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Summary
In these texts, spiritual religions are seen as one-sided, and the belief in a spiritual force outside the world that tells us what to do is questioned; Buddhism says to make ourselves one. Zen has a reputation for spirituality, but these texts stress the physical side of zazen.
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this belief doesn't make any sense, that there is some spiritual force existing outside the world which will tell us what to do
Prajñā: The State Before Thinking May 2014 — Banský Studenec
Texts
- The Truth as a Cup of Tea ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenecbeing real, not spiritual · esoteric Buddhism in China · waiting to be named successor
So in Zen, or Chan, it's important to be real, not to be spiritual
- Practice and Theory in Buddhism ●●●dream of spiritual Japan · Meiji-era spiritualization of Buddhism · misty mountain temples
it was thought important to reject the emphasis that Buddhism placed on practice in place of a more spiritual approach
- Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenecbeing real, not spiritual
unfortunately, Zen has a reputation for spirituality
- Three Philosophies and One Reality ●●●spirit as a figurative expression
in Buddhism, the word spirit is a figurative expression for value or meaning
- Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brnoone-sided spiritual religions
So I think spiritual religions are one-sided, basically
- Yunmen’s Lantern Without Mystery ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spiritteaching without spiritual attainment
it doesn’t need any level of spiritual attainment; it only needs you to look in the right place to understand it
- Prajñā: The State Before Thinking ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenecspiritual force outside the world
this belief doesn't make any sense, that there is some spiritual force existing outside the world which will tell us what to do
- Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chaptersout-of-body experience
An out of body experience is the opposite. Extreme separation of our mental self from the physical self is not Buddhist.
- A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarmadream of spiritual Japan
There must be wonderful spiritual culture. But it's a complete dream. Europe is more spiritual than Japan, I find
- Enlightenment as a Normal State ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavanaspiritual attainment as a hobby
wearing unusual clothes, making beautiful noises, are all a kind of hobby
- Karma, Cause and Effect ●●● July 2009 — Brnospiritual force outside the world
there must be another universe outside God's universe which created God's universe
- Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spiritspiritual leaders hiding their humanity
The more spiritual these leaders are, the more they have to hide their humanity, the other side of their personality away
- Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenecdream of spiritual Japan
we lost our spiritual side in modern times with science, so we look for it somewhere else
Keywords
Ideas (4) being real, not spiritual2 out-of-body experience spirit as a figurative expression teaching without spiritual attainment
Themes (7) dream of spiritual Japan3 spiritual force outside the world2 esoteric Buddhism in China Meiji-era spiritualization of Buddhism one-sided spiritual religions spiritual attainment as a hobby spiritual leaders hiding their humanity
Images and stories (2) misty mountain temples waiting to be named successor