• English
  • 中文
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Gplus
  • Linkedin
  • Mail
  • Rss

Lisiming.net

  • Chinese
    Philosophy
    • Confucius
    • Daoism
      • Daoist Basics
        • Yin-Yang Bagua System
        • Five Element System
        • Essence-Energy-Spirit System
        • Energy System in Body
        • Daoist Regimen
      • Daoist Philosophy
        • Dao De Jing core 33 Chapters
        • Why select 33 Chapters from Laozi
        • Summary of Laozi core 33 Chapters
        • Qing Jing Jing
      • Daoist Cultivation
        • 4 types of human
        • 5 types of immortals
        • Internal Alchemy: An Overview
        • ZhangSanFeng Teachings
    • Buddhist
      • Buddhist Basics
      • Buddhist Cultivation
        • 6 Paramitas
      • Buddhist Teachings
        • The Heart Sutra
        • The Diamond Sutra
        • The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma
          • Outline of Practice
          • Wake-up Sermon
  • Spiritual
    Cultivation
    • 4-Stage Development
    • 3 Pathways
    • Meditation
    • Related Topics
    • Modern Research
      • Messages from Water
      • The Master Key System
      • Map of Consciousness
  • Study with
    Derek
    • Derek’s Approach
    • Individual/group class
    • US tour May 2013
    • US Tour April 2014
    • 12 Day Heart of China Cultural Spiritual Tour
    • 100-Hour Chinese Spirituality Foundation Program
    • Testimonials
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Contact
  • Blog /
    Online Class
    • Blog
    • News
    • Online Class
    • Archives

Buddhist Cultivation

  • 戒定慧

3 Levels of Practices: 4 Noble Truths, 12-Links of Dependent Origination, 6 Paramitas
3 Steps in Cultivation: Stating Intention, Study, Practice
3 Basic Practices: Precepts, Concentration, Wisdom
2 Types of Obstacles: Perceptual attachments, Behavioral errors

Level 1: Acknowledge the 4 Noble Truths, and follow the 8-fold path:

4 Noble Truths (四聖諦):

Suffering (苦). gathering(集), extinction(滅), path(道)
Gathering of 5 skandhas leads to suffering. Following the 8-fold path leads to extinction of suffering.

8-fold path (八正道): Right perception(正見), right thinking(正思), right speech(正語), right conduct(正業), right livelihood(正命), right effort(正精進), right intention(正念), right concentration(正定)

2nd Level: Contemplate on the 12 Links of Dependent Origination:

12 Links of Dependent Origination(十二因緣):

How do things (including our self) arise, sustain, and fall? Buddhist describes it in the following 12 links:
1)      Ignornace leads to movement (from the source)
2)      Movement leads to consciousness (individual dualistic)
3)      Consciousness manifest itself in names and forms
4)      Names and forms arises with the sense organs (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind)
5)      Sense organs functions with senses
6)      Senses leads to feelings
7)      Feelings leads to attachment
8)      Attachment leads to the concept of getting
9)      Getting leads to having
10)   Having leads to the concept of birth
11)   Birth leads to the concept of aging and dying

3rd Level: Perfect the 6 Paramitas (pathway to enlightenment):

6 Paramitas (六度波羅蜜:charity, precepts, endurance, diligent, concentration, wisdom)

* * *

3 Steps in Buddhist Cultivation:

Stating one’s intention (發心) – study (修) – practice (行)

3 Basic Practices (三無漏學):

Precepts(戒), Concentration(定), Wisdom(慧)
Collecting the mind is precepts, sustaining precepts is concentration, concentration leads to wisdom. – Surangama Sutra.  楞嚴經云: “攝心為戒, 因戒生定, 因定發慧。”

2 Types of Obstacles 見思惑:

Perceptual attachments (見惑):  to body(身見)、to duality(邊見)、to false teachings(邪見)、to states(見取見)、to teachings(戒禁取見)
Behavioral errors (思惑): greed(貪)、anger(嗔)、ignorance(痴)、pride(慢)、doubt(疑)

  • Confucius
  • Daoism
    • Daoist Basics
      • Yin-Yang Bagua System
      • Five Element System
      • Essence-Energy-Spirit System
      • Energy System in Body
      • Daoist Regimen
    • Daoist Cultivation
      • 4 types of human
      • 5 types of immortals
      • Internal Alchemy: An Overview
      • ZhangSanFeng Teachings
    • Daoist Philosophy
      • Dao De Jing core 33 Chapters
      • Why select 33 Chapters from Laozi
      • Summary of Laozi core 33 Chapters
      • Qing Jing Jing
  • Buddhist
    • Buddhist Basics
    • Buddhist Teachings
      • The Heart Sutra
      • The Diamond Sutra
      • The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma
        • Outline of Practice
        • Wake-up Sermon
    • Buddhist Cultivation
      • 6 Paramitas

Links

  • Wudang Dao Institute

Recent Comments

  • Ricardo on Confucius Analects – Balance Work and Study
  • Derek on Dao De Jing core 33 chapters – completed!
  • Georgi Marinov on Dao De Jing core 33 chapters – completed!
  • Derek on Dao De Jing 2 – Dualistic nature of worldly standards, vs. non-dual lifestyle of sages

Recent Comments

  • Ricardo on Confucius Analects – Balance Work and Study
  • Derek on Dao De Jing core 33 chapters – completed!
  • Georgi Marinov on Dao De Jing core 33 chapters – completed!
  • Derek on Dao De Jing 2 – Dualistic nature of worldly standards, vs. non-dual lifestyle of sages
  • SKent on Diamond Sutra – the mystical presence of this Sutra
  • Sosiale medier – hvorfor markedsføre her? | tdidr on Autobiography of Confucius – Confucius Analects
  • tworzenie stron www kursy kraków on Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse!

Latest News

  • Health Tips during Virus Outbreak03/13/2020 - 11:25
  • lisiming.net01/12/2019 - 11:00
  • New Year01/01/2019 - 11:00
  • ZenZen Reality and Practice12/26/2017 - 19:36
  • Reference from Academia04/19/2015 - 15:35
  • US Tour 2014 – photo04/27/2014 - 12:51
  • practiceOnline Class – foundation course completed03/09/2014 - 10:56

Categories

  • Buddhist
  • Chinese Philosophy
  • Confucianism
  • Daoism
  • Health
  • News
  • Online Class
  • Spiritual Cultivation
  • Uncategorized
  • Wudang

Contact

To contact Derek you can use the Contact Form on the Contact Page.

© Copyright - Lisiming.net - Shimsy Website design