What is Buddhism to Me

[@Jigokucake-lg1xj]

I once came across a man holding prayer beads and, realizing he was a Buddhist, I asked him what kind. He said "Mahayana," and I said "me too." I then asked him if it was Japanese Mahayana or Chinese Mahayana. He said "Japanese," and I said "me too." I then asked him if it was Zen, Hosso, Kegon, Pure Land, or Nichiren. He said "Pure Land," and I said "me too." Then I asked if he followed Ji-shu, Yuzunembutsu, Jodo-shu, or Jodo-shinshu. He said "Jodo-shinshu," and I said me too. I then asked which branch of Jodo-shinshu. He said "Nishi Hongonji" and I said "DIE, HERETIC!!!"

[@littledarkone1995]

😂 this is great lol

[@PoCoMotion-d6g]

This very video was recommended to me and wholeheartedly enjoyed!

[@sage_and_pinestudios5999]

And thank you for continuing to share and engage in these discussions!

[@MrStrocube]

I still regularly get your videos, Brad. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers

[@matthewhampton2503]

This was very helpful and timely. Thank you!

[@Stevie_tha_tooth]

That’s correct. I used to get your vids but haven’t in a while. I just check in every once in a while. 😃✌🏻

[@jseymourguenther6527]

Still coming up in my feed, Brad, but that’s why people need to subscribe- ok to plug that reminder. Appreciate the talk; “let it happen.”

[@charlesw6976]

This is one of your more important videos imo, language and the spiritual path are so problematic at times that people get lost and very confused. Happens to me often and I have learned how important it is to drill down on the dogmatic weeds that start growing seemingly out of nowhere. ✌️

[@dr.jeffreyzacko-smith324]

You actually explained things clearly! And, since I subscribe, your videos always pop up in my feed. P.S. - My favorite photo of Sawaki Roshi! ❤

[@sage_and_pinestudios5999]

I get your stuff in my feed still🎉

[@Tremuska]

The simplicity of Zen attracted me too. But i am leaning to theravada.

[@tonypaton3538]

Always interesting, Brad. I don't know why you are so determined not to offend viewers when that spirit of independence is one of the attractions of your books. P.S. per a comment you made about KZbin, this video WAS referred to me by that platform, and glad it was!

[@sirius3531]

I enjoy your videos, Brad. Continue to do what you're doing ! I'm enjoying The Other Side of Nothing. Highly recommended !

[@sarakajira]

Just a comment: basically all, or most of the "Tibetan Buddhism" stuff is also in Shingon. I'm ordained in a Tibetan lineage, and I have a good friend who's a Shingon priest and so we exchange notes. But these things are not as "foreign" to Buddhism as perhaps your teacher might have assumed. It's actually a very old part of Buddhism. Shingon after all, is the oldest still-surviving school of Buddhism in Japan, and predates Zen by quite a long time. -just fyi I guess. These things are also in Newar Buddhism (the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism from Nepal. I also have a Newar priest friend). It sounds to me like your teacher wasn't as familiar with the practices of Tantric Buddhism or Vajrayana in general, including Shingon perhaps. But I am a little surprised at that, if this is the case because surely he's heard of Fudo-myo (Achalanatha) or Dainichi (Vairochana Buddha), etc.? It's hard for me to imagine a Japanese priest having never encountered anything at all from Shingon while being a native Japanese person. I mean, heck, if you read the Lotus Sutra, the Flower Ornament Sutra, the Shurangama Sutra, etc, it's full of deities, etc. And those are very definitely deeply Buddhist teachings. Regarding the: "If it's in a Sutra it must be believed" sentiment: my personal take is I don't think people have to "believe" anything at all just because it's in a Sutra. I tend to think that "belief" is often rather useless. But personally, I would say that at the very least, the sutras are "Dharma" and thus to the best of our knowledge, these are, or are traditionally taught as the teachings of the Buddha and Buddhism. I don't think something should be accepted uncritically just because it's in a book. But I do think if people have been teaching something as Dharma for thousands of years, it's a bit silly to say that it isn't Buddhist Dharma. Even if one *disagrees* with a teaching, that doesn't mean it *isn't* a teaching. Does that make sense? Like, someone doesn't have to "believe" in dragons. But that doesn't mean that dragons aren't in the Sutras. (For example.) Speaking personally, it's perfectly fine with me if someone says, "I don't agree with this personally" or "I can't personally verify this for myself". I mean: fair enough. Everyone has a right to honestly voice the perspective of their own experience after all. But where I object is when they try and declare a negative, and say "such and such" isn't "Buddhist" or isn't part of the Buddhist teachings at all, when it very much has been for thousands of years. Like Stephen Bachelor's books come to mind. I remember flipping through "Buddhism without Beliefs" or whatever years ago, and it was just full of cherry-picking, and making stuff up, and connecting dots that didn't really exist in ways that fit his preconceived naturalist biases. It was total nonsense, but it was a very popular book back in the day.

