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I caught the second half of American Public Media's radio program, Speaking of Faith, this morning and thought folks in this community would be interested. The program is called Burma Buddhism and Power and is described as: "A look inside the spiritual culture of Burma, exploring the meaning of monks taking to the streets there in September, the way in which religion and military rule are intertwined, and how Buddhism remains a force in and beyond the current crisis." It features an interview with Ingrid Jordt, "an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, former Buddhist nun, and author of Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement." I found her words about the bravery of the Buddhist monks, as well as her take on the need for compassion in confronting oppression, incredibly powerful and moving. Here's the website, which includes a link to hear the radio program as well as to hear the complete interview with Jordt (they couldn't fit the entire interview into the hour-long show): http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/burma/index.shtmlCross-posted to: buddhistsbuddhists_fyadbuddhists_mzen_buddhistszen_recoveryTags: buddhist monks, burma, myanmar
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this morning during meditation, i was really trying extra hard to concentrate, hold my mantra, etc. don't know if this is why i experienced what i did, but here goes. thoughts started arising, as they do, but this time they weren't thoughts from my life. they were as if from a dream. they were complete thoughts as if they were part of my daily life, but then later on i realized, wait a minute, that didn't make any sense! there were only a few, they were all separate and only about 1 thought long (i.e. i didn't get sucked into a cycle of thinking/daydreaming).
in the school i practice with, there is the idea of 9 consciousnesses (sorry, i'm ignorant as to whether this is a common idea or not). the 8th one is for dreams. is it possible i tapped into that? has anyone experienced this or have thoughts on it? it's not bothering me in the slightest, i just find it fascinating.
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Hi, I’m a Dutch woman, new on LJ and in this community.
Some recent entries in this community immediately felt familiar to me.
I realize however that Buddhists, like Christians or Muslims, don’t form one community.
That shows on LJ, in different communities involving Buddhism. And after once visiting this community I already got the impression, that
< what we have in common >, maybe is not even the core of Buddhism. The overlaps may be even more arbitrary and more detailed than I realized, at first.
People are from different cultures, countries, social standings; have had (or are having- if any -) different levels and sorts of educations, occupations and social relations; have different intellectual intelligence, emotional intelligence, taste, aesthetics, ethics, sensory orientation (auditive, visual, etc.); have different reasons for, methods and goals in occupying themselves in Buddhism, have reached different levels of enlightenment, etc. etc.
--- Luckily having no expectations is a Buddhist exercise? In a haiku- and in a ‘whatiweartoday’-community, I perceived that - due to expectations - there was some understandable, justifiable disappointment in the - say - kind of, in fact < quality of input > they were getting. Well, let’s name it: there may be people who understandably, justifiably, think that they really know what - like a proper haiku and cool clothing - Buddhism is really about, and/or think that they are really practicing Buddhism like it is supposed to be practiced, according to authoritative holy books or Buddha himself, and/or réally consistent and disciplined. And on the other end of the continuum there are persons - like me - who feel drawn to, and inspired by Buddhism, take it seriously, but share sòme ideas and ideals ‘to an extent’ and practice it merely as a guide for conducting oneself.
--- Are they, am I, less worthy, perhaps? Or in the wrong community? I read the guidelines and ‘About Zen/ …’ by butsz/enclear, and that may or may not include me. I understand the concern.
--- On the surface, these persons seem incompatible. But are they? Or can we inspire each other anyway, because we can learn from various people in various ways? I’ll introduce myself by indicating < my connection to Buddhism > :
Tags: commonality, connection, input, intention
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