action and ethics

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also jednání a etika CZ

action

48 keywords · in 54 texts

right and wrong in action action in the present moment value of action philosophy of action making the universe real stepping off a hundred-foot pole action and surroundings action as basis of life

aim

42 keywords · in 49 texts

zazen without intention giving up trying to be better zazen is good for nothing goal as only an idea effort for the sake of effort not trying to become a Buddha watching where we put our feet activity for its own sake

effort

40 keywords · in 34 texts

difficulties in zazen effort for the sake of effort cleaning the windows effort without worrying about results Himalayan expedition momentary continuance of effort participating in the world wholehearted effort

thinking and acting

36 keywords · in 34 texts

three-year-old and eighty-year-old separation of thinking and doing covering up action with thoughts difference between thinking and doing disappointed expectations gap between knowing and doing Kiso Chijo and the snake acting before thinking in an emergency

right and wrong

29 keywords · in 43 texts

right and wrong in action abstract and real right and wrong good and evil not separated acting in a balanced way not doing wrong morality grounded in reality three-year-old and eighty-year-old middle way and compromise

cause and effect

26 keywords · in 20 texts

flower and time producing each other gap between cause and effect gap between moments Abhidharma theory of conditions action unrelated to causes and circumstances belief in process cause and effect in a flash cause and effect in one instant

precepts

26 keywords · in 16 texts

not doing wrong precepts as guidelines precepts as habit, not goal Shoaku Makusa sixteen precepts 250 rules for monks acting right rather than keeping precepts breaking the precepts without blame

freedom

24 keywords · in 20 texts

freedom in the present moment freedom in prison both bound and free freedom in present action being dependent and independent at once fear of freedom free butterfly at the Mass freedom as a feeling of space

complete action

23 keywords · in 31 texts

rock climbing mind empty covering up action with thoughts activity for its own sake being in the zone viewpoint of action a state we already have being in the flow

intention

19 keywords · in 30 texts

zazen without intention not trying to become a Buddha Bodhidharma's unplanned coming to China cow coming up and mooing enlightenment as the aim of zazen action from our state, not intention balanced action without strong intention being in the present as action

sport

18 keywords · in 29 texts

rock climbing tennis players returning to the present zazen as the simplest sport from mountaineering to zazen Himalayan expedition sport as acting sport as antidote to intellectualism athlete throwing away the body

compassion

16 keywords · in 11 texts

selfishness and selflessness aigo, loving words animals caring for their young balance instead of compassion being kind to oneself compassion as a human invention compassion rarely mentioned in the Shobogenzo cultivating loving-kindness

judgement

11 keywords · in 11 texts

comparing zazen breaking the precepts without blame criminal and judge inside us evaluation strengthening belief judgement as background music judging soldiers before they finish acting mistakes as the product of effort not comparing yourself to others

sincerity

7 keywords · in 9 texts

not deceived by others acting sincerely honesty and lying to oneself sincere attitude of asking sincere question for a teacher studying Buddhism for impure reasons the king has no clothes

mistakes

4 keywords · in 6 texts

mistakes leading to the truth mistakes as the product of effort regret and acting now regret as energy supporting effort