freedom

• The centre of his teachings is that in this moment our action can be free. Only this moment is real

  Karma, Cause and Effect July 2009 — Brno

The most important text

1. Making Dogen's Words Our Own ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

   I think freedom is quite scary. Because freedom is only one person alone.

   being dependent and independent at once · fear of freedom · freedom as a feeling of space · freedom in prison · imprisoning ourselves · not understanding what freedom is · stop saying I can't · structure as relief from freedom

Other texts

2. Bussho 2: This World, Not Heaven ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

   is not that kind, but the freedom and transcendence of the present moment

   freedom in prison · freedom in the present moment · throwing away our abilities
3. Freedom and the Teacher’s Character ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   to be a Buddhist teacher can be to lose your own freedom

   free butterfly at the Mass · losing freedom as a Buddhist teacher
4. Genjo-koan 5: Freedom Within Limits ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   we can be free in this moment to be in this moment, but we can’t be in another moment

   freedom in the present moment
5. Introductions 1: Rules and Reality ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   we have to be free to act according to the situation

   freedom to act in circumstances
6. Introductions 4: Ordinary Balance ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   if we have a very rigid set of abstract morals, we lose our freedom to act in the present moment

   freedom in present action
7. Right and Wrong in Action ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

   within the normal rules of society, we can do what we want. We don't need to worry about being selfish

   freedom within society's rules
8. Precepts as Guidelines ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

   sometimes we can only find the limits of our freedom when we step outside the limits

   limits of our freedom
9. Karma, Cause and Effect ●●● July 2009 — Brno

   The centre of his teachings is that in this moment our action can be free. Only this moment is real

   freedom in the present moment
10. Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    But at the same time, we are bound by cause and effect. So we're free, and we're not free

    both bound and free · freedom in prison
11. Three Philosophies and One Reality ●●●

    This moment has no length; and in the present moment with its zero length, we can find our freedom.

    freedom in the present moment · pea balanced on a razor blade
12. The Universe Made Real ●●● Shobogenzo · Genjō-kōan

    in action we are both limited by the concrete situation, and free in the present moment; we are simultaneously both bound and free

    both bound and free
13. Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

    But by fitting into human society, we pay a price. So we should remember our own freedom to act.

    freedom to act
14. Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    If we make a rule, ‘I’m going to be compassionate,’ then we’ve already limited our freedom to act

    freedom in present action
15. The Buddhist View of Living Itself ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    Not that kind of freedom, but a very simple freedom. Put my leg up or leave my leg down.

    very simple freedom
16. No Hierarchy of Enlightenment ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

    So, in order to find the truth, we need our freedom

    freedom to find the truth
17. Sacred and Ordinary Together ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    up to some point, rules give us freedom. But from another point of view, rules suppress our freedom

    rules and freedom
18. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    You have freedom to be yourself. We have freedom to be ourselves.

    freedom to be ourselves
19. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    if we make a plan and we hold on to it, we lose our freedom

    not holding on to a plan
20. Action as the Center of Buddhism ●●●

    Although we are bound by the limits of who and where we are, we are free in the present moment.

    freedom in the present moment

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