The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Knowledge
Last Saturday, on Oct 12, 2019, we studied the tenth of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Jñāna (Knowledge). To learn more about the very last Paramita, we shared…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Power / Strength
Last Saturday, on Oct 05, 2019, we studied the ninth of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Bala (Spiritual Power / Strength). We first read an excerpts from the…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Vow / Aspiration
Last Saturday, on Sept. 14, 2019, we studied the eighth of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Praṇidhāna (Vow / Aspiration). After a brief intro. on the vows of…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Skillful Means
Last Saturday, on September 7, 2019, we studied the seventh of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism — Upāya (Skillful Means / Expedient Means). We first defined Upāya. Then we…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Wisdom (Part 2)
Last Saturday, on August 10, 2019, we dived deeper into our study for The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Prajñā (Wisdom / Insight). We first read a few excerpts…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Wisdom (Part 1)
Last Saturday, on August 3, 2019, we studied The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Prajñā (Wisdom / Insight). Following meditation, we started Dharma learning session with a quick overview…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Meditative Absorption
Last Saturday, on July 13, 2019, we studied The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Dhyāna (Meditative Absorption / Stability of the Mind). Following meditation, we started Dharma learning session…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Energy/Diligence (Part 2)
Last Saturday, on July 6, 2019, we continued our study in The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Vīrya (Energy / Enthusiasm). Following meditation, we first shared observations from last month's…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Energy/Diligence (Part 1)
Last Saturday, on June 08, 2019, we studied the fourth of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Vīrya (Energy / Diligence / Effort / Exertion). We started our Dharma…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Patience/Forbearance (part 2)
Last Saturday, on June 1, 2019, we returned to the third of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Kshanti (Patience / Forbearance). Following the wonderful talk on Patience by…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Patience (with Rev. Nancy Easton)
On May 11, 2019, we welcomed our very first guest teacher, Rev. Eishin Nancy Easton! Rev. Easton joined us in group meditation and gave a Dharma talk on the third of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Kshanti / Kṣānti (Patience). Rev. Easton came early and practiced moving and sitting meditation with us. Afterward, she gave a wonderful Dharma talk on "The Patience Paramita". She then led us into a dynamic group discussion to explore the practice of Patience in daily life and answered many of our questions on the topic.
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Ethics/Morality
Last Saturday, on May 4, 2019, we studied the second of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Śīla (Ethics/Morality). We first read the article "The Buddhist Precepts" to get…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Generosity (Part 2)
Last Saturday, on April 13, 2019, we continued our study in the first of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Dāna (Generosity). We read the article "Joyful Receiving" and…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Generosity (Part 1)
Last Saturday, on April 6, 2019, we began learning more about the first of The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism -- Dāna (Generosity). We briefly discussed the "Three Kinds of Gifts"…
The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : What is a Bodhisattva?
Last Saturday, on March 9, 2019, we continued our introduction to The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism with a focus on the question “What is Bodhisattva?”. We explored the meaning of…
The Ten (6 + 4) Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism : Introduction
Last Saturday, on March 2, 2019, we kicked off our 2019 Dharma Learning topic -- The Ten Paramitas of Mahayana Buddhism. We shared a print out of Barbara O'Brien's article:…