learning

• we find out whether what the teacher is teaching is true and we make it our own

  Ikka-no-myoju 1: A Pearl in Ordinary Things Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

Texts

1. Freedom and the Teacher’s Character ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   You have to make it your own. It has to have its own energy.

   drawing only with water · learning by copying in Japan · making the teaching one's own · subtle teaching beneath the teacher's character
2. One Real Teacher and Simplicity ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

   this is the ancient apprenticeship system in all teaching

   ancient apprenticeship system · studying with a teacher
3. Reading Dogen from Experience ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

   it's much quicker if you study with somebody who studied already, and who interpreted the meaning

   received knowledge · studying with a teacher
4. Genjō-kōan ●●● Shobogenzo

   we see and understand only as far as our eyes of learning in practice are able to reach

   eyes of learning in practice
5. Ikka-no-myoju 1: A Pearl in Ordinary Things ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

   we find out whether what the teacher is teaching is true and we make it our own

   making the teaching one's own
6. Shoaku Makusa 5: The Child and the Old Man ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

   The best way to do it is not to pursue all things. The best way to do it is to pursue one thing.

   pursuing one thing to know all · studying Buddhism for impure reasons
7. Just to Be Alive Is Enough ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   So I think a very severe experience can be a great teacher

   severe experience as a great teacher
8. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

   when we recognise truth in somebody's teaching, because we notice in ourselves, ah yes. Then we can make it our own

   everything is teaching · making the teaching one's own
9. Old Writings and Our Own Life ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

   But if you find yourself, then you can understand which books are valuable

   understanding which books are valuable
10. Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

    if you want to become a potter or to make beautiful wooden bowls, you study with your master for maybe ten years

    ancient apprenticeship system · making yourself as a pot
11. Prajñā: Deciding Before Thinking ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    The skill is not transferable. The skill of zazen is not transferable to playing the violin

    learning to ride a motorcycle · transferability of skills
12. Genjo-koan 4: Realisation as Wholeness ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    we see and understand only as far as our eyes of learning in practice are able to reach

    eyes of learning in practice
13. Bussho 1: Fully Manifesting Existence ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    dropping it off, so we're training to un-train ourselves, we're un-training

    training to un-train
14. Zazen According to Sawaki ●●● Summer 2004 — Yoko Luetchford

    What those people are doing is just like adding water into the pure wine or sake

    water in pure sake
15. A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

    you throw the mud at the wall, most of it slides off. But a little bit stays

    throwing mud at a wall · understanding Dogen by editing translations
16. Kuge 4: Nothing to Get Rid Of ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    the “scholars” who think about reality in order to try to learn about reality, rather than learn what reality is in practice

    scholars who only think about reality
17. Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    we don’t need to learn lessons, just we need to experience what’s happening to us

    experiencing instead of learning lessons
18. MMK 1: The Four Conditions ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    So you have to decide whether it is beneficial or not for you to study Buddhist teachings

    study as an individual decision
19. Morality as Balanced Action ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    just being together itself, just practising together itself, already is learning from each other

    sangha as learning from each other
20. Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    we learn life from life, not from a person, but from life

    learning life from life
21. Dogen and Modern Life ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    So I try to make some combination, for example for art, for philosophy, for Buddhism, for Taoism

    making your own combination of teachings
22. Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnica

    But if we continue, day after day, just a little, we learn how to run.

    learning to run
23. Introductions 5: Clear Explanation for Zazen ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

    you’d learn for example how to make cabinets from your master, and after fifteen years or so you’d become a cabinet maker

    apprenticeship of a cabinet maker
24. Bussho 2: Balance in Action ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    Buddhas open drawers, opening the drawer and looking in is the important thing

    opening the drawer
25. Bussho 4: Real Present Time ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    if you learn to ski you don’t think “am I going to have to wear these bits of wood on my feet

    learning to ski
26. Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    to be very disappointed at our efforts and then to be very proud of our efforts, something has unfolded

    disappointment and pride in our efforts
27. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    a ‘practice bank’. So, using the same analogy, we can say that when we think about something, there is a kind of ‘thought bank’

    practice bank and thought bank
28. When the Mud Buffalo Dissolve ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    when her dog, Finny, was very small, he had lots and lots of energy, so he had to be trained to sit peacefully

    training a small dog to sit
29. Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    Please put Buddhism in here. So it's already full. So you need an empty mind to learn something.

    full cup and empty mind

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