What do Tibetan Buddhist laypeople do as routine practice? Also, does it vary a great deal from person to person or group to group? All the practices suggested online add up to a part-time job or more, so I have to wonder what recommendations are given to people with jobs and small children (or demanding pets).
I'm focusing on the Heart Sutra at the moment!
I practice Chan, Chinese Zen. The Chan temple was just the Buddhist centre closest to me, but I've never regretted the choice. I like the bodhisattva vows, and appreciate the focus on meditation. I'm also a fan of Chinese culture, and I like the traditions of Chan more than Japanese Zen. What about you?
Just curious. I refer to myself as Buddhist-ish. I read some dharma at least weekly if not daily, struggle thru weekly seated meditation, and recite the Loving Kindness meditation daily. But I don't have a Sangha near me and likely wouldn't join one even if there was one available.
Ushiku Daibutsu: the Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki is one of the tallest statues in the world and at 120m is the tallest Buddhist statue.
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Theravada Buddhist Sutta from the Pāli Canon
To those who started in one tradition then began following another, what was your experience of that transition, and why did you make it?
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"First Things First" in First Things First: Essays on the Buddhist Path by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
A brief talk on why no one actually wants sensual desires.
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A video by 'Doug's Dharma' on 'the meaning of life'.
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