[@jerryalder2878]

Regarding the Heart Sutra. There is a chapter on this vital Mahayana teaching in Shohaku Okumura's book 'Living by vow'. His most excellent commentary quotes Nagarjuna at various points. Study of texts by Nagarjuna is important within Tibetan Buddhist traditions and I understood he is respected by Zen lineages.

[@saintsword23]

One of my favorite authors, Jed McKenna, says something like, "I totally get Zen. I just don't know what Buddhism has to do with it."

[@chrisplaysdrums09]

Zen is Buddhism- that’s what it has to do with it 🤣

[@shokuchideirdrecarrigan7402]

I stopped getting your videos too and I am subscribed. I had to "call you up" to hear this one. I thought maybe you were taking a vacation, or the LA fires got to you. Good to see you are still talking.

[@GrantSteven]

some say Dogen only brought a meditation technique to Japan and the real founder of Sotoshu was Keizan Zenji and he was heavily influenced by the Vajrayana of Shingon and Tiendai

[@blackbird5634]

When I read Hardcore Zen I ignored most of the Buddhism and just learned to sit Zazen. You may not have intended for the reader to do this, but it's kept me sitting for 20 years.

[@nodnarb1457]

Do you think you would ever write a book about Nishijima Roshi? He’s so interesting and contrarian and your relationship seems unique

[@jurafa]

I got to this video thruogh a video recomendation, for what is worth

[@HeavyMetalPilot0451]

I agree, I would like to read this if you ever write it.

[@bowser_inthe_darkworld2]

good stuff!

[@Yoganflogan]

Hello Brad only recently discovered you & have subscribed... I seem to be getting notifications ok. Am in UK. Thank you btw and very much enjoying your content 😊

[@bryandraughn9830]

"Believe" lol!

[@ZenEndurance]

Honestly, it’s the practicing of getting into the pure act of anything and everything you do. Sitting is the easiest and most accessible, so it’s the most convenient to practice with. That’s why they call it a practice. It can be anything. Sanding piece of wood, riding a bike, editing a spreadsheet. Compared to those, sitting is universally more usable to practice on.

[@Stedward_]

Good video I like your point of view

[@jonwesick2844]

One teacher told me, "It's Buddhism if it adheres to the Four Pillars - anicca, anatta, dukkha, and nirvana."

[@daruman8265]

Very good one!

[@matthewfiles4584]

Whatever path one is on, you get what you get and with any luck and some serious practice what you get becomes altered from where you got it from.

[@JordanREALLYis]

I am getting your vids recommended.

[@UlyssesJonah]

Love Peaches !! Stranglers my beloved

[@ppodoentbeast]

I just thought I’d tell you when I sat down to turn on KZbin tonight. You were the first suggestion so maybe it’s not so bad..

[@chrisplaysdrums09]

Your friend is just having an issue with the algorithm. If he clicks on similar videos, yours should come back into the feed. Thank you for your honesty. I don’t agree with a variety of things you’ve said before, but I keep coming back because you are honest about your views. I do agree however that this EBT-only approach is maybe not the best way to engage with the living tradition.

[@gregkrakow872]

Very nice talk, thanks! I feel uncomfortable calling myself a Buddhist even though I find myself mostly aligned to and practicing many things called Buddhist. I also practice Shamanism, Christianity, Hinduism and many other spiritual practices. These are all just teachings that help me on my unique spiritual path.

[@ZenEndurance]

The Zen sub on Reddit is exactly what you are saying about your comments. A few people trying to rule over it by spewing toxic comments as if they are the authority. Conquering by division.

