• 2 Ways of Living2 Ways of Living• 3 Poisons3 Poisons• 3 Marks of Existence3 Marks of Existence• 3 Jewels3 Jewels• 4 Noble Truths4 Noble Truths• 4 Foundations of 4 Foundations of

MindfulnessMindfulness• 5 Precepts5 Precepts• 5 Skandhas5 Skandhas• 5 Hindrances5 Hindrances• 6 Senses6 Senses• 6 Accompanying 6 Accompanying

ConsciousnessesConsciousnesses• 6 Moments of Dukkha6 Moments of Dukkha• 7 Factors of 7 Factors of

EnlightenmentEnlightenment• 8 Fold Path8 Fold Path• 52 Skillful and Unskillful 52 Skillful and Unskillful

Responses To LifeResponses To Life

• "Suffering have I "Suffering have I explained - for explained - for this is useful“this is useful“

• its cause, its cause, destruction and destruction and path that leads path that leads to its to its destruction.destruction.

Kalama SuttaKalama Sutta•"Do not accept what you hear by "Do not accept what you hear by

report, do not accept tradition, do not report, do not accept tradition, do not accept a statement because it is accept a statement because it is found in our books, nor because it is found in our books, nor because it is in accord with your beliefs, not in accord with your beliefs, not because it is the saying of your because it is the saying of your teacher. Be lamps unto yourselves. teacher. Be lamps unto yourselves. Those who either now or after I am Those who either now or after I am dead, still rely upon themselves only dead, still rely upon themselves only and not look for assistance to anyone and not look for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who besides themselves, it is they who will reach the topmost height.“will reach the topmost height.“

The Four The Four Noble TruthsNoble Truths

Buddha’s First Buddha’s First SermonSermon

Dr. Buddha - Dr. Buddha - DukkhalogistDukkhalogist1.1. Symptom: Dukkha – suffering, transitory, Symptom: Dukkha – suffering, transitory, finite existence, life out of jointfinite existence, life out of joint

2.2. Diagnosis: Tanha – cause of suffering is Diagnosis: Tanha – cause of suffering is desire/selfish craving based on egoism. desire/selfish craving based on egoism. Private fulfillment increases Private fulfillment increases separateness. Tanha - always present separateness. Tanha - always present when suffering is present, always absent when suffering is present, always absent when suffering is absentwhen suffering is absent

3.3. Prognosis: To cure Dukkha, get rid of Prognosis: To cure Dukkha, get rid of Tanha - release from the narrow limits of Tanha - release from the narrow limits of self-interest into vast expanse of human self-interest into vast expanse of human life – How? life – How?

4.4. Remedy/Prescription: The Eightfold Path Remedy/Prescription: The Eightfold Path

Mindfulness Journal Mindfulness Journal Quick WritesQuick Writes1. Who do you surround yourself 1. Who do you surround yourself

with? List people who enlighten with? List people who enlighten you, people who drag you down. you, people who drag you down.

2. Write about a moment you had 2. Write about a moment you had today when you felttoday when you felt– Anxious, stressed, nervous, Anxious, stressed, nervous,

dissatisfied, wanting, etc. dissatisfied, wanting, etc. OROR

– Peaceful, calm, relaxed, fulfilled, Peaceful, calm, relaxed, fulfilled, happy, etc.happy, etc.

More Mindfulness Journal More Mindfulness Journal QuickiesQuickies3.3.Stop and listen – what are you Stop and listen – what are you

aware of about yourself or your aware of about yourself or your surroundings of which you surroundings of which you weren’t aware until you paid weren’t aware until you paid attention?attention?

4. What is most on your mind? 4. What is most on your mind?

5. What are you aware of about 5. What are you aware of about yourself or your world at this yourself or your world at this point of your life of which you point of your life of which you were not aware as a child?were not aware as a child?

