acceptance

• to accept this world as it is, the fundamental basis of Buddhist thought

  Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika January 1996 — Gudo Wafu Nishijima

Texts

1. Sadness Is a Change in Balance ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   So the point is that we don't need to get rid of something inside us called unhappiness

   not getting rid of unhappiness · practising with stupid thoughts
2. Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika ●●● January 1996 — Gudo Wafu Nishijima

   to accept this world as it is, the fundamental basis of Buddhist thought

   accepting this world as it is
3. Uji 4: Coming into the Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

   it's not a question of getting rid of things, but just leaving things as they are

   leaving things as they are
4. Prajñā: Deciding Before Thinking ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

   We can't reverse cause and effect. But if we affirm what we do, it's very helpful.

   affirming what we do
5. Not Making Practice Special ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

   So to affirm what you're doing is helpful. I mean, there's no point in criticising: Oh, I did that wrong.

   affirming what we do
6. Why We Practice Zazen ●●● August 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijima

   We can accept the contradictory situations without any emotional disturbance.

   accepting contradiction without emotional disturbance
7. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   beautiful flowers die, and weeds grow though we don't want them to — this is the fact of our life

   flowers fall and weeds flourish
8. Koan Stories and Being Here and Now ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

   And if we face what we are in now, we can step forward

   facing our situation
9. Kodo Sawaki and Concrete Teaching ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   So there's a man in his time. So everybody is in their time.

   everybody is in their time
10. Zazen Is Not Meditation ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    to love ourselves doesn't mean to be kind to ourselves or to think we're great. It means to accept who we are

    loving ourselves as acceptance
11. Genjō-kōan ●●● Shobogenzo

    flowers, while loved, fall; and weeds while hated, flourish

    flowers fall and weeds flourish
12. Bussho 1: Fully Manifesting Existence ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    when a clear mind comes I let my mind be clear, when a cloudy mind comes I let my mind be cloudy

    Hotei's clear and cloudy mind
13. Bussho 1: Names and Reality ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    often the things that we think are burdens are actually gifts

    burdens as gifts
14. Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    giving a cow or a horse a large field, you know, as an analogy in terms of control

    giving a cow a large field
15. The Buddhist View of Living Itself ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    there's just too much suffering in the world. And he replied, No, there's just the right amount of suffering.

    just the right amount of suffering
16. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    Christianity said, We are born in sin. And we climb towards heaven. But Buddhism says we're born normal.

    born normal, not in sin
17. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    So I have to accept myself. We have to accept that. Yeah. So we have to accept what we're like.

    accepting what we are like

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