Donnerstag, 19. November 2009
16 - DALAI LAMA "Mitgefühl und Weisheit" ein Gespräch mit Felizitas von Schönborn
(p. 59) Alle Dinge haben 2 Seiten. So verhält es sich auch mit dem menschlichen Ich. Da ist das egoistische Ich, das sich ständig aufbläht und zum unheilvollen Unruhestifter wird. (...) Dieses Ich verursacht Leid. Dann gibt es das Ich des Willens, das den Menschen sagen lässt "ich kann", "ich muss", "ich will".
Wenn dieses Willenszentrum fehlt, dann kann man sich nicht mit den negativen Seiten wie Zorn, Neid oder Hass auseinandersetzen, sondern wird von ihnen überschwemmt. Unsere Empfindungen und Gefühle reagieren spontan, wir wollen etwas haben oder lehnen es ab. Nur ein stark ausgeprägter Wille kann mit den verschiedenen Gefühlen fertig werden.
(p. 61) MAHAKARUNA ist ein Mitgefühl, aber kein Mitleid (...) Wenn man jemanden bemitleidet, kann es leicht dazu kommen, dass man auf sein Leben und sein Schicksal herunterblickt. Das wollen wir auf keinen Fall. Die liebende Hinwendung in buddhistischer Sicht besagt, dass man den anderen wirklich ernst nimmt.
Die Liebe muss auch unbefangen sein und darf nicht bei der Sympathie, die man für Freunde oder die eigene Familie empfindet, haltmachen. Sie schließt auch die Gegner mit ein.
Echte Liebe hängt nicht von einer besonderen Beziehung ab, sie braucht keine persönliche Bindung. Daher muss man lernen, die Gefühle der Neigung oder Verliebtheit nicht mit wirklicher Liebe zu verwechseln. Nur zu oft schwinden mit der persönlichen Zuneigung auch die Freundlichkeit zum Mitmenschen. Man ist dann nur nett zu jemandem, solange er einem gefällt.
Mahakaruna, die große liebende Zuwendung zu allen Wesen ist für den Mahayana-Buddhismus eine Grundhaltung. Sie ist für uns das Kostbarste. Wir sagen, dass sie bestehen bleiben wird, solange es leidende Wesen gibt.
(p.85) Wir alle tragen die gleiche Sehnsucht nach Glück, nach Liebe in uns. Wir alle wollen das Leiden vermindern. Wir alle wissen, wie wichtig ein gutes Herz ist. Ein Herz voller Güte, Erbarmen und Liebe, aus dem Hoffnung und innerer Friede strömen.
(p. 89) Im Buddhismus bemüht man sich vor allem um die Transformation des Einzelnen. Das heißt aber nicht, dass ein neuer Mensch entsteht. Unsere guten Eigenschaften sollen immer mehr und unsere schlechten dadurch immer weniger werden.
(p. 90) Ich nenne das einen "weisen Egoismus". Denn mit einer positiven und verantwortungsvollen Einstellung zu sich selbst nützt man ja auch den anderen. Wenn man so denkt , dann besteht zwischen dem Eigeninteresse und dem Gemeininteresse gar kein Gegensatz.
(p.117) Es ist naiv, alles zu glauben, ohn sich eine eigene Meinung zu nilden.Jeder trägt die Verantwortung für sein eigenes Leben und kann sie nicht an eine Gruppe abgeben.
(p 121) "Ändere dein Bewußtsein, aber lasse dein Äußeres so, wie es ist."
Samstag, 7. November 2009
15 -
anciãos. Mas, após observação e análise quando encontrares algo que vai de acordo com a razão e conduz à felicidade e benefício de um só ser e de todos os outros, então aceita e vive-o”
(Kalama Sutta - Buda Shakyamuni).
Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2009
Freitag, 9. Oktober 2009
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Sortie du film Milarépa, la voie du Bonheur
Le mercredi 7 octobre, devant le cinéma Publicis des Champs-Elysées, des passants ont pu découvrir des chants et musiques tibétaines par des prestations de Tsering Wangdu.
A 20h les portes s’ouvrent. La salle se remplit en clin d’oeil.
Loten Namling est venu spécialement de Berne pour l’occasion pour un voyage sonore au coeur de l’Himalaya. Par des chants et musiques tibétains, ce périple nous emmène dans des poèmes écrits par le si célèbre 6ème Dalaï-Lama, au chant de Milarépa ...
Pour le clou de cette introduction, le grand Lama Sogyal Rinpoché a ensuite rejoint la salle pour une présentation de la vie de Milarépa, et de ce film qu’il tient absolument à soutenir.
Pour ce 3ème film bouthanais, le réalisateur a effectivement créé un film authentique, autant sur le point de vue de l’histoire que sur le point de vue de la réalisation.
Des décors réels filmés au coeur de l’Himalaya, des moines pour acteurs ... rien de plus véritable que cette reconstitution de la vie de Milarépa.
Seul petit hic, ce film est la première partie. Nous aimerions tellement voir au plus vite la fin de l’histoire.