[@markbrad123]

I just kind of live and let live , whatever floats the boat.

[@bxvzky2361]

Hi Brad, thanks for this video! Though you didn't explain anything, I found it stimulating asking myself - what is Buddhism? I came to Buddhism by recognizing that all of my philosophical efforts led to no result. And exactly this no-outcome is the main point for me where Buddhism (if it exists as a system!) has it's anchor. Now the whole venture becomes paradoxical if you try to fix it as "Buddhism". To realize that we attach one idea after another without any absolute validity cannot lead to a fixed set of beliefs! As you said take of the glasses or as I would say: keep them without taking them too serious. We could call this act "emptiness penetrating form". Bye Bye

[@benrusher581]

'.....you're not trying to do anything, you're just trying to get into the pure act of just sitting....' lovely zentypical brain melting moment! 😂

[@mikepolioudakis775]

I am subscribed to your channel, and I get links to your videos from KZbin often, both to present videos and past videos. If the rate of offerings has slowed down for me, that might be because I watched enough of your videos recently that the list of possibles has dwindled. If I ever feel that YT is excluding you or filtering you, I would try to tell you. I live in a Theravada country. The actual practices here are not what I consider as Theravada or Buddhist. Doesn't matter. I can get close to the "real deal" when I want that. I am not a Buddhist in any commonly understood version. Have much sympathy. To me, Mahayana was not enough like original Buddhism. Different religion. Maybe better in some ways, worse in others. Likewise, to me, what you offer is not original Buddhism but a different religion, maybe better in some ways, worse in others. But related to Buddhism and with great intrinsic value. I would rather that a religious seeker follow a path similar to yours than to seek original Buddhism, Mahayana, Cha'an, or Zen. I like what you do. Keep at it. Good luck. Mike

[@Teller3448]

"The thing I was most concerned with is who I am and what this world I'm living in is?" Well those are not questions real Buddhism answers. Buddhism is not some ancient form of physics or any kind of ontology. If you want to understand the physical world then study modern physics. Who or what I am is an ontological question which Buddha refused to answer. Instead of asking WHAT he would only ask HOW. How can I pull out the arrow of suffering??? Its a soteriology approach to life...not an ontology approach. Did Buddhism eventually become distorted by ontological ideas from outside sources? Sure, but all that stuff should be identified as such, as a distortion of the original teaching.

[@TYPHON2713]

Hwy Brad, Personally i don't care if the Buddha ever existed . The teaching is what counts. I see zen as a verb. Its something you Do! I reallyblove Shozan's video "is zen even Buddhism?" I have a question too. I've been doing zazen shikantaza mostly for 15 years. I e been going to a center that is Sanbyo Kyodan. And they're verry active sangha. They're basically rinzai, except you face a wall. They insist on breath counting, (which you know is not like shikantaza) Jack told me "when in rome..."😂 But im curious what you think i should do? Its very very distracting for me to count my breath. Ive had wonderful deepness doing shikantaza on my own. But this center is Very active. Whats your opinion. I know its weird, and parasocial but you two through your books especially are kinda what tim was to you. Mentors.🙏

[@whoisthegaucho]

This might not seem like a serious comment, but whatever.. Isn't your thought that the world isn't just a framework of ideas, just another idea? People like Plato said that the world is nothing but ideas. To me that is plausible too. Maybe the world is just the way you experience it. Because if you say, This is what the world is or is not, are you not framing the world as an idea? You said that you and Dogen are not shy about criticizing other Buddhists and are right to do so.. But by doing that, you are erecting and maintaining a framework of ideas as reality. ​Which seems kind of contradictory of you. But I know enough to know that that is the way Zen guys sometimes go, as you mentioned about Dogen. ​But I also think that you want to be understood or wouldn't bother making videos..

