Podcasts about ehipassiko

Sesi diskusi Dhamma bersama para bhikkhu baru di Bogor.

In de benadering van Gerbert Bakx is het boeddhisme op de eerste plaats een levenskunst, een humanisme, een praktische existentiële filosofie die niet gebaseerd is op het geloof in een goddelijke voorziening of een hiernamaals, niet op de klassieke wortel van een beloning in een hypothetische hemel of op de stok van een mogelijk verblijf in de hel, maar op de menselijke vermogens die hier en nu aanwezig zijn. Net zoals de relativiteitstheorie een eenvoudige, compacte en elegante formulering van het fysieke universum is, is het boeddhisme dat voor het mentale universum en het leven van de geest. En net als de relativiteitstheorie van Einstein lijkt het boeddhisme aanvankelijk vreemd en moeilijk omdat de uitspraken van de Boeddha zo radicaal zijn en ingaan tegen het zwaartekrachtveld van onze gewoonten en ons intuïtieve 'weten', met name wat betreft het lijden. Maar net als met de relativiteitstheorie wordt de echte schoonheid en diepte pas duidelijk als men de duidelijke, heldere en indringende formuleringen echt begrepen en geïntegreerd heeft en net zoals de relativiteitstheorie kan men het boeddhisme steeds weer opnieuw bestuderen en altijd weer dieper begrijpen. Mindfulness is geen leer maar is (net als de westerse wetenschap) een methode, met name een contemplatieve onderzoeksmethode van de interne ervaring, die vooral in het Oosten werd ontwikkeld, maar die recenter - onder meer onder invloed van Jon Kabat-Zinn en de onlangs overleden Thich Nhat Hanh - ook door de westerse psychologie en psychotherapie werd ontdekt als een bijzonder interessante methode om tot meer welzijn te komen. Mindfulness komt in wezen neer op het leren beoefenen van de dharma, d.i. de leer van de Boeddha, hoofdzakelijk in de vorm van bewustzijn en meditatie. Bij meditatie moet niet op de eerste plaats aan kussentjes, kaarsjes, wierook of belletjes gedacht worden, maar aan een praktische, filosofische, beschouwende levenswijze en aan het nemen van verantwoordelijkheid voor het eigen welzijn in het leven van elke dag. De bedoeling van meditatie is niet gedachten en emoties te bedwingen of te controleren, maar te beletten door gedachten en emoties gecontroleerd te worden. Het komt neer op het inzicht dat gedachten op de eerste plaats alleen maar gedachten zijn, dat wil zeggen zuiver psychische gebeurtenissen die niet noodzakelijk naar een actuele realiteit verwijzen, en dat emoties in de meeste gevallen reacties op gedachten zijn. Door deze inzichten ontstaat de mogelijkheid gedachten en emoties te creëren die ons groter maken en ons welzijn vergroten. De uiteindelijke bedoeling is in het dagelijkse leven een houding van welwillendheid, sereniteit en welzijn te gaan beoefenen. Ook bij coaching en therapie kan mindfulness een belangrijke rol spelen. Eindelijk komt men ook in het westen tot het inzicht dat de meeste problemen niet verdwijnen of opgelost worden door vechten en strijden. Een houding van ‘peace of mind' en van sereniteit blijkt veel effectiever te zijn.

