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Summary
In these texts, real belief is not only intellectual but also a kind of physical belief, and it has the power to direct our actions. Buddhism here says to believe in reality, not in something spiritual or material; this belief differs from religious belief and forms over the years.
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Real belief has the power to direct our actions so when we believe in something we can direct our actions from the belief
Bussho 5: Our Fundamental Nature Winter 2005 — Bussho
The most important texts
- Bussho 5: Our Fundamental Nature ●●● Winter 2005 — Busshoassertion that cannot be proven · belief that directs our actions · fundamental belief in humanity · modern loss of belief · power to assert belief · resonance
Real belief has the power to direct our actions so when we believe in something we can direct our actions from the belief
- Karma, Cause and Effect ●●● July 2009 — Brnobelief and experience · belief in process · evaluation strengthening belief · quietly insisting on belief
what we take as cause and effect is a kind of belief in process
Other texts
- Why We Practice Zazen ●●● August 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijimabelieving in reality
By believing in reality, we can solve the contradictory situation between spiritual religion and science
- Shoaku Makusa 4: Doing Right Without a Doer ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusaconvincing ourselves of simple things
we have to convince ourselves about the very simple things
- One Real Teacher and Simplicity ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenecbelieving in reality · impossible to die for this world
So Buddhism says believe in reality. Don't believe in something spiritual or something material.
- Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský StudenecNishijima's four main beliefs
So this is his four main beliefs, or main center points of the Buddhist path
- Buddhist State as Semi-Permeable Membrane ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenecbelief different from religion
But I think it is a different kind of belief to religion.
- Bendōwa ●●● Shobogenzoright belief
When people just practice with right belief, the clever and the stupid alike will attain the truth
- How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwaright belief
If people believe in the right thing and practice Zazen, then both clever and stupid alike will attain the state of truth.
- Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika ●●● January 1996 — Gudo Wafu Nishijimafour contents of belief
He quoted those four and described them as contents of belief
- Enlightenment as a Normal State ●●● July 2009 — DibbavanaBuddhist belief as physical belief
that belief is not intellectual belief. It's also a kind of physical belief
- Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavanafinding an explanation we can believe
this process of finding some kind of explanation which we can believe continues forever
- Prajñā: Deciding Before Thinking ●●● July 2021 — Skalní farafixed viewpoint as belief
And then a few more people share and fix the same viewpoint. Then we call it a belief.
- Not Making Practice Special ●●● July 2021 — Skalní farafaith and doubt in Zen
what does it actually mean for me, in my life, in my experience? For me it's trust and curiosity.
- Three Philosophies and One Reality ●●●belief in the universe
Master Dogen said that Buddhism is belief in the Universe, and that the Universe or Dharma includes all.
- Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth ●●●originally existing in the truth
Belief in Buddhism should be the belief that we ourselves originally exist inside the truth
- Right and Wrong in Action ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarmastiffness of strong beliefs
if we have a very strong belief, and we want to act on that belief, we become stiff
- Kuge 2: Coolness in the Centre of Fire ●●● Winter 2007 — Kugedoubting a stable physical world
all the solid things that we don’t doubt are in fact some kind of belief
- Just to Be Alive Is Enough ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavanabelief different from religion
Religion is faith in some being. But if we have faith in life, we don't call it religion.
- Intuition Covered by Thinking ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavanaintuition explained by our belief
if you believe everything is rational, then you can say intuition is rational, but we just can't see the process
Keywords
Ideas (22) believing in reality2 right belief2 assertion that cannot be proven belief in process belief in the universe belief that directs our actions Buddhist belief as physical belief convincing ourselves of simple things evaluation strengthening belief faith and doubt in Zen finding an explanation we can believe fixed viewpoint as belief four contents of belief fundamental belief in humanity impossible to die for this world intuition explained by our belief Nishijima's four main beliefs originally existing in the truth power to assert belief quietly insisting on belief resonance stiffness of strong beliefs
Themes (4) belief different from religion2 belief and experience doubting a stable physical world modern loss of belief