Dukkha = life out of Dukkha = life out of jointjoint

1.1.Trauma of birthTrauma of birth

2.2.SicknessSickness

3.3.AgingAging

4.4.Fear of deathFear of death

5.5.Being tied to Being tied to what you hatewhat you hate

6.6.Being separated Being separated from what you from what you love love

The Remedy - The The Remedy - The Eightfold PathEightfold Path •intentional living, intentional living, rather than pulled and rather than pulled and pushed by impulse and pushed by impulse and circumstancecircumstance

•series of changes series of changes designed to release the designed to release the individual from individual from ignorance, impulse and ignorance, impulse and TanhaTanha

•Preliminary - Begin with Preliminary - Begin with Right Association - yoke Right Association - yoke wild elephant to tamedwild elephant to tamed

The Eightfold Path – The Eightfold Path – Right…Right…1.1.BeliefBelief – Noble Truths – make up mind, then… – Noble Truths – make up mind, then…2.2.IntentIntent - …Make up our hearts, dedicate - …Make up our hearts, dedicate 3.3.SpeechSpeech –3 switches control us, become aware of –3 switches control us, become aware of

what our speech reveals about us, of how many what our speech reveals about us, of how many times and times and whywhy we deviate from truth or we deviate from truth or kindness, of kindness, of motivesmotives

4.4.ConductConduct - understand motives before trying to - understand motives before trying to change behavior - how generous/selfless, follow change behavior - how generous/selfless, follow 5 Precepts5 Precepts

5.5.LivelihoodLivelihood - what occupies our time. Promote life - what occupies our time. Promote life 6.6.EffortEffort – Middle Way, slow and steady, like an ox – Middle Way, slow and steady, like an ox7.7.Mindfulness Mindfulness – Be aware, awake, conscious– Be aware, awake, conscious8.8.ConcentrationConcentration - Raja Yoga regeneration - change - Raja Yoga regeneration - change

into a new creature who experiences the world into a new creature who experiences the world in different way.in different way.

Five PreceptsFive Precepts Buddhist version of the Ten Buddhist version of the Ten

Commandments (2Commandments (2ndnd half) half)

Knowing how deeply our lives Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine, I undertake the intertwine, I undertake the training to abstain from:training to abstain from:

1.1.Killing living beingsKilling living beings

2.2.Taking things not givenTaking things not given

3.3.Sexual misconductSexual misconduct

4.4.False speechFalse speech

5.5.Intoxicating drinks and drugsIntoxicating drinks and drugs

All in your All in your Mind?Mind?•The Dhammapada: "All we are is The Dhammapada: "All we are is

the result of what we have the result of what we have thought."thought." "All things can be "All things can be mastered by mindfulness.“mastered by mindfulness.“

•““There is nothing either good or bad There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so” – Hamletbut thinking makes it so” – Hamlet

•For Buddha ignorance, not sin, is For Buddha ignorance, not sin, is the offender - sin is prompted by the offender - sin is prompted by fundamental ignorance of our true fundamental ignorance of our true naturenature

• Continuous Continuous self-awareness/examination - self-awareness/examination - freedom from unconscious, robot-like freedom from unconscious, robot-like existenceexistence

• See everything as it is - "If we See everything as it is - "If we maintain a steady attention to our maintain a steady attention to our thoughts and feelings, we perceive thoughts and feelings, we perceive that they swim in and out of our that they swim in and out of our awareness, and are in no way awareness, and are in no way permanent parts of us…." permanent parts of us…."

• "We should witness all things non-"We should witness all things non-reactively, especially our moods and reactively, especially our moods and emotions, neither condemning some emotions, neither condemning some nor holding onto others."nor holding onto others."

