Buddhism And Stuff Flashcards
“Your objective is to attain total alertness, heightened sensitivity and a full, unblocked experience of the motion of walking”
Power of meditation.
Allows you to get total alertness through walking meditation as well as understanding of yourself such as right thought or intention
Can be used in enlightenment, meditation questions, eightfold path
“To the Buddha for refuge I go
To the dhamma I go
To the sangha i go”
Go to the Buddha as he is a role model
Go to teachings of Buddha to learn
Go to community to worship with them
Can be used in dhamma, enlightenment, worship, influence of Buddha, three jewels
“Just as compassion is the wish that all sentient beings be free of suffering, loving kindness is the wish that all may enjoy happiness”
Buddhists have compassion for everyone as they know everyone has suffering in their life and showing loving kindness means the hope that people can experience joy
Can be used in metta, karuna, suffering, noble truths, eightfold path, paper 2 themes.
“Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts…
Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.”
Focus on the present rather than worrying about other things
Can be used in eightfold path, paper 2 themes
“The truth of suffering is like a disease,
The truth of origin is like the cause of disease,
The truth of cessation is like the cure of disease
And the truth of the path is like the medicine.”
Everyone suffers and realising this leads Buddhists on the path to enlightenment and to a better life in the Buddhas eyes.
Can be used in dhamma, four noble truths, nature of suffering
“Even if my flesh and blood were to dry up,
Leaving only skin and bones
I will not leave this place until I find a way to end all sorrow.”
The become enlightened Buddhists must follow the Buddha in devoting their lives to stop suffering.
Can be used in dhamma, eightfold path, metta, Buddhas influence
“All event and incidents in life are so intimately linked with the fate of others,
That a single person on his or her own cannot begin to act.”
You cannot become enlightened by just focusing on yourself you must act well toward others in order to escape the cycle
Can be used in enlightenment, metta, karuna, eightfold path.
“However innumerable sentient beings are;
I vow to save them.”
Buddhists should devote their lives to saving others no matter how many in order to become enlightened
Can be used in enlightenment, metta, karuna, eightfold path.
“Whoever destroys life, utters lies.
Takes what is not given,
Goes to another man’s wife
And is addicted to intoxicating drinks-
Such a man digs up his own roots even in this world.”
Whoever does these things puts them self in these positions which leads them to a bad reincarnation. Must overcome these to be enlightened.
Can be used in eightfold path, 5 moral precepts.
“It is craving which leads to renewed existence…
The noble truth of cessation of suffering is the remainderless fading away
And cessation of that same craving.”
Craving is the root of all suffering and it must be overcome in order to reach enlightenment.
Can be used in eightfold path,nature of suffering, four noble truths
