Zen Buddhism

According to The Buddha, we all are "buddha-nature." We are not separate selves apart from the rest of the world. Buddha-nature is Emptiness. In effect, this means that all individuals, whether human or not, are empty of separate substrata. Although the forms of different individuals are different, their essence is the same. If so, it follows that Buddha-nature is One in every individual. Ultimately, therefore, there is a deep identity between oneself and all other beings. Since nature is all beings, to live in harmony with nature is, ultimately, to live in harmony with oneself.

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There are many benefits from Buddhism. The most important benefit of Buddhism is the release from the cycle of death and rebirth. Short term benefits are greater relaxation and appreciation for nature.

A Koan is a question askd bt a Zen master. It has no logical or right answer but is a test to see if the student can intuit the answer without recourse to the intellect. Some students refer to abook of "answered" koans and parrot the response with all the reasons. This is not the way or the pupose. A example - What is the sound of one hand clapping?

It depends on where you are and what commitment you want to make. If you are near a Buddhist monastery or Sangha (a gather of Buddhists) where they give teachings you can go there as a lay person and study with them. Or if a traveling spiritual teaching is giving a teaching near by (like the Dalia Lama, etc) you could attend that. You could also deicied to become a monk and join a monestary and receive teachings daily. Lastly you could purchase books and audio tapes and received the teachings in that manner.

Lastly to study Buddhism is the first step. To practice is the hard, but rewarding part.

A "cause" is something that makes something change.

An "effect" is something that changes.

A "relationship" is a link.

So a cause-effect relationship is a link between an event at some earlier time and something that changes as a result of that earlier event.

When Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, a series of events unfolded that led to the First World War. You could say that Princip's action was the cause of the deaths of millions of people and the collapse of 4 empires - and even the Second World war and the deaths of millions more innocent people. Had he been able to foresee the cause-effect relationship one might hope that he would not have carried through his murderous action.

Meditation. "Zen Buddhism" in English means meditation Buddhism. So what, then, is meditation? No, not that. And not that. And not that either. Just sit. Let no place to go find you. Let not higher or lower find you. Let no merit find you. Let your own compassion find you. Don't listen to anyone who suggests what your thoughts should or should not be. No one has ever been where you are. Don't want to change. Don't want to stay the same. Simply discover, day by day, your own truth. As you go on, your heart will open. First to the world. Then to yourself. Or first to yousefl and then to the world. Or to both simultaneously. Your journey is impossible for me or anyone else to know. Just trust that you are where your journey has taken you. Find compassion and unconditional love for that being there -- yourself. Without creating merit that needs the acknowledgement of someone else. The journey is not to become someone else you can love, but to experience love for the very being of your own human experiences. The primary practice of Zen Buddhism is human compassion. The primary source for human compassion is to know the self. The primary way to know the self is to meditate. With love and kindness.

Buddha never bothered about God. In fact Buddhism is an atheistic religion like Jainism. Later the followers of Buddha made him a God. Only after Mahayana Buddhism came he was made God. In Hinayana Buddhism Buddha was not a God.

There is reference, though, in Buddhist text, to the "First Cause." Since God is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein, then God is the First Cause.

It is believed to keepp spirits away
The flag of Japan, known in Japanese as "Nisshōki", (Japanese for "sun flag"), and as Hinomaru (Japanese for "sun circle") was adopted officially on August 13, 1999, having been in use since 1870. The red disc in the centre of the flag represents the sun.

Maybe one interesting thing about the Japanese and religion is the way not one particular religion is taken seriously, many Japanese worship more than one religion depending on the ceremony or circumstances.

The 3 marks of conditioned existence (reality) are;

Anatta; not-self, that there is no such thing as a permanent self or soul, in that we are constantly changing and evolving

Anicca; all things and experiences are inconstant, unsteady and impermanent, everything is in constant flux. Things are constantly coming into being and ceasing to be. Nothing lasts.

Dukkha; suffering as a fundamental and unavoidable aspect of existence, which stems from clinging to impermanent things, craving pleasure, and wishing to avoid pain.

Zen training in the instantaneous appreciation of a situation and the concurrent and equally instantaneous initiation of a response is the essence of the warrior skills. As a backup to this skill set the philosophy that actions are neither good or bad, but that they just "are" removed the expectation of remorse.

Zen Judo is a style of the martial art of Judo based on the book "Zen Judo: A Way of Life" by Brian N. Bagot, 1989. Zen Judo differs from other Judo schools in its emphasis on promotion by perfection of the throwing techniques versus winning in tournament competitions.

Some Buddhists believe that actions in previous lives are reflected in a persons present condition (you are ugly because you were mean in your last life). Reviewing lists of these cause and effect links you may note that a lot of the worst for you examples come back to "Did not provide food and comfort to the monks in a previous life".

Many Buddhist feel that a virtuous life leads to rewards in the next life. The is a more textual based opinion that your next incarnation is based on how you lead this life, your thoughts as you die, and (disturbingly) a wild card that might doom you to a life of nastiness for no reason at all.There is no "You decide" option.

Cause and effect cancels out if you become sufficiently enlightened to enter Nirvana. Depending on your branch of Buddhism you may see this as good and go for it, or opt to return as a Buddha to drag the rest of humanity up.

Buddhism does not have a specific holy building like other religions. However, temples and stupas are important places of worship and pilgrimage for Buddhists. The Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, India, where it is believed that Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, is also considered a sacred site in Buddhism.

There is no indication that he was killed. I believe your question might have been influenced by the film 7am Arivu. It is simply a fictionalization of the monk's life. Chinese records simply state that he died. Given that he was supposed to be 150 years old (surely an embellishment), he probably died of old age.

The earliest eight of the stupas were built around 483 BCE as reliquaries for Buddha's remains, which were themselves divided into eight parts. ( Page 232 of Hum 111 Strayer University)

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