habit
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also routine · change of character
Summary
In these texts habits are ingrained in us, to some extent in our muscles, and we practise in order to drop them off. Day after day our life slowly changes, and our character changes by itself: a slow revolution. Keeping the precepts, too, is only a habit of Buddhists, not their goal.
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habits are ingrained in our muscles to some extent. So it’s necessary for us to practice in order to drop off our habits
Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
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- Escape and Refuge in Zazen ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenecforgetting Buddhism in difficult circumstances · precepts as habit, not goal · routine as protective cover · unconscious Buddhist habits
When I have a difficult circumstance, I forget all about Buddhism
Other texts
- The Meaning of the Precepts ●●●precepts as habit, not goal
Master Dogen said that following the precepts is only the custom of Buddhists; it is not their aim.
- Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chaptersdropping off muscular habits
habits are ingrained in our muscles to some extent. So it’s necessary for us to practice in order to drop off our habits
- Shoaku Makusa 3: Balance and Not Doing Wrong ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusainhibiting ourselves and allowing
if we stop doing ourselves then we allow ourselves. And that’s a valid explanation, but it’s not what Master Dogen’s talking about.
- Ceremony and Everyday Life ●●● February 2009 — Cholínslow revolution
in this way, our life slowly changes. That's a Buddhist way. Slow revolution.
- Buddhist State as Semi-Permeable Membrane ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studeneccharacter changing by itself
Well, I didn't change my character, but my character changed
- Not Making Practice Special ●●● July 2021 — Skalní farapractice steering our life
But over many years, that steers, directs our life. So after 20, 30, 40 years, there is some effect.
- Why We Practice Zazen ●●● August 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijimaunconscious Buddhist habits
One is that Japanese life is soaked with Buddhist philosophy. Therefore, we are not conscious of living in Buddhist ideas
- The Map in Our Head ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinkachildhood patterns we keep using
we make a pattern when we are little, and we keep using the pattern when we get older.
- Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnicaunconscious Buddhist habits
The ability to focus on action without explanation, just do it: it's some custom from Buddhism.
Keywords
Ideas (7) precepts as habit, not goal2 character changing by itself childhood patterns we keep using dropping off muscular habits inhibiting ourselves and allowing practice steering our life slow revolution
Themes (2) unconscious Buddhist habits3 forgetting Buddhism in difficult circumstances
Images and stories (1) routine as protective cover