Recent Posts Tagged With 'mahayana'

• Dalai Lama’s Teaching on Nagarjuna’s Exposition of Bodhicitta

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 02:59 in emptiness, selflessness, dalai lama, mahayana, nagarjuna, selfhood, bodhicitta, jade buddha, five skandhas, wisdom of middle way

  Nagarjuna. The crown of snakes symbolises the incredible capacity of his mind.Here is the update I promised on the two days of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings on Awakening the Mind in Sydney, to an audience of 5,000.Once again, I am totally a...

• A Buddhist View of Pride - Affliction, Sin or Goodness?

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 22:37 in pride, sin, mahayana, afflictions, shantideva

  A recent radio discussion between 3 christian ministers discussed Pride as one of the 7 deadly sins. In Buddhism is also listed as a key afliction, up there with attachment, aversion, greed and anger. But pride is also a source of strength and achiev...

• Emptiness and Illusion in Mahayana Buddhism

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 17:43 in self, existence, phenomena, illusion, emptiness, mahayana, aggregates, shunyata, five skandhas, interdependent origination

  The following quote by the Dalai Lama got me thinking about the topic:"What is meant …by the term "illusion" is that phenomena do not exist independently of other phenomena, that their independent existence is illusory. This is all that is meant b...

• Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya or Gelugpa Buddhism? Or?

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 00:04 in esoteric, practice, teachings, lineage, mahayana, tantric, vajrayana, mahasiddhi

  Which tradition should I follow? How do I choose?Remember, I am commenting only in relation to Tibetan Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. The key thing to remember is that all schools base their teachings on the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, as descr...

• Of Five Skandhas, Emptiness and Prajnaparamita

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 07:35 in Buddhism, emptiness, mahayana, afflictions, vajrayana, five skandhas, buddha families

  At many teachings the Heart Sutra, or Prajnaparamita, is recited at the beginning. In our centre we recite it before every meditation session and at a five day teaching of the Stages of Meditation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama it was chanted at the ...

• Strengthening the Motivation for Vajrayana Practice

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 07:09 in motivation, practice, samsara, mahayana, impermanence, four foundations, karma., four reminders

  In talking about this blog, I was asked why am I doing it. What is my motivation?My answer is that I want to progress my practice and help spread understanding of the dharma of Buddhism for the benefit of other sentient beings. This then lead to the ...

• The Three Afflictions: Ignorance, Attachment, Aversion

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 08:26 in happiness, Buddhism, practice, attachment, aversion, mahayana, afflictions, loving kindness

  One of the hardest question I get asked is "What is Buddhism about?" My own journey has been through personal development, some philosophy, psychotherapy and then into Buddhism. For me right now Buddhism is about finding a better way to live my life...

• Introduction to the Blog

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 07:49 in Buddhism, teachings, sentient, tibetan, mahayana, vajrayana

  Welcome all viewers with an interest in Buddhism.This Blog is the start of building a resource that will make it easier for you to get to understand Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist teachings and the activities that take place around those teachings.I...