[@willieluncheonette5843]

"All great religious teachers, compared to Gautam Buddha, fall very short. They want you to become followers, they want you to practice a certain discipline, they want you to manage your affairs, your morality, your lifestyle. They make a mold of you and they give you a beautiful prison cell. Buddha stands alone, totally for freedom. Without freedom man cannot know his ultimate mystery; chained he cannot move his wings into the sky and cannot go into the beyond. Every religion is chaining people, keeping some hold on them, not allowing them to be their original beings, but giving them personalities and masks - and this they call religious education. Buddha does not give you any religious education. He wants you simply to be yourself, whatever it is. That is your religion - to be yourself. No man has loved freedom so much. No man has loved mankind so much. He would not accept followers for the simple reason that to accept a follower is to destroy his dignity. He accepted only fellow travelers. His last statement before dying was, “If I ever come back, I will come as your friend.” Maitreya means the friend. India could not understand Gautam Buddha for this simple reason: it thinks that to sit silently, just being, is worthless. You have to do something, you have to pray, you have to recite mantras, you have to go to some temple and worship a manmade god. “What are you doing sitting silently?” And that is the greatest contribution of Gautam Buddha: that you can find your eternity and your cosmic being only if you can sit silently, aimlessly, without any desire and without any longing, just enjoying being - the silent space in which thousands of lotuses blossom. Gautam Buddha is a category in himself. Very few people have understood him. Even in the countries where Buddhism is a national religion - Thailand, Japan, Taiwan - it has become an intellectual philosophy. Zazen, the original contribution of the man, has disappeared. Perhaps you are the only people who are the closest contemporaries of Gautam Buddha. In this silence, in this emptiness, in this quantum leap from mind to no-mind, you have entered a different space which is neither outer nor inner but transcendental to both. H.G. Wells, in his world history, has written one sentence which should be written in gold. Writing about Gautam Buddha he writes, “Gautam Buddha is perhaps the only godless man, and yet, so godly.” In that illumination, in that moment of enlightenment, nirvana, he did not find any God. The whole existence is divine; there is no separate creator. The whole existence is full of light and full of consciousness; hence there is no God but there is godliness. It is a revolution in the world of religions. Buddha created a religion without God. For the first time God is no longer at the center of a religion. Man becomes the center of religion, and man’s innermost being becomes godliness, for which you have not to go anywhere - you have simply stopped going outside. Remain for a few moments within, slowly, slowly settling at your center. The day you are settled at the center, the explosion happens. So my message is: understand Gautam Buddha, but don’t be a Buddhist. Do not follow. Let the understanding be absorbed by your intelligence, but let it become yours. The moment it becomes yours, it starts transforming you. Until then it has remained Gautam Buddha’s, and there is twenty-five centuries distance. You can go on repeating Buddha’s words - they are beautiful, but they will not help you to attain what you are Gautam Buddha’s emphasis on compassion was a very new phenomenon as far as the mystics of old were concerned. Gautam Buddha makes a historical dividing line from the past; before him meditation was enough, nobody had emphasized compassion together with meditation. And the reason was that meditation brings enlightenment, your blossoming, your ultimate expression of being. What more do you need? As far as the individual is concerned, meditation is enough. Gautam Buddha’s greatness consists in introducing compassion even before you start meditating. You should be more loving, more kind, more compassionate. There is a hidden science behind it. Before a man becomes enlightened, if he has a heart full of compassion there is a possibility that after meditation he will help others to achieve the same beatitude, to the same height, to the same celebration as he has achieved. Gautam Buddha makes it possible for enlightenment to be infectious. But if the person feels that he has come back home, why bother about anybody else? Buddha makes enlightenment for the first time unselfish; he makes it a social responsibility. It is a great change. But compassion should be learned before enlightenment happens. If it is not learned before, then after enlightenment there is nothing to learn. When one becomes so ecstatic in himself then even compassion seems to be preventing his own joy - a kind of disturbance in his ecstasy…That’s why there have been hundreds of enlightened people, but very few masters. To be enlightened does not mean necessarily that you will become a master. Becoming a master means you have tremendous compassion, and you feel ashamed to go alone into those beautiful spaces that enlightenment makes available. You want to help the people who are blind, in darkness, groping their way. It becomes a joy to help them, it is not a disturbance. In fact, it becomes a richer ecstasy when you see so many people flowering around you; you are not a solitary tree who has blossomed in a forest where no other tree is blossoming. When the whole forest blossoms with you, the joy becomes a thousandfold; you have used your enlightenment to bring a revolution in the world. Gautam Buddha is not only enlightened, but an enlightened revolutionary. His concern with the world, with people, is immense. He was teaching his disciples that when you meditate and you feel silence, serenity, a deep joy bubbling inside your being, don’t hold onto it; give it to the whole world. And don’t be worried, because the more you give it, the more you will become capable of getting it. The gesture of giving is of tremendous importance once you know that giving does not take anything from you; on the contrary, it multiplies your experiences. But the man who has never been compassionate does not know the secret of giving, does not know the secret of sharing."

[@ivrz]

Your video was recommended to me. Also its very good. I have practiced zazen since 1978. Buddhist? I dont know. Hinduism is also a blanket term t cover many religions around the Indus

[@bryantbrooks2390]

Oh. There he is.

[@ryancagerbaker]

All of your videos are recommended to me but I watch your videos regularly and I’m subscribed to your channel. I don’t know if that makes a difference.

[@paulengel4925]

I'm gonna go with science- but cool video, man. You do you.

[@HardcoreZen]

Huh?

[@gregwallace552]

To me Buddhism is a cheese burger. Sometimes it's a grill cheese sandwich but that's as far as it goes.

[@BullyMaguire4ever]

People arguing over what the real Buddhism is, feels funny and ironic. “This specific collection of words is the correct fixed way to describe emptiness and non-duality!”

[@SaxonShore]

"A fool believes what he thinks, not what he sees. The wise man believes what he sees, not what he thinks."

[@HardcoreZen]

Isn’t that a Doobie Brothers song?

[@whoisthegaucho]

@@HardcoreZen Doh!

[@gojuglen]

What is this truth Zazen is supposed to show?

[@quantessenz]

Hey, no worries! :) I get where you're coming from, but isn't that just ZEN Buddhism? Honestly, I'd just call it ZEN. It's short, to the point, and steers clear of unnecessary drama. Nobody can really complain about that, right? :D @Everyone: We're talking about ZEN here. This isn't your typical 'how to Buddhism' guide or 'wheel of reincarnation' talk. Zen is about cutting through the noise-direct and straightforward. Those who resonate will get it. The rest? No pressure. ;)"

[@michaelmcclure3383]

Yeah, would have thought zen makes a distinction between the religion of Buddhism and what it expounds. A special transmission beyond the scriptures, beyond words..direct pointing.. and so on. The contentious point about reincarnation i thought is dealt with really precisely in Advaita Vedanta. There was one story about some monk who was very interested in reincarnation and getting proof for it.. they went to some adviaita teacher and he said something like.. reincarnation? I don't even believe in Incarnation.. Rebirth? If you are unborn how will you be reborn. Its just a paradigm shift.. from the point of view of a supposed entity there appears to be birth.. death, rebirth, personal karma and so on.. but is that true from the point of view of the unborn .. so which is true. Depends 😄

[@TheJedynak]

I had this one recommend by KZbin. I suppose it depends on my settings and is individual.

[@jurafa]

I got to this video through a video recomendation, for what is worth.

[@bassfacestudio7975]

Your channel just started popping up in my page. This video was put up in my recommended videos so you’re not shadowbanned for me!

[@johnnyduke5724]

I do not even know how to start this message. Hello would be in order. So hello Brad. My name’s Vlad as you can see. My question is, can an enlightened person ever meet another enlightened person? I feel like I am losing my mind. There is no one else so I suppose this is a cry of help into the abyss. I have no one to guide me through this. I do not even know what I am looking for here, I guess it’s just a Hail Mary. Can you please help me? Say something? I feel like no one can say anything. There is only hearing and the one that hears is the one thats shouting. What to do?

[@HardcoreZen]

Don't do anything special. Just live your life as usual.

[@johnnyduke5724]

⁠​⁠@@HardcoreZenOddly comforting

[@ishowinertia]

What do you think of the Hillside Hermitage/Samanadipa lads? They have reinvigorated my practice

[@HardcoreZen]

I’ve never heard of them. Sorry!

[@StanleyFamilyFun]

HH is some of the deepest dhamma on the net PERIOD

[@ishowinertia]

His writings/talks are invaluable.

[@StanleyFamilyFun]

@@ishowinertia Candana bhikkhu is really good too, not quite HH level but good no nonsense Dhamma

[@ishowinertia]

@@StanleyFamilyFun Name rings a bell but not really aware of him. Will check him out!

[@michaelcarrithers6811]

So all those settings in which the term 'Buddhism' might seem useful turn out to lead down one