Class 12 ; Chapters 14 Dharma. A presentation by Barry Cunningham and John Baker. Recorded Nov. Class 13 ; not part of class Buddhist Refuge Ceremony. See also Three versions of Prostrations video. Class 14 : Chapter Recorded Dec. Class 15; Chapter Class 16; Chapter 20 Class 17; Chapter Class 18 : Chapter 25 - Taught by Barry Cunningham and John Baker. Recorded January 12, Presented by John Baker. Recorded Feb. This class covered the abhidharma categories of the five skandhas, eight consciousnesses, 12 ayatanas, 18 dhatus, and their relevance for our progress on the path.
Recorded Tuesday, February 23, Class 25 : Chapter Class 26 : Chapter Recorded March, 16, But in reality, they are vital. They are the basic structure of any Buddhist practice. The six perfections, and the four means of drawing students to the Dharma, are advanced and are in addition to these thirty-seven aspects, not substitutes for them.
Source : Tsering, Geshe Tashi. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, Steps Toward Awakening I have been drawn to the way in which Buddhism presents thirty-seven aspects of enlightenment, divided into seven groups. Four Foundations of Mindfulness The four bases of mindfulness are contemplation of the physical body kaya , feeling vedana , the mind or thoughts citta , and mental objects or qualities Dharmas.
Four Right Efforts The four right efforts are: first, exertion for unskillful mental states not to arise preventing bad or unwholesome mental states from arising ; second, exertion for the abandoning of unskillful mental states abandoning unwholesome mental states that have arisen ; third, exertion for the arising of skillful mental states effort to develop wholesome mental states that have not yet arisen ; and fourth, exertion for the sustaining of skillful mental states effort to maintain or guard wholesome mental states that have arisen.
Four Bases of Power The Buddha taught how to develop strength of mind or fortitude — a mind with the ability for concentration. Five Spiritual Faculties Spiritual progress depends on developing five virtues — faith, vigour, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. Five Powers The same five virtues are called strengths or powers bala. Seven Factors of Enlightenment The seven factors leading to enlightenment are: first, mindfulness remembering the Dhamma ; second, investigation of the Dhamma ; third, energy; fourth, joy or rapture; fifth, tranquillity or relaxation of both body and mind ; sixth, concentration a calm, one-pointed state of concentration of mind ; and seventh, equanimity being able to face all the vicissitudes of life with calm of mind and tranquillity, with dispassion and detachment.
An analysis of them by Buddhaghosa author of the Visuddhimagga showed that there are five recurring concepts running through the 37 aspects: faith, confidence saddha; 2 times , concentration, tranquillity samadhi; 4 times , wisdom panna; 5 times , mindfulness sati; 8 times , and energy viriya; 9 times 3 The Buddha mentions the seven sets as a group many times when he is summarizing his main teachings — they encompass the entire path of Buddhist practice.
Sources : 1 Tsering, Geshe Tashi. The thirty-seven aspects of the Path to Enlightenment are: Four mindfulnesses Four complete abandonments Four factors of miraculous powers Five faculties Five powers Seven branches of the path to enlightenment The noble eightfold path In some Buddhist traditions, it may seem on the surface that these practices are not essential, as they may not be emphasized in the particular tradition.
Buddhism can thus be considered a universal religion in that it is not specifically tied to a particular people or land. The Vajrayana tradition of the greater Himalayas, a subset of Mahayana, is large enough that it is sometimes recognized as a third major stream. While these streams are distinct, they are not entirely separate and have continually interacted in Asia. Confidence and conviction in the validity of the Path will then emerge — rather than from a simple belief in the teachings.
Initially, one will not have had direct, personal evidence. However, one sees that these teachings have been of value to others — and so one can cautiously proceed on the likelihood that they will be of benefit to oneself as well. As a Western lay Buddhist, I have created this website in my appreciation for the Dhamma Pali term and a vision of a way of life inspired by the universal Four Noble Truths. All articles and any charts may be freely downloaded either in PDF format or as a Microsoft Word document , as well as photos which I have taken, unless credited otherwise.
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