opposites

• everything real has two sides. Everything in the Universe has two sides, but those two sides are not separate

  Bussho 4: Hearing and Understanding Winter 2005 — Bussho

Texts

1. Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

   is called the phenomenal world; and the world including all the things we can’t experience is called the noumenal world

   noumenal and phenomenal · known unknowns and unknown unknowns · the undiscoverable
2. Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brno

   Buddhism says neither good nor bad, but in the middle

   good and evil not separated · opposites as a continuous whole
3. When the Mud Buffalo Dissolve ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   there used to be two mud buffalo fighting together. But they both walked into the sea, and they dissolved

   two oxen made of mud · two viewpoints fighting inside us
4. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   So we become whole when we act. Because when we act, we lose the ability to split ourselves

   becoming whole · categories on bits of elastic
5. Three Teachings from Japan ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

   there will always be an effect, without any exception. But there's no moral judgement, just simple fact

   good and evil not separated · cause and effect without moral judgement
6. MMK 5: Relinquishing All Views ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

   ‘Good’ doesn’t exist on its own, ‘bad’ doesn’t exist on its own. This denies, for instance, the existence of evil.

   good and evil not separated · opposites as constructs
7. Morality as Balanced Action ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

   in spiritual religions, ideas of right and wrong are very clearly separated and very clearly defined

   good and evil not separated · selfishness and selflessness
8. Sadness Is a Change in Balance ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   trying to make the whole world good and get rid of bad. It's crazy. It's impossible. Good and bad are two sides of one thing

   strength and fragility · good and evil not separated
9. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

   So this polarisation between right and wrong is very strong in European culture

   becoming whole · good and evil not separated
10. Genjo-koan 2: Delusion and Self-Image ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    So our senses are one-sided, when we focus on our senses then we are blind to the other side

    one-sided perception
11. Bussho 4: Hearing and Understanding ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    everything real has two sides. Everything in the Universe has two sides, but those two sides are not separate

    everything has two sides
12. Sacred and Ordinary Together ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    Everything has two sides. There is nothing without two sides.

    everything has two sides
13. The Truth as a Cup of Tea ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    So, separation. But the aim of Buddhism is not to separate. So: to be right and wrong, to be good and bad

    good and evil not separated
14. Genjo-koan: Being Awake Is Being Here ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    When we analyse something in our mind, we polarise it, or divide it into opposites.

    dividing into opposites
15. Life Itself Is Intelligent ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    Buddhism states that the physical and the mental are two sides of one thing

    physical and mental as two sides
16. Why We Practice Zazen ●●● August 1987 — Gudo Wafu Nishijima

    in such a simple fact, we can recognize two factors. One is meaning; the other is fact.

    meaning and fact
17. Right and Wrong in Action ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

    So the Christian religion splits good and bad, or right and wrong, completely.

    good and evil not separated
18. Ikka-no-myoju 2: Undivided Reality ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

    according to Buddhist teaching, the noumenal and the phenomenal are the same thing

    heaven and earth as one · noumenal and phenomenal
19. Shoaku Makusa 1: Not Doing Wrong Here and Now ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    wrong is not something that invades us, or that we have to destroy

    good and evil not separated
20. Uji 5: Life Moment by Moment ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

    our action in the present is our life, beyond right and or wrong, beyond good or bad

    good and evil not separated
21. Kuge 3: The Whole World in Each Flower ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    he wants us to see things from two sides at the same time. And in Chinese and Japanese you can do that with words.

    seeing from two sides at once
22. Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    not selfish, not altruistic, but both, or neither

    selfishness and selflessness
23. MMK 1: The Four Conditions ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    everything had two sides, an abstract side and a physical side. But those two are only two sides of one thing

    physical and mental as two sides
24. Precepts as Guidelines ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

    There is no sin in Buddhism. However, there is wrong conduct

    good and evil not separated
25. Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    not ‘save the world in order to save yourself’ but ‘saving the world is saving yourself’

    saving the world is saving yourself
26. Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    So ‘something very valuable inside a bag of skin full of water’ is a description of a human being from two sides

    bag of skin full of water
27. Not Making Practice Special ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    Well, we never know when we're selfish and when we're selfless. So don't worry about it. Just be honest and practise balance

    selfishness and selflessness
28. Introduction to the Shobogenzo ●●●

    We can try to capture the essence of the moment by merging mutual opposites translated from Czech

    uniting opposites
29. Bussho 4: Real Present Time ●●● Summer 2004 — Bussho

    our peace is really a kind of truce between warring factions

    truce between warring factions
30. The Buddha’s Discovery ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    We separate good and bad. The East, China, Japan, Korea, doesn't separate good and bad in that way.

    good and evil not separated
31. Ikka-no-myoju 1: A Pearl in Ordinary Things ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

    there were two oxen made of mud fighting inside of him, but they wandered into the sea and they both dissolved

    two oxen made of mud
32. The Map in Our Head ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    But reality is good and bad mixed together. So if you try to be good, you have to get rid of bad.

    good and evil not separated
33. Escape and Refuge in Zazen ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    contain two elements, a male element and a female element

    male and female elements
34. Dojo and Home, Sacred and Ordinary ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    Originally, this posture is called Anjali. And it represents balance of opposites.

    bowing as balance of opposites

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