Ways to practice Ways to practice MindfulnessMindfulness

• Meditate on fearful and disgusting sights Meditate on fearful and disgusting sights until they no longer bother us or repel usuntil they no longer bother us or repel us

• Pervade world with thoughts of loving Pervade world with thoughts of loving kindnesskindness

• become aware of every action - when become aware of every action - when sleep takes over, whether breath is in or sleep takes over, whether breath is in or outout

• special routine for complete withdrawalspecial routine for complete withdrawal

• Packet page 17 and 18Packet page 17 and 18

• Mindfulness Experiment - Mindfulness Experiment - Speech and Speech and Action Action

Buddha's Buddha's InsightsInsights• 1. Every emotion, thought or image is 1. Every emotion, thought or image is

accompanied by a body sensation and vice accompanied by a body sensation and vice versaversa

• 2. Obsessive patterns arise in mind and 2. Obsessive patterns arise in mind and these constitute misery/dukkhathese constitute misery/dukkha

• 3. Every mental and physical state is in 3. Every mental and physical state is in flux, none is solid and enduring, even pain - flux, none is solid and enduring, even pain - each is comprised of series of discrete each is comprised of series of discrete sensations that can suddenly change. sensations that can suddenly change.

• 4. We have little control over our minds 4. We have little control over our minds and physical sensations and physical sensations

• 5. There is nobody behind the 5. There is nobody behind the mental/physical eventsmental/physical events– No Self? No Observer? What up wit dat? No Self? No Observer? What up wit dat?

3 Marks of Existence3 Marks of Existence

1.1.Anicca - Anicca - transitoriness/impermanencetransitoriness/impermanence

2.2.Dukkha – sufferingDukkha – suffering

3.3.Anatta - absence of permanent Anatta - absence of permanent identity/soulidentity/soul

““All Things Must Pass” by George HarrisonAll Things Must Pass” by George Harrison

Sunrise doesn’t last all morningSunrise doesn’t last all morningA cloudburst doesn’t last all dayA cloudburst doesn’t last all daySeems my love has up and has left you with no Seems my love has up and has left you with no

warningwarningIt’s not always going to be this wayIt’s not always going to be this way

All things must passAll things must passAll things must pass awayAll things must pass away

Sunset doesn’t last all eveningSunset doesn’t last all eveningA mind can blow those clouds awayA mind can blow those clouds awayAfter all this, my love is up and must be leavingAfter all this, my love is up and must be leavingIt’s not always going to be this greyIt’s not always going to be this grey

Anicca - Anicca - ImpermanenceImpermanence•All Things Must PassAll Things Must Pass

•Regard this world:Regard this world:

““As a star at dawn,As a star at dawn,

a bubble in a stream, a bubble in a stream,

a flash of lightning a flash of lightning

in a summer cloud, in a summer cloud,

a flickering lamp – a flickering lamp –

a phantom - and a dream.”a phantom - and a dream.”

•This applies to the self too – This applies to the self too – hence:hence:

Anatta – No Soul doctrineAnatta – No Soul doctrine•No soul/permanent self. What gets No soul/permanent self. What gets

reborn? reborn?

•““Bad habits” – Desire/Fear threads Bad habits” – Desire/Fear threads each life to past and futureeach life to past and future

•No spiritual substance/soul No spiritual substance/soul transmitted - but ideas, impressions, transmitted - but ideas, impressions, feelings, consciousness, memories feelings, consciousness, memories

•Desires and dislikes influencing my Desires and dislikes influencing my mind have lineagesmind have lineages

•Not bound by personal history - can Not bound by personal history - can break the chain through willbreak the chain through will

Karma, Tanha, Samsara,Karma, Tanha, Samsara, •Buddha's reincarnation differed Buddha's reincarnation differed

from Hindus who attribute rebirth from Hindus who attribute rebirth to Karmato Karma

•Buddhists to Tanha - "as long as Buddhists to Tanha - "as long as the wish to be a separate self the wish to be a separate self persists, that wish would be persists, that wish would be granted. Desire is key - it is granted. Desire is key - it is possible to step permanently out of possible to step permanently out of the cycle of rebirth whenever one the cycle of rebirth whenever one wished wholeheartedly to do so."wished wholeheartedly to do so."

Nirvana?Nirvana?

NirvaNirvanana

• Arhat who extinguishes all Arhat who extinguishes all desires - reborn doesn't desires - reborn doesn't apply, not reborn doesn't apply, not reborn doesn't apply. apply.

