So true:<\/p>\n
Professor Richard Gombrich, who dedicated 40 years of his life to studying Buddhism and Pali language at Oxford University, shares his understanding of Buddhism.<\/p>\n
01. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m purer and nicer than others. But it means I have too much ignorance and mental defilement to remove. I need Buddhas\u2019 wisdom.<\/p>\n
02. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it doesn\u2019t mean I have more wisdom than others. But it means I have been occupied by too much arrogance. I need to learn to be humble and to develop a broader perspective.<\/p>\n
03. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it is not because I am better or worse than others, but because I understand all beings are equal.<\/p>\n
04. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, I know I only love those to my taste, but Buddha loves even people he does not like, guiding them to be full of wisdom and compassion. That\u2019s why I choose to follow Buddha\u2019s teachings\uff01<\/p>\n
05. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it is not with the goal of getting what\u2019s in my interest. But for letting go of my personal clinging to all worldly desires.<\/p>\n
06. When I say I am a Buddhist, it is not because I pursue a smooth life. But for the calm acceptance of impermanence, and be calm and confident like a king in any adverse circumstances.<\/p>\n
07. When I say I am a Buddhist, I do not mean to manipulate others with the motivation of self-interest. But with good use of wisdom, to benefit self and others while being empathetic to all sentient beings.<\/p>\n
08. When I say I am a Buddhist, it is not because I want to escape from the world and pursue nothingness. But to know everyday life is within Dharma, and to live in the present is to practice.<\/p>\n
09. When I say I am a Buddhist, it does not mean that my life will no longer experience setbacks.
\nBut with the Dharma, setbacks are transformed into a cause for my growth.<\/p>\n
10. When I say I am a Buddhist, my heart is filled with endless gratitude. Just thinking I was born as a human and have the ability to practice in this life, with the opportunity to meet wise teachers and hear the Buddha\u2019s teachings, I am deeply moved by this unbelievable karmic affinity.<\/p>\n
11. When I say I am a Buddhist, it is not because there is a God outside me. But that I find the true Buddha-nature of my own heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So true:
\nProfessor Richard Gombrich, who dedicated 40 years of his life to studying Buddhism and Pali language at Oxford University, shares his understanding of Buddhism.
\n01. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m purer and nicer than others. But it means I have too much ignorance and mental defilement to remove. I need Buddhas\u2019 wisdom.<\/p>\n
02. When I say I\u2019m a Buddhist, it doesn\u2019t mean I have more wisdom than others. But it means I have been occupied by too much arrogance. I need to learn to be humble …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":10742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10743,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740\/revisions\/10743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}