It seems to me that Zen and Theravada Buddhism stress meditation where Nichiren, Amidism, Mikkyo and Tibetan Buddhism all stress ritual observance. I would be...
... where ... analysis ... Fred - For my part I consider Nichiren-style mantra chanting to be a form of meditation. Yes, Nichiren services are quite...
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Fred: I think your analysis is sound as far as it goes, but I think it can lead to an over-simplification and false conclusions. Ultimately all these different...
Thanks Peter. I am intrigued by your observation that the essence of ritual practice is "the making of a pure offering, that is, a sacrifice of desire or...
... of ... Hi Fred: They are identical, and yet they are not identical. From time immemorial religious rituals has been about the sacrifice of one's own life...
In a message dated 11/25/2006 4:57:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: In fact, life itself is a ritual observance. Peter in true...
Hi Trock: Your question is very general, but ... The end of ritual is realization of its true objective. There are all kinds of rituals that serve all sorts of...
Greetings All, I enjoyed Peter's description of Buddhist ritual; he posits some clear points on development of the spiritual self beyond the ritual. ...
Dear Venerable Jion, Taking up the question of ritual practice, nobody has yet put forth a specific ritual practice, which would provide a sacred space to...
Blessed Takuji-sama, Venerable is far too vast a title for a seedling such as myself; it implies creaky bones and far too vast an intellect; neither which suit...
Thanks to all of you for your amazingly insightful answers. The idea that rituals are common to all of life (even butchers) and that at the same time they are...
Dear Osho Jion, If one puts aside the efficacy of the practice of ritual as a means to an end, which is what Peters statement implies Blessed Takuji-sama, ...
Dear Fred, Here is the story of Lover Ting: Lover Ting was dissolving himself in the womb of his beloved, every caress of the hand, every heaving of the chest,...
All the panting, penetrating, dissolving and orgasms aside, the true purpose of sex is procreation, the survival of the human race. All of the desire and...
Are you suggesting that sex is only sacred if it is for having babies, and that marriage is only for having children? How about people who don't want kids, or...
LOL so much for the observance of ritual sex in the adherence of T'ien T'ai Buddhism... ... All the panting, penetrating, dissolving and orgasms aside, the...
Fred: I believe that you were asking about its most profound meaning. The truth is people have sex for all sorts of reasons, sometimes not the most profound...
Dear Pete: I concur, we should defer the most profound meaning to the esoteric rituals of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas... ... Fred: I believe that you were...
Takuji: According to the ancient Brahmanic tradition, a full life consists of four phases with four different goals: The Four Phases: a. Brahmacarya: Student...
Dear Peter, only through the eye of a little child is it possible to experience the richness of the gift "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive ...
Takuji: A child is trusting and pure in faith, and so will be open to truth where the cynic adulterated with improper views and motives is not - hence Matthew...
Dear Peter: LOL Calling me a narcissistic bastard, will not bring me any closer to a nobility of purpose. I quote, Mark 10:15, because it points towards the...
Takuji: LOL, if are you are thinking that my reference to narcissistic pleasure seekers had anything to do with you personally you are not only completely off...
... You're not kidding about this, Peter. Our culture has become so coarsened it is sickening. Our children are hyper-sexualized, porn is mainstreamed, popular...
Oscar, Are you so sure about it not having always been this way? With the exception of the more "hi-tech" means of delivery, it seems like everything you've...
Jim: Well politicians have probably always been pompous hypocrites but I am quite sure about the rest. Our children are being hyper-sexualized through soft...
Dear Peter: I was just being playful in my response (indicating this by LOL). Even so, I was able to put myself in the place of the narcissistic pleasure...
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