Alors un conseil, allez vite découvrir cette petite merveille :
Donnerstag, 8. Oktober 2009
12 -
angeblich von Einstein
Samstag, 3. Oktober 2009
11 - Is Meditation Enough?
Is Meditation Enough?
We all have preconceptions, we all have points of view. Not only do we have ideas, but we have opinions and countless judgments, especially about other people. We may hope to free ourselves from such a tangle, but usually what we find is that we just exchange one set of preconceptions for another.
The practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation does not take place in a vacuum. It happens within a certain context and point of view. In the Buddhist tradition, meditation is often presented in the context of view, meditation, and action. Each of these three is essential, as a system of checks and balances.
If we do not understand the view, the practice of meditation can be more of a trap than means of freeing ourselves from deception. Without an understanding of nontheism and the motivation to benefit others, meditation practice can degenerate into self-absorption and escapism. Rather than loosening our ego-clinging, it could further perpetuate our ignorance and grasping. Rather than connecting us to our world, it could draw us away from it. Meditation practice could even be a tool of aggression, a way of clearing the mind before going out to commit our next murder. Meditation in and of itself is no magical cure-all. Proper understanding and proper motivation are important. The view informs the practice.
Likewise, meditation balances view. Meditation practice is a way of loosening our solidity. Without practice, even the most inspired view can become rigid ideology. The practice of meditation brings out the futility and limitations of holding any rigid view. We see the nature of our attachment to particular viewpoints, and the simplicity of letting such views dissolve. The irony is that the proper motivation and view are essential, and at the same time, it is also essential not to grasp any view.
Action, the third component, is a balance to both view and meditation. Meditation does not matter that much if it has no effect on the rest of our life. Likewise, we could be filled with empty words that do not lead to any change whatsoever in our life or our relationship with others. We need to act on our understanding and our awareness.
Action, like view and meditation, does not stand alone. Action without clarity of view is blundering and apt to cause more harm than good. And action without meditation tends to be speedy and complex, rather than spaciousness and simple. But if these three factors are in balance, clarity of view and meditative awareness permeate all our activities.
In the Buddhist path we are bringing together our actions, our view, and our practice. It is a balance of awareness, insight, and action, working harmoniously together. In that way our energy is no longer divided or scattered, but we are fully present in whatever we do. That is what it means to be a genuine human being.
In Buddhism, the point is not simply to be accomplished meditators but to change our whole approach to life. Meditation is not merely a useful technique or mental gymnastic, but part of a balanced system designed to change they way we go about things at the most fundamental level. In this context, it is a way of exposing and uprooting the core problems of grasping and ego-clinging that separate us from one another and cause endless pain.
There are many varieties of meditation and many different contexts in which it occurs. Even within the Buddhist tradition, there are many varieties of meditation and many differences of opinion as to what meditation is all about. Yet, wherever it turns up, it is colored by one set of preconceptions or another. Nowadays, people pluck techniques such as meditation from their traditional contexts, mix and match practices from very different traditions, and apply them in new settings. Meditation practice is increasingly presented in a secular way, free of religious trappings. In the United States, this tends to place it in the general category of self-help techniques. As a result, meditation has been de-mystified for many people, who see it as one aspect of a healthy lifestyle, like working out or eating healthy food.
Meditation is used as therapy, to calm people down, as healing (to lower blood pressure, for instance, or deal with pain), and even as a way to get ahead in business, or win at sports. It is gradually becoming part of the mainstream. This is not unlike what has happened to the practice of yoga, once viewed as a sophisticated system of spiritual training, and now offered regularly. The technique may be there, but there is no heart. There is a danger that the practice of meditation could be similarly reduced. The very technique designed to undermine the power of ego-fixation could become another feather in our ego-cap.
Judy Lief is a senior student of Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, who authorized her as a teacher in the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. She is the series editor of the Dharma Ocean Series of Shambhala Publications, and the Executive Editor of Vajradhatu Publications in Halifax.
[Image: Robert Beer from Tibetan Thangka Painting: Methods and Madness by David and Janice Jackson, courtesy of Snow Lion Publications]
Freitag, 28. August 2009
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Mittwoch, 29. Juli 2009
9 - ERDE !
"Die Wirklichkeit ist nicht gut, aber sie ist doch das Beste, was wir haben. Orientieren wir uns an ihr, dann ist Zweifel daran angebracht, dass wir in den Sternen lesen können oder dass uns Hexen einen Liebeszauber brauen werden. Umgekehrt müssen wir uns auch nicht fürchten, ins Bodenlose zu fallen: wir bleiben auf dem Boden, und er ist so hart oder weich, so fruchtbar oder karg, wie wir ihn durch unsere eigene Arbeit gemacht haben."
"Dranbleiben - die gelassene Art Ziele zu erreichen "
Herder: 2002
Sonntag, 28. Juni 2009
8- OFFICE FOREVER !!
Montag, 15. Juni 2009
7 - Reisen "a la Buddha" oder "a la Maier"
Man sollte versuchen, die Dinge ohne vorgefasste Meinung zu betrachten und sie einfach auf sich wirken lassen, meint der Buddhismus.