• Response to disciple: You Response to disciple: You ought to be bewildered - this ought to be bewildered - this is "profound, recondite, hard is "profound, recondite, hard to comprehend, rare, to comprehend, rare, excellent, beyond dialectic, excellent, beyond dialectic, subtle, only to be understood subtle, only to be understood by the wise." by the wise."

• Supra-sonic? Supra-sonic?

• "blow out/extinguish" "blow out/extinguish" boundaries of finite self, left boundaries of finite self, left w/ boundless lifew/ boundless life

•Far transcends the power of words - Far transcends the power of words - individual awareness is eclipsed in individual awareness is eclipsed in the blazing light of total awareness the blazing light of total awareness like a star at sunriselike a star at sunrise

•"Some say the dewdrop slips into the "Some say the dewdrop slips into the shining sea - others prefer to think of shining sea - others prefer to think of the dewdrop opening to receive the the dewdrop opening to receive the sea itself.“sea itself.“

•"life of the Arhat is of increasing "life of the Arhat is of increasing independence from the causal order independence from the causal order of nature“of nature“

•Spiritual freedom brings largeness of Spiritual freedom brings largeness of life - Buddha "embodied more of life - Buddha "embodied more of reality.“reality.“

•If increased freedom brings increased If increased freedom brings increased being, total freedom brings BEING being, total freedom brings BEING itself.itself.

Big Raft and LittleBig Raft and Little•Schism (split) btw Mahayana + Schism (split) btw Mahayana +

Theravada Theravada •Two Schools - both Yana - raft or ferry - Two Schools - both Yana - raft or ferry -

both claim to carry people across life's both claim to carry people across life's shores to enlightenmentshores to enlightenment

•Maha - great, (Mahatma - Great Maha - great, (Mahatma - Great souled), Hina - little souled), Hina - little

•Mahayana - "Buddhism for the people" Mahayana - "Buddhism for the people" - Big Raft - linked to the Buddha's - Big Raft - linked to the Buddha's "Great Renunciation""Great Renunciation"

•Hinayana - Little Raft - Theravada - Hinayana - Little Raft - Theravada - Way of the Elders - linked to teachings Way of the Elders - linked to teachings in textin text

““There There Are Are Two Two Kinds Kinds of of PeoplePeople?”?”

1. 1. Are people dependent or interdependentAre people dependent or interdependent2. Is the universe friendly/helpful or 2. Is the universe friendly/helpful or

indifferent/hostileindifferent/hostile3. Is the best part of a human being the head 3. Is the best part of a human being the head

or the heart? -Classicists rank thoughts or the heart? -Classicists rank thoughts above feelings, Romantics the oppositeabove feelings, Romantics the opposite

Theraveda / Theraveda / HinayanaHinayana

MahayanaMahayana

WhereWhere Sri Lank, Burma, Thailand, Sri Lank, Burma, Thailand, CambodiaCambodia

China, Korea, Japan, TibetChina, Korea, Japan, Tibet

HowHow Buddha’s vision of society: Buddha’s vision of society: Monarchy, monastic Monarchy, monastic community (Sangha), laitycommunity (Sangha), laity

Grafted onto pre-existent Grafted onto pre-existent civilizationscivilizations

FocusFocus WisdomWisdom CompassionCompassion

BuddhBuddha’sa’s

ExamplExamplee

Entering NirvanaEntering Nirvana Great Renunciation of Great Renunciation of Nirvana to preachNirvana to preach

The The IdealIdeal

Arhat – holy monk who Arhat – holy monk who remains in Nirvana after remains in Nirvana after deathdeath

BodhisattvaBodhisattva (wisdom being) (wisdom being) who passes up Nirvana and who passes up Nirvana and vows to help all beings vows to help all beings achieve enlightenmentachieve enlightenment

GoalGoal Attainment of Nirvana Attainment of Nirvana requires constant attention requires constant attention of monks, support of laityof monks, support of laity

Religious practice is relevant Religious practice is relevant to everyoneto everyone

BodhisattvaBodhisattva

•One whose Being – One whose Being – (Sattva) is (Sattva) is

Illumination – (Bodhi)Illumination – (Bodhi)

