Stoicism posits the existence of a soul (pneuma), and a creator (logos). You might as well argue for teaching Hinduism to people.
CBT reduces negative emotions without the need to believe in a soul or a god.
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- Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:42 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Stoicism as skillful means
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4691
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Manjushri in China
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1571
Re: Manjushri in China
To make things more confusing, the guy that directly caught the turtle in the Chinese myth, was Fu Xi himself. Not a third party fisherman. See below There's no singular Chinese Fu Xi myth. In some versions it's a dragon-like creature from which he derives the trigrams and not a turtle. And in the ...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Manjushri in China
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1571
Re: Manjushri in China
Nowhere does it state that Fu Xi was a commoner.
It states:
You're misreading it completely.a commoner living on the seashore offered a
gold-colored turtle [to the emperor].
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:39 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Possible Daoist origins of Hatha Yoga (and the Amritasiddhi)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3488
Re: Possible Daoist origins of Hatha Yoga (and the Amritasiddhi)
However, herbal rasāyana is much older than that, and depending on how old one imagines the Carakasamhita to be, certainly dates to before the common era. Mercury rasāyana is only small branch of Ayurveda. And he is focuses only on the symbolic language in the Amritasiddhi which derives from the va...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Possible Daoist origins of Hatha Yoga (and the Amritasiddhi)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3488
Possible Daoist origins of Hatha Yoga (and the Amritasiddhi)
Recently saw an interview with Dr. James Mallinson and he stated that he's (controversially) of the opinion that Hatha Yoga has origins in Daoist alchemy. He points out that the same alchemical language, symbolism, and understanding of the body found in the amritasiddhi can be found 200-300 years pr...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:01 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Correct sanskrit pronunciation
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4325
Re: Correct sanskrit pronunciation
In any case, there is no chance kha is a valid pronunciation of Sa. I have already provided a source discussing how this is a known Vedic style of recitation. One of the oldest styles of Vedic recitation is that preserved by the Nambodiris in Kerala. They pronounce purusha as purusha. As can be see...
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 7:24 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
- Replies: 313
- Views: 24037
Re: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
Sounds like they are either Shaivists pretending to be Vedanists or Shaivists disguising to be Vedantists that are trying to gain legitimacy through a synthesis attempt of the two schools. IMO Advaita Vedantins are crypto-Saivas. Sankara was patronized by Saivite kings and actively sought out their...
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 4:29 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Asa HershoffS Vajrayana "Inside Scoop"
- Replies: 76
- Views: 7481
Re: Asa HershoffS Vajrayana "Inside Scoop"
From what I've seen, Damo Mitchell is a very legitimate Taoist cultivation teacher, and what he presents is in line with the tradition. His books are also quite good. He claims to teach in the Longmen Pai tradition yet he's never publicly named any of his teachers. The western "Daoist" sc...
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:11 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: How does a Buddha become a Sambhogakaya?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1285
- Sat Dec 17, 2022 8:32 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Does Phowa practice have an Indian Buddhism root?
- Replies: 186
- Views: 13553
Re: Does Phowa practice have an Indian Buddhism root?
When they want smarta Hindu brahmins they are invited from South India, because all the brahmins in Nepal are tantrikas who drink alcohol and eat meat. Ironic considering most smarta brahmins in South India are also tantrikas, albeit of a different stripe than those found in Nepal and North India.
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:40 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
- Replies: 313
- Views: 24037
Re: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
Adi Shankara wrote a lot about Bhakti yoga and Karma yoga being supportive and supplementary practices to Jnana Yoga, the primary practice which eventually leads to moksha. Sometimes he even added in some Raja yoga. No mention of kuṇḍalinī yoga, use of chakra, channels, etc, in that liberation sche...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:58 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
- Replies: 313
- Views: 24037
Re: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
Thats modern day Neo Vedanta which is a hybrid consists of many practices. The original Vedanta founded or unified by Adi Shankara, spoken of three yogas for moksha, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti yoga and Karma yoga, kuṇḍalinī yoga was viewed as secondary practices at best. I'm not talking about modern Neo-Ad...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:51 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
- Replies: 313
- Views: 24037
Re: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
The followers of Advaita don't practice tantra or kuṇḍalinī yoga as they believe the latter is nonsense. This isn't true. Most Advaita Vedāntins in South India are also Śrī Vidyā upāsakas. As for OP's question, we could start with the fact that traditional Advaitins believe in the caste system and ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:40 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: a poll about fifth precept
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2575
Re: a poll about fifth precept
Transubstantiation is the Catholic Church's doctrine about what happens to the bread and wine. It's not an explanation of how it happens. While it's correct that according to the Catholic Church it is technically impossible to actually explain how it happens, the doctrine of transubstantiation is a...
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:16 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: a poll about fifth precept
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2575
Re: a poll about fifth precept
I’m wondering though, what do the Coptics & Eastern Orthodox churches say about this, versus the romish & protestant churches…? The Orthodox/Copts agree with the Catholics on the subject of 'real presence', meaning they believe the eucharist and wine becomes the body and blood of Christ but...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:02 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Will I gain Buddhist merit as a Hindu?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 4661
Re: Will I gain Buddhist merit as a Hindu?
Daoists will preach the unity of the three teachings and how they take refuge in Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism as their three jewels yet their texts are riddled with attacks on Buddhism. They teach that Buddhists will become ghosts forever because of too much sitting meditation. So much for uni...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:33 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Will I gain Buddhist merit as a Hindu?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 4661
Re: Will I gain Buddhist merit as a Hindu?
Unless you're Parvati, Matsyendranatha, or Gorkasanatha and Siva is your (Buddhist) guru
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:10 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Is Shingon lesser because it has less tantras than Tibetan vajrayana?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5768
Re: Is Shingon lesser because it has less tantras than Tibetan vajrayana?
Well, the practice of action tantra in Nyungne is still pretty effective in these degenerate times and have seen no one disputed that yet. So thats enough for every practitioner to know. No one in this thread has made the claim that kriya tantra is ineffective. It's just not as effective as HYT, in...
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:07 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Qigong / Chinese Alchemy in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 24982
Re: Qigong / Chinese Alchemy in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism?
To be honest I'm not really sure what is meant by "Daoism" anymore, since so much of it developed in reaction to Buddhism anyway. But I'm especially not sure it's useful to talk about Daoism in connection to Hakuin, except inasmuch as he would have been familiar with the general body of C...
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:28 am
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Qigong / Chinese Alchemy in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 24982
Re: Qigong / Chinese Alchemy in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism?
In any case Hakuin portrays him not as a Daoist figure, but a combinatory one (with Daoist, Confucian, and Buddhist texts sitting on a table in his cave). This is more stereotypically Daoist than you might think. Sanjiao (三教) is a hallmark of Quanzhen Dao, the most widespread sect of Daoism today a...