sport

• And sporting activity teaches us how to act

  Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense June 2006 — Padmafarma

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1. Ikka-no-myoju 5: The Four Views ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

   That's why I say Zazen is the simplest sport — and everybody wins.

   mountaineering one step at a time · zazen as the simplest sport
2. Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

   the answer is physical activity. Stop just thinking so much.

   Olympics as celebration of balance · sport as antidote to intellectualism
3. Zazen Without an Intentional Aim ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

   zazen is the simplest sport. And even Dogen writes in his teachings that zazen is only one way to get the balanced state

   zazen as the simplest sport
4. Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

   So I say zazen is a very simple sport, because I think sport returns us to normal

   zazen as the simplest sport
5. Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

   And sporting activity teaches us how to act

   sport as acting
6. Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

   So any athlete knows how to throw away the body. We can say to throw away the body is to act

   athlete throwing away the body
7. Prajñā: The State Before Thinking ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

   Because I didn't care, I didn't think, I could swing naturally, so all the balls fly perfectly.

   golf as a teacher of prajñā
8. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   concentrate on the next moment; they're trying again at every moment

   tennis players returning to the present
9. Genjo-koan 4: Realisation as Wholeness ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   when I was hanging on a rope, I had to act, otherwise I’d fall

   rock climbing
10. Introductions 2: Reality in Ordinary Moments ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

    the reason that sport is so popular in modern times is because it’s a wonderful antidote to our very intellectual civilisation

    sport as antidote to intellectualism
11. Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

    in climbing I was forced into a state of wholeness; if I think, I fall off

    rock climbing
12. Uji 2: An Alternative to Linear Time ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

    football has a much more powerful effect in making the Universe real than converting someone to another religion

    football making the universe real
13. The Life of Master Dogen ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    I recognised in zazen the same happy state: getting rid of everything. So I practise zazen instead of mountaineering

    from mountaineering to zazen
14. Bussho 2: This World, Not Heaven ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    He throws away any thought of winning, and he throws away any thought of losing

    judo champion throwing away winning
15. Bussho 4: The Cut Earthworm ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    Actually it was hell. But it was also great.

    Himalayan expedition
16. Bussho 2: Without a Concept of Buddha-Nature ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    very great athletes, people who dedicate their lives to attaining a physical balance which they need to perfect their sport

    athletes as buddhas but not Buddhists
17. Bussho 5: Our Fundamental Nature ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

    racing motorcycles or in my case rock climbing was a way in my case to get rid of my busy mind

    rock climbing
18. Shoaku Makusa 1: Not Doing Wrong Here and Now ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    the tennis player jogs up and down the baseline trying to get himself or herself fully into the moment

    tennis players returning to the present
19. Shoaku Makusa 4: Doing Right Without a Doer ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    far more effect than all the religions of the world. Because it’s teaching people the simple nature of action.

    sport as acting
20. Uji 3: The Complete Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

    when they're jogging on the baseline there, they're trying to drop off everything that happened before and to be ready to hit the ball

    tennis players returning to the present
21. MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories ●●● Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika

    sport has done far more for modern societies than many religions have because it has allowed people to find their natural state

    sport and the natural state
22. The Buddhist View of Living Itself ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    Or if they've just missed a shot, you can see them trying to forget, to bring themselves back into the present.

    tennis players returning to the present
23. Effort for Its Own Sake ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

    putting one foot in front of the other, then stopping and looking back, magically we moved to a different place

    Himalayan expedition
24. Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    I found rock climbing and mountaineering gave an opposite to thinking and worry

    rock climbing
25. The Empty Trappings of Transmission ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    I found that if I practised Zazen, I had the same nice state, sometimes, that I got during mountaineering

    from mountaineering to zazen
26. Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    But after rock climbing, I felt, now I feel satisfied. And then in Tokyo, I went to this meeting where people were practising meditation.

    rock climbing
27. Effort Without Knowing the Result ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    at the center, when you kick a ball, it's better to be in a nice state of prajñā

    football and prajñā
28. Buddhism Through European Glasses ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

    maybe one is emerging now, called sports psychology. So sports psychology is very interested in action

    sports psychology
29. Prajñā: Deciding Before Thinking ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    Sometimes luck seems to be something given to us, but it may be something that the Buddhist teachings call prajñā

    Reinhold Messner's luck

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