Auch hier gibt´s doch sicher einen goldenen Mittelweg. Obwohl der ja auch wiederum von Buddha und nicht von Maier propagiert wird :))
Im Zweifelsfall kann man wohl auf Saint Exupéry zurückgreifen "On ne voit bien qu´avec le coeur" Das passt in jedem Fall, egal auf wessen Spuren man sich wo auch immer in der Welt herumtreibt.
Donnerstag, 4. Juni 2009
6 - DHARMA - ART - Kunst als Meditationspraxis
"Man wird kein besserer Mensch und es rettet einen niemand, aber
DARE TO BE EXCELENT"
Herb ELSKY

Malcolm X "The smile you send out comes back to you"

"Die Sprache ist der Berührungspunkt zwischen geistiger und materieller Welt. Wer seine Stimme befreit, befreit seinen Geist ?"
Freitag, 29. Mai 2009
5 - "Triffst Du den Buddha auf dem Weg, dann töte ihn"
Pema Chödrön
Freitag, 22. Mai 2009
Sonntag, 17. Mai 2009
3 - BASICS
A meditação consiste na prática de focar a atenção, freqüentemente formalizada em uma rotina específica.
Há dados históricos comprovando que a meditação é tão antiga quanto a humanidade. Não sendo exatamente originária de um povo ou região, desenvolveu-se em várias culturas diferentes e recebeu vários nomes.
Apesar da associação entre as questões tradicionalmente relacionadas à espiritualidade e essa prática, a meditação pode também ser praticada como um instrumento para o desenvolvimento pessoal em um contexto não religioso.
A meditação consiste de práticas diárias envolvendo essencialmente concentração da atenção. Sua prática regular proporciona vários benefícios e aperfeiçoamentos práticos, como :
- descanso físico, mental e emocional
- aumento da capacidade de concentração
- maior auto-liderança
- maior liberdade de escolha
- senso de identidade mais livre e mais rico em possibilidades.
A meditação reduz a ansiedade, torna a respiração equilibrada e profunda e melhora a oxigenação e a freqüência cardíaca. Seu reflexo no sono é um repouso mais tranqüilo, sem interrupções.
Meditação na Prática
É fácil se observar que nossas mentes encontram-se continuamente pensando no passado (memórias) e no futuro (expectativas). Com a devida atenção, é possível diminuir a velocidade dos pensamentos, para se observar um silêncio mental em que o momento presente é vivenciado. Através da meditação, é possível separar os pensamentos da parte de nossa consciência que realiza a percepção.
Contexto
Chakras, centros de energia cultivados na meditação segundo a tradição Tantra. A divulgação das práticas de meditação no mundo contemporâneo recebeu uma grande contribuição das técnicas milenares preservadas pelas diversas culturas tradicionais do oriente.
Meditação Budista
Meditação Budista, meditação usada na prática budista, “inclui qualquer método de meditação que tenha como meta última a Iluminação (Bodhi)” (Kamalashila 1996). A palavra mais próxima de meditação nas linguagens clássicas do Budismo é bhavana ou “desenvolvimento mental”
Samstag, 16. Mai 2009
1 - BASICS
Happiness Without a Fix,
April 20, 2009
When our search for what gives us pleasure becomes a strong pattern in our lives, we find that we are obliged to move repeatedly towards the same things—certain types of people, places, situations, sights, sounds, smells, and so on. We have accumulated impressions from the past, and when we encounter a similar impression in the present, we feel attracted towards the object that is the source of it. It is almost as though we need a kind of “fix.” If we do not get it from time to time, we feel inner dissatisfaction.
We have all experienced a response of warmth and affection deep within ourselves when someone or something really touches us. Based on such experiences, we come to believe that the only way we can access such feelings is through these objects, and so we try to intensify and solidify our relationship to them. When there is need, dependency is already forming. We begin to rely on that person, situation or item in order to get in touch with this pleasurable feeling. Pleasure easily becomes pain through this dependency, whether it’s in the form of a cigarette, making love or the need for approval.
Although our feeling of pleasure may have arisen out of contact with an external object, we must ask ourselves whether that object is necessary in order to feel happy. There can be a deepening happiness when there is less dependence on external factors. Meditation has an important part to play. As our meditation deepens and we discover inner contentment, we reduce our reliance on external factors significantly. Reducing such dependency takes pressure off our mind. It creates an opportunity for natural warmth and contact with the world. We experience a spacious quality in our relationships.
We remain alert to the circles we move in. We offer and receive affection and we remain mindful. Meditation creates the space within that enables us to understand the dynamics of our interactions with others. Through inner peace, we establish a clear connection with the people we meet….
The pursuit of the pleasant should never be a priority in life. If we spend our life constantly going for what we like, we find ourselves trapped in the cycle of satisfaction/dissatisfaction. We need to explore our infatuation with the pursuit of pleasure, the consequence of making this our priority, and how to release ourselves from it. We pay a price for the constant demands we place on others and the environment as we try to secure whatever we want for ourselves.
We can know a natural happiness and joy in daily life that has nothing to do with money, goods, or getting attention from others.
–Christopher Titmuss, from An Awakened Life (Shambhala Publications)