Nirvana in a Nutshell offers over 150 Zen meditations to help you discover what you might be doing (or not doing) in your life to sabotage your goal of reaching inner peace, your own personal paradise.
Author: Scott Shaw
Publisher: Red Wheel
ISBN: 1590030176
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Leaning back on some pillows , staring at the black - light poster in your bedroom
, and listening to a mega - song on your headphones - in a nutshell , that was
nirvana in the 1970s . There was the holy water of the bong , the smoking ...
Author: Eric Lefcowitz
Publisher: Byron Preiss Graphic Novels
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The Pratyeka Buddhas ( of the old school ) , the reformists declared , sought
individual Nirvana , whereas the Mahayanist view was as Mr . E . A . Burtt puts it
paradoxically : " to renounce ... ( upasantoyam atma ) puts this aspect in a
nutshell .
Author: Shripad Rama Sharma
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Itas broken dreams, nightmares, love, hate and death written in a poetic/song-type format. Some things in this book date back to about 1983 when I first got interested in writing.
Author: Matt Amato
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
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To speak in a nutshell , we come to know from the Kalpasūtra and the
Parisiştaparvan that Jambū , son of ... and was ordained by Sudharman , the fifth
gañadhara , in Rājagțha ; reached beatification sixty four years after Mahāvīra's
nirvāņa .
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The layman is busy with material concerns , with making a living and raising a
family ; hence he has little hope of reaching Nirvana in this life , but he can hope
for happy rebirths in the world of men and in the world of the gods by building up
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( This event was called his pari - nirvana in the Buddhist version ) . ... When
asked , by Muslim Arabs what this was all about , Mukhtār said he was
addressing the “ throne of ' Ali ” , which , in a nutshell , is how Shi ' ism came
about ) . The Bēma ...
Author: Cyril Glassé
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1 The highest aim of the Buddhist was Nirvana ( Pali , Nibbana ) , extinction ,
absolute or relative annihilation . ... The Vinaga Pitaka gives the Buddhist theory
in a nutshell : “ By the destruction of thirst , attachment is destroyed ; by the ...
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13 Nirvana is a kind of peace , a state of mind or consciousness , rather than a
place . One does ... In the words of Joseph Campbell , “ ( Nirvana ) is right here ,
in the midst of the turmoil of life . ... In a nutshell , the craving 49 Beyond
Skepticism.
Author: Stephen Hawley Martin
Publisher: Oaklea Publishing
ISBN: 9780964660144
Page: 160
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unconsciousness at will for a period , as he did shortly before the moment of
death , but again , that is not to be confused with nirvāna . What then is nirvāna ?
In a nutshell , it is complete eradication of all grasping , all hatred , and all
delusion ...
Author: J. S. Krüger
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as the idea of the blissful character of nirvāṇa with a series of metaphors ;
Nirvāṇa is profound like an The real nature of ocean , lofty like a mountain peak ,
sweet nirvāṇa can only ... This gives in a nutshell the essentials of Bauddha
Ethics .
Author: Satischandra Chatterjee
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Like Jesus Christ , Buddha was tempted by various demons and devils , which he
overcame , till he attained Nirvana , perfect enlightenment , at the age of 35 years
. He took the cold ablutions in the River Nairanjana for purification . AL He ...
Author: Atsuharu Sakai
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Like Jesus Christ , Buddha was tempted by various demons and devils , which he
overcame , till he attained Nirvana , perfect enlightenment , at the age of 35 years
. He took the cold ablutions in the River Nairanjana for purification . He began ...
Author: Atsuharu Sakai
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That is Nirvana which is not of a fleeting nature . ” The Buddha makes it clear that
" Nirvana , ' ' Sunyata ' or ' prajnaparamita ' does not connote nullity , as some
suppose . Far from that . ... In a nutshell , the early Buddhist Realists held that. 1 .
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In the introductory chapter is given in a nutshell the entire history of Buddhism in
this part of the world . ... interpreting two important areas of experiential
processes by way of contrast — the apparent ( Samsara ) and transcendental (
Nirvana ) .
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Together the book and the online course provide a comprehensive overview of Buddhism as taught and practiced in the Tibetan Mahayana tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa (Gelug).
Author: Lama Thubten Yeshe
Publisher: FPMT
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THESIS IN A NUTSHELL The story goes that , upon attaining his perfect
realization , the Buddha smiled ! ... He is said to have attained both Nirvana and
Parinirvana , all suffering “ blown out ” and “ utterly blown out , ” to have reached
the ...
Author: Leroy S. Rouner
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3 This, in a nutshell, is the Gospel according to Aristotle. ... they may land you not
in the unutterable peace of Nirvana, but in what Linda Kasabian terrifyingly
described as a 'loud, loud . . . infinite scream . . . for ever'.4 This is not a joking
matter.
Author: Robert Charles Zaehner
Publisher: Sheed & Ward
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This is the spiritual side of Buddhism in a nutshell . ... Secular gain peace and
prosperity for the world ; and by the obserknowledge comprises literacy , vance of
these 38 rules of conduct one can eventually attain Nirvana . numeracy ,
grammar ...
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