•Focus on Buddha’s Focus on Buddha’s renunciation of renunciation of Nirvana to teach – on Nirvana to teach – on his compassionhis compassion

•Buddha as saintBuddha as saint

ZenZen

•School of Buddhist thought School of Buddhist thought and training in Japanand training in Japan

•Zen = Japanese Zen = Japanese mispronuncing of mispronuncing of Ch’an = Chinese Ch’an = Chinese mispronuncing of mispronuncing of Dhyana = Sanskrit for Dhyana = Sanskrit for contemplationcontemplation

•Special transmission Special transmission outside scripture – outside scripture –

•from Buddha mind to from Buddha mind to Buddha mind – a succession Buddha mind – a succession of teachersof teachers

The Lotus The Lotus SermonSermon

•Buddha holds Buddha holds a golden lotus a golden lotus – understood – understood by none by none except except Mahakayapa – Mahakayapa – passes down passes down in India in India through 28 through 28 patriarchs and patriarchs and carried to carried to China in 520 China in 520 A.D. by A.D. by BodhidharmaBodhidharma

Words, Words, WordsWords, Words, Words•like stepping through Alice's looking like stepping through Alice's looking

glass - topsy-turvy wonderland glass - topsy-turvy wonderland

•Designed to break limits of normal Designed to break limits of normal human reason/logic, (Logic is a human reason/logic, (Logic is a ladder), to blast through limitations ladder), to blast through limitations of language – words are inadequate, of language – words are inadequate,

•Beyond words and ideas to Beyond words and ideas to experiences and realization experiences and realization (Enlightenment) = (Enlightenment) =

•SatoriSatori

Three Three aspects of aspects of Zen Zen TrainingTraining

•1. Zazen – 1. Zazen – seated seated meditationmeditation

•2. Koan – logic-2. Koan – logic-breaking riddlesbreaking riddles

•3. Sanzen – 3. Sanzen – conference with conference with master – master – validates, validates, encourages, encourages, correctscorrects

KoanKoan•shortest one night, longest 12 years. shortest one night, longest 12 years. •““What is the sound of one hand What is the sound of one hand

clapping?” clapping?” •Reason is limited, a ladder too short to Reason is limited, a ladder too short to

reach to truth’s full heights and must be reach to truth’s full heights and must be supported by another way of knowingsupported by another way of knowing

•Zen intends to upset the mind, Zen intends to upset the mind, unbalance it and eventually provoke unbalance it and eventually provoke revolt against limits of logic. Koan revolt against limits of logic. Koan provokes, excites, exasperates and provokes, excites, exasperates and eventually exhausts the mind, reducing eventually exhausts the mind, reducing it to an impasse – must count on a it to an impasse – must count on a sudden flash of insight sudden flash of insight

Satori - Satori - EnlightenmentEnlightenment• See “being’s amazingness” See “being’s amazingness”

““each equally a manifestation of each equally a manifestation of

the infinite” – trees, leaves, *the infinite” – trees, leaves, *%#@stick%#@stick

• Life is Beautiful Life is Beautiful

Jewel is in the Lotus, (X in O) Jewel is in the Lotus, (X in O)

• Unity of Buddha nature within Unity of Buddha nature within

w/ Nirvanic world withoutw/ Nirvanic world without

• ““widen the doors of perception so widen the doors of perception so that the wonder of the Satori that the wonder of the Satori experience can flood the everyday experience can flood the everyday world.”world.”

