Chapter 21 - The Three Jewels Flashcards
enumerate:
Three Jewels
- Buddha
- Dharma
- Sangha
describe:
Buddha
1st jewel and refuge
2
- as jewel: entrusts himself to us when we entrust ourselves to him
- as refuge: we trust in our capacity to walk in direction of beauty, truth and deep understanding, based on experience of the efficacy of the practice
describe:
Dharma
Dharma / 2nd jewel and refuge
2
- as jewel: true Dharma revealed through life and practice (not books and videos etc)
- as refuge: we enter the path of transformation, the path to end suffering
describe:
Sangha
3rd jewel and refuge
2
- as jewel: community that practises mindfulness, peace, joy and liberation
- as refuge: we focus our energies on building a community that dwells in mindfulness, harmony and peace
explain:
Faith
shraddha
2
- accepting theories verified personally, informed by own insights and experiences
- fruit of practice
explain:
Island of the Self
2
- taking refuge in self and nothing or no one else
- knowing everything already exists in one’s own heart
describe:
Maitreya
2
- Buddha of Love, of 21st Century
- may be a community rather than an individual
How many Dharma doors are there?
3
- “84,000” - we need only one
- each practice (sitting, walking) is one door
- choose the most appropriate door
“I take refuge in the Buddha” =
“The Buddha takes refuge in me”
What did the Buddha say will happen if we look for him in forms and sounds?
- we will never see the Tathagatha
I entrust myself to Earth
?
I entrust myself to Buddha
?
- Earth entrusts herself to me
- Buddha entrusts himself to me
“Going back, taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (1st verse)
…to realise the Great Way in order to give rise to the highest mind (boddhicitta)
“Going back, taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (2nd verse)
…to realise understanding and wisdom as immense as the ocean
“Going back, taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I vow, together with all beings, to…” (3rd verse)
…to help build a sangha without obstacles
3 Refuges Chant (3 recitations)
- greater mindfulness, understanding and love
- embodiment of 3 jewels
- vow to help others understand the way of understanding and love