Category Archives: Contributing Authors
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Understanding
This is the third post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middleway; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. This post will cover the subject of Right Understanding. To review, [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Livelihood
This is the second post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middleway; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. My last post dealt with Right or Realistic Effort… This post [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Effort
These “middle way “posts were originally going to be my attempt at diving into each of the Eightfold Path and see if I could gather as much as I could in one pass. After the first pass I would then see how much I could incorporate into my life. This approach seemed the most straight [...]
Emptiness and Dreams (by Danaeah B.)
It seems like most of us in the discussion group have a working concept of many key Buddhist terms. We kind of get “impermanence,” whether we want to or not. And the classic inquiry, “Who am I?” can spark an experience of “no-self,” because every answer is dwarfed by the unknowable awareness that holds [...]
The Buddha Taught: The Four Noble Truths
In my quest to learn more about Buddhism, in particular about Zen Buddhism, I have come to realize some core teachings of the Buddha that apply to all branches of Buddhism. One of these core Buddhist teachings is known as the Four Noble Truths, and was known to be taught by the Buddha himself. I [...]
A Solstice Retreat (by Danaeah B.)
I spent Saturday on an all day retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche, the teacher I’ve mentioned in previous posts. Some fifty people gathered in the social hall of a church to listen to this man, whose core theme (as reflected in the title of his book, No Self, No Problem), has meant so much to [...]
Lost (by Danaeah B.)
A friend’s recent visit to the Pacific northwest reminded me of one of my favorite poems which seems very pertinent to our effort and our discussion here. It was written by David Wagoner, and echoes instructions northwest Native American elders gave their children, on what to do if they became lost in the forest. Lost [...]
A Brief History of Zen – Rinzai and Soto
Once again, the Second Life discussion group has brought up some topics that I had begun a article about (funny how that to works). This one was scheduled to be posted later in the week, but the timing seem right for now. This post describes a little more in text than timeline the origins of [...]
