Buddhism in the West

• So in Europe, we have a task, to understand Buddhist teachings as they were meant. But actually, the task is very difficult

  Buddhism Through European Glasses August 2014 — Banský Studenec

Texts

1. Western Buddhism and Hierarchy ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

   I think that in the West, in Buddhism, there is a hidden crisis

   don't go back to Japan · hidden crisis in Western Buddhism · little in common between Buddhist teachings
2. Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

   I also feel that Buddhism as I see it has been hijacked by two groups

   hijacking of Buddhism · revolution in Buddhism
3. Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

   that attitude is a kind of revolution, a very small and possibly unsuccessful revolution but I would like to continue with it

   John Daido Loori · revolution in Buddhism
4. Just to Be Alive Is Enough ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   His name is Shunryu Suzuki. He never wrote any books, but his students published five books.

   bursting the balloons of idealism · Shunryu Suzuki
5. Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

   I wanted people to take away the fashion and find out what is left.

   chanting about bowls we don't have · fashion and what is left
6. No Hierarchy of Enlightenment ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

   the Buddhist centres which are forming in Europe don't have the same purpose as a business

   Buddhist centres in Europe
7. Sacred and Ordinary Together ●●● July 2009 — Brno

   Japanese Buddhist authorities are getting control of Zen Buddhism in Europe. So it's important to escape from them

   don't go back to Japan · Japanese control of European Zen
8. Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

   So in Europe, we have a task, to understand Buddhist teachings as they were meant. But actually, the task is very difficult

   understanding Buddhism in Europe
9. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

   I could at last give up the idea that I should be a certain kind of Buddhist.

   being a certain kind of Buddhist · the king has no clothes
10. Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnica

    people realise that dressing as a Buddhist is not what it's about

    dressing up as a Buddhist
11. A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

    I think Darwin's theory of evolution applies even to Buddhism

    Darwin's evolution applied to Buddhism
12. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    This is where Stephen Batchelor’s rather poetic rendering of some of the MMK is very nice

    Stephen Batchelor
13. Practice and Theory in Buddhism ●●●

    in the misty, aesthetically appealing mountain temples, amongst the incense smoke and the robed practitioners

    misty mountain temples

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