THEO 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Immaculate Conception, Noble Eightfold Path, Selfishness
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Buddhism: sanskrit root- to wake/know : religion begins with man who woke up /became conscious of world around him. Integration between mind and emotion marks the way of the buddha. Eight-fold path: right knowledge, bright aspirations (deciding what we want, right speech (speaking with truth, right behavior (don"t kill, lie, etc. , right livelihood, right effect, right mindfulness, right absorption (being involved in practice) Start fresh, complete innocence of 1st question: what am i? . The 1st question is an example of the level of inquiry required throughout. Nirvana: entering into a boundless existence without death. Annica: notion of impermanence; life flows, it"s not static. Zen buddhism practice; beginner"s mind is habit-free, ready to accept and doubt good/bad, time/space. Zen derives from term zazen , which means to sit . Good and bad are only in the mind; in realm of pure religion, there is no sense of.