The reason I called this podcast Rebel Buddhist is becasue it's meant to encourage one's own inquiry into the teachings and to not just accept things on blind faith or without deep inquiry into the teachings; to encourage questioning and for people to have different experiences of that exploration and that it is OK.  It challenges some of the more common concepts that are often accepted without questioning anymore, like: renunciation, eating meat, no intoxicants, avoiding power and wealth…or even what it means that there is no self, and the implications of that as we live in a body on this Earth; and a sense of individual purpose and how that fits in; and is Buddhism actually different than personal growth anyway…and how this all fits into modern industrialized society where we don't live on a dana-based system - at least here in the US . The irony is this isn't really that rebellious considering it's actually the foundation of one of Buddha's main invitations - ehipassiko, which is Pali for “come and see for oneself.” So Buddha himself said to question things for yourself, and to see for yourself, and if you find it isn't true, then you can set it down. I think alternative perspectives are important. For me, ehipassiko was so impactful to hear, especially after decades of being raised in a situation where when I asked questions about my religion, my mother's response was, “don't ask questions like that,” or “because the Bible says so.” That was never enough for me.  So I loved this aspect of Buddhism, and it's also what I loved about the Gelugpa tradition that regularly had lively debates in the monastery courtyards, and that I had the freedom, if I found it to not be true in my own experience, to put it down, and still call myself a Buddhist. Wow - that's faith in the teachings, right? An undefended love of the dhamma. I think this concept of ehipassiko is more important now than ever, in a world where we can intentionally or unintentionally gaslight people into believing that suffering is entirely in their minds and that racism, patriarchy, misogyny, abuse, and capitalism are only mental constructs when they, in fact, exist institutionally and structurally. And that we are all IN it. To rebel is to resist authority, control, or convention. For me, it means to question. To keep ourselves safe from oppression, we must constantly question authority. I love to encourage people to constantly question their own values and beliefs - not just spiritual beliefs - and yes, the way we even perceive the world, and the way others ask us to see it. Deep, meditative inquiry actually allows greater inner freedom to grow, and allows us to discover our own truth. How do we do that? Part of it is living the question. Some questions have to be lived.  Examining our habitual ways of being from a place of curiosity - not judgment - also shapes how we interact with the entire world and how we examine it on a regular basis. It allows our inner wisdom to be heard. And that is what we were meant to listen to. In this Episode we talk about:// WTF it means to “live the question”// Why “seeing for ourselves” is key to prevent, and protecting against, oppression (and gaslighting)// How to balance investigative inquiry and healthy doubt with faith// When doubt isn't useful and unproductive - and essential// How we can use “seeing for ourselves” to not judge others

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On this episode we interview Kashmeera, a freelance journalist and avid social advocate who fights and does her part to make a better tomorrow. She will be sharing us her experience working in the field of social justice along with her advice on how we can do our part for society. Timestamp 00:20 - 1:06 = Kashmeera's background 1:45 - 7:43 = Why was Kashmeera interested in social justice? 7:43 - 10:06 = Kashmeera's life motto of "Ehipassiko" 10:06 - 11:16 = Availability of information 11:16 - 19:20 = What does Kashmeera's social justice work focus on? 19:20 - 24:26 = How R.AGE's "Predator In My Phone" project inspired Kashmeera in her social justice work 24:26 - 35:00 = A social justice cause that impacted Kashmeera the most 35:00 - 50:57 = How does one start getting involved in a social justice cause? 51:09 - 57:32 = Kashmeera's opinion on the need for improvement of social justice initiatives by Malaysian citizens 57:32 - 1:00:02 = Kashmeera's final remarks 1:00:02 - 1:00:16 = Shun's opinion on social justice initiatives by Malaysian citizens

The Buddha's teaching on Ehipassiko or see for yourself what leads to calm and what leads to suffering is as important today as it was 2600 years ago. There is so much chatter and so many talking heads spewing so-called facts that we need a path through the mess. The Buddha's teaching offers a way of discernment and wisdom.Recorded May 16, 2020 in the virtual world

Welkom bij een nieuwe aflevering van de Coach Jan Podcast. Vandaag heb ik Nele Beenaerts te gast. Nele is on a mission: ze wil compassie, zachtheid en vriendelijkheid in de wereld zetten.  Nele is on a mission: ze wil compassie, zachtheid en vriendelijkheid in de wereld zetten. Geven brengt haar enorm veel vreugde. Ze omschrijft zichzelf als een zoeker die – nu ze 50 jaar wordt – in het zoeken naar “de waarheid” enige rust heeft gevonden. Spiritualiteit is voor haar een enorme krachtbron, een manier van leven. In deze podcast praten we over boeddhisme, oa over haar verblijf in plum village en haar grote engagement bij Ehipassiko. Lees alle tips van Nele met bijhorende linkjes (ook die de podcast niet gehaald hebben) op de website: Podcast 29 met Nele Beenaerts

Dhamma = Ehipassiko. Come and see you'll know!

Lezing gegeven in het boeddhistisch centrum Ehipassiko in Antwerpen op 25 oktober 2019

The Buddha invited us to find our own way with the teachings and not believe it just because we hear it or read it. However, this is not just an invitation to do as we please but ask us to ground our investigation in practice, integrity and effort in order to know deeply whether our experience and action will lead towards or away from suffering.Recorded July 13, 2019

Introduction to Buddhism Bits Podcast, where you can tune in for brief, informative episodes on any Buddhist-related topics. Hope I am being useful for anyone who wants a glimpse into Buddhism here. As one famous Buddha's saying goes, "Ehipassiko," come and see, you'll know. Enjoy!

Lezing gegeven op 7 september 2018 in het Boeddhistisch centrum Ehipassiko in Antwerpen.

The historical Buddha's style of teaching was open, inviting personal exploration and investigation (pali sanskrit term, Ehipassiko, meaning "come and see"). Although the encouragement of mindfulness practice is to bear witness to one's own subjective involvement in moment to moment experience, we can often fall into the trap of judging our experience as "right" or "wrong" or "good" or "bad". “Although discerning skillful from unskillful is basic to the Buddha’s teaching, in our Western culture it is a very delicate process. For many people, it is an easy step from recognizing a particular mind state, [mood, or attitude] as being unwholesome to the feeling that you’re a bad person for having it, or that somehow it’s wrong for the mind state to even arise. This pattern of reaction simply leads to more self-judgment, more aversion, and more suffering. It’s not a helpful cycle” - Joseph Goldstein.

Ehipassiko: Come and see for yourself. All of the Buddha's teaching are meantime to be investigated within your own direct experience.

What better way to end a retreat than with Shantideva’s beautiful verses about embracing bodhicitta! The verses cited today are often used for the liturgy when taking the bodhisattva precepts. Shantideva’s verses are not meant as a teaching to an audience, they are more like an invitation for us in the sense of the “Ehipassiko”, the “Come and see” of the Pali canon, and Shantideva invites us into his own mind with them. When you take the Pratimoksha or the Tantric precepts, you need to receive them through a certain lineage. The guru is the channel through which you receive the blessings and the guidance of the Dharmakaya when taking these vows. The Bodhisattva precepts are an exception, you can take them even without a guru being present. The Dharmakaya and therefore the Buddha is present everywhere, and he himself will be your witness. You can then also imagine all sentient beings being present as your witnesses, too, because they are the ones you are going to serve. When we deeply resonate with this extraordinary resolve, we can just take the vows in such a way. Regarding the meditation, as we did for the teachings of Padmasambhava before, we can look through the transparent veil of Alan as the person reading it and it will be Shantideva himself speaking the verses. Guided meditation starts at 17:34 min

What better way to end a retreat than with Shantideva’s beautiful verses about embracing bodhicitta! The verses cited today are often used for the liturgy when taking the bodhisattva precepts. Shantideva’s verses are not meant as a teaching to an audience, they are more like an invitation for us in the sense of the “Ehipassiko”, the “Come and see” of the Pali canon, and Shantideva invites us into his own mind with them. When you take the Pratimoksha or the Tantric precepts, you need to receive them through a certain lineage. The guru is the channel through which you receive the blessings and the guidance of the Dharmakaya when taking these vows. The Bodhisattva precepts are an exception, you can take them even without a guru being present. The Dharmakaya and therefore the Buddha is present everywhere, and he himself will be your witness. You can then also imagine all sentient beings being present as your witnesses, too, because they are the ones you are going to serve. When we deeply resonate with this extraordinary resolve, we can just take the vows in such a way. Regarding the meditation, as we did for the teachings of Padmasambhava before, we can look through the transparent veil of Alan as the person reading it and it will be Shantideva himself speaking the verses. Guided meditation starts at 17:34 min