Zen’s Influence on JapanZen’s Influence on Japan

•Landscape Landscape paintingpainting

•Landscape Landscape gardening – gardening – rock gardensrock gardens

•Martial artsMartial arts•Tea Tea

CeremonyCeremony•HaikuHaiku

HaikuHaikuI look in a dragonfly’s I look in a dragonfly’s

eye eye

And see the And see the mountains mountains Over Over my shouldermy shoulder

  

The flower I saw The flower I saw

Drift back to the branchDrift back to the branch

Was a butterflyWas a butterfly

ConduitsConduits• Exp. of oneness with all, Exp. of oneness with all,

bliss thru self-emptying, bliss thru self-emptying, transformative transformative experience of seeing experience of seeing world differentlyworld differently

• ““The Art of Attention”The Art of Attention”

• Kobe, Curt, Caddyshack, Kobe, Curt, Caddyshack, Karate KidKarate Kid

• ““Love, and do what you Love, and do what you will” – St. Augustine will” – St. Augustine

• If you can’t find If you can’t find enlightenment in enlightenment in

doing the dishes…doing the dishes…

Tibetan BuddhismTibetan Buddhism

• MandalaMandala

•Nirvana in single life-use all hum. energiesNirvana in single life-use all hum. energies

•Sounds, sights, motion Sounds, sights, motion can can distract, but it distract, but it doesn’t follow that they doesn’t follow that they mustmust..

•Channel physical energies into currents Channel physical energies into currents that carry spirit forward instead of that carry spirit forward instead of derailing it.derailing it.

1.1.Mantras – convert noise and distracting Mantras – convert noise and distracting chatter into holy formulaechatter into holy formulae

2.2.Mudras – choreographed hand gesturesMudras – choreographed hand gestures

3.3.Mandalas – treat the eyes to icons whose Mandalas – treat the eyes to icons whose holy beauty draws the beholder in their holy beauty draws the beholder in their directiondirection

  

MantraMantra•Om Mane Padme HungOm Mane Padme Hung

•The Jewel is in the LotusThe Jewel is in the Lotus

•Also a form of the name for the Also a form of the name for the Bodhisattva of compassionBodhisattva of compassion

PrayPrayer er FlagFlagss

The Dalai The Dalai LamaLama

•Bodhisattva – not pope Bodhisattva – not pope or god-kingor god-king

•Incarnates compassion Incarnates compassion

•Uninterrupted current Uninterrupted current of spiritual influence – of spiritual influence –

•““As rainforests are to As rainforests are to the earth’s the earth’s atmosphere, someone atmosphere, someone has said, so are the has said, so are the Tibetan people to the Tibetan people to the human spirit in this human spirit in this time of its planetary time of its planetary ordeal” (144).ordeal” (144).

The Three Jewels (Vows)The Three Jewels (Vows)1.1.I take refuge in the BuddhaI take refuge in the Buddha

2.2.I take refuge in the Dharma (8-fold I take refuge in the Dharma (8-fold path)path)

3.3.I take refuge in the Sangha I take refuge in the Sangha (community of Buddhists)(community of Buddhists)

The CrossingThe Crossing• After reaching the other shore – leave raft, 5 After reaching the other shore – leave raft, 5

precepts, 8fold path, dukkha, karma, nirvana precepts, 8fold path, dukkha, karma, nirvana – all vital to those crossing, but lose – all vital to those crossing, but lose relevance to those who have arrived as a raft relevance to those who have arrived as a raft does on land.does on land.

• World is an activity of Nirvana itself – not the World is an activity of Nirvana itself – not the slightest distinction exists between themslightest distinction exists between them

• good and evil disappeargood and evil disappear• Earth is the lotus land, this body is Buddha’sEarth is the lotus land, this body is Buddha’s• Bodhisattva’s vow not to enter Nirvana “until Bodhisattva’s vow not to enter Nirvana “until

the grass itself be enlightened.”the grass itself be enlightened.”• River connects the banks, rather than divides River connects the banks, rather than divides

themthem• Buddhism prominent in all Asian lands except Buddhism prominent in all Asian lands except

India, which subsumed it, Buddhism sank India, which subsumed it, Buddhism sank back into the streamback into the stream

Thich Nhat Thich Nhat HanhHanh •Vietnamese Vietnamese

Zen MonkZen Monk

•Nominated by Nominated by MLK in 1967 MLK in 1967 for Nobel for Nobel Peace Prize for Peace Prize for work work rebuilding rebuilding villages villages destroyed in destroyed in Vietnam WarVietnam War