The Sacred, Buddhist Cantheist, church of otepoti

21/07/2023

https://fb.watch/lVFWc4_V1Y/?mibextid=6aamW6

21/04/2023

https://fb.watch/k28EmX2FcK/?mibextid=6aamW6

06/03/2023

"Geshe Rabten once commented that if you have first developed relative bodhichitta and then gain insight into the empty nature of your self, you will joyfully experience that as if you have found the most precious of all treasures. But if you gain such insight without having first cultivated a selfless attitude of altruism, you will feel as if you have lost the most precious of treasures. You have realized not that you don’t exist at all, but that you don’t exist independently from everyone else and your environment. So if you have been living as if your welfare were separate from those around you, it will come as an unpleasant shock to discover that this self you have been cherishing above all others doesn’t even exist."
~ B. Alan Wallace - Genuine Happiness
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05/01/2023

https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/why-lacan-is-not-a-buddhist-a-belated-reply-to-my-critics/

Over the last decades, critiques of my reading of Buddhism have been abundant. Even those who are otherwise sympathetic to my general approach claim that I miss the point when ... Read More

14/06/2022

Today is Saka Dawa. Saka Dawa celebrates the Buddha’s birth, his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, and his parinirvana (when a buddha passes away).

Saka Dawa is one of the most important days in the Buddhist calendar. It literally means “month of the Saka star” and falls on the full moon of the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar each year. It is a day to remember the Buddha's actions and to focus on being kind to others.

Recommended practices for Saka Dawa include:
- Reciting sutras
- Reciting other prayers, (such as the King of Prayers)
- Reciting mantras such as OṂ MAṆI PADME HŪṂ with bodhichitta
- Meditating on emptiness and dependent arising
- Meditating on bodhichitta
- Practicing tonglen
- Rejoicing
- Liberating animals

(Practices paraphrased from advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche)

08/06/2022

The Eastern rules of life

01/06/2022

Teaching from his holiness the dalai lama. 3pm June 2nd NZ time. 🙏

The Official Website of The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

07/05/2022

Equality of outcome is delusional.
Just because you deserve better , doesn't mean you're entitled to it. But because you can do better, then you should. Head for the top of your mountain but be grateful for the heights you do achieve.