- http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/
- I have a copy of the Dalai Lama's book Ethics for the New Millennium if anyone wants to read it.
- Here are some Vimeo & YouTube links
- Dalai Lama recent interview/Q&A at http://www.dalailama.com/webcasts
- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4018343704501897813
- http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Thich-Nhat-Hanh-on-Compassionate-Listening-Video (yes, I am pulling again from Oprah for philosophy, particularly Buddhism)
- Buddhism in Cincinnati: http://www.cincinnatidharma.org/
- Death & dying in Buddhism: http://www.amitabhahospice.org/public/spiritual_support/teachin1.php
Monday, October 1, 2012
Buddhism
What questions do you still have about Buddhism? Here are some more resources:
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Just a thought...
ReplyDeleteCould Buddhism be considered more of a psychology than a religion?
Interesting ... ritualized psychological practices in which you train your perception of the world to achieve holistic understanding? I like that idea... from a psychology side. :)
DeleteYeah this is a pretty interesting concept I like the idea.
DeleteFYI - If anyone is interested, on November 18 and 19 there will be Buddhist monks performing a healing service in Cincinnati. I don't have the pamphlet in front of me, but will bring it to class on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteFrom Brandon
ReplyDeleteI was just doodling around since i was unfamiliar with this religion and found this:
Buddhist conceptions and practices that deal with emotional life make three very distinct contributions to psychology. Con- ceptually, they raise issues that have been ignored by many psychologists, calling on the field to make more finely nuanced distinctions in thinking about emotional experience. Methodo- logically, they offer practices that could help individuals report on their own internal experiences, and such practices might thereby provide crucial data that is much more detailed and comprehensive than that gathered by the techniques psychol- ogists now use to study subjective emotional experience. Fi- nally, Buddhist practices themselves offer a therapy, not just for the disturbed, but for all who seek to improve the quality of their lives. We hope what we have reported will serve to spark the interest of psychologists to learn more about this tradition.
http://www.alanwallace.org/wellbeing.pdf
So much vagueness...I hate vagueness. I could see the appeal to Buddhism as a lifestyle and I can still respect those who practice it as a religion. But obscurity is a huge turn off for me when dating world religions.
ReplyDeleteComparing the two types of Buddhism, the Mahayana Buddhism is much more practical to me than the Theravada Buddhism. As a Catholic I have always thought that it is possible to reach heaven in this life time, if one deserves it. I don not like that only Monks who seriously study the religion can reach Nirvana. Nirvana is understood differentely in Mahayana, where Nirvana is open to all and involves an all embrassing compassion. Which type of Buddism seems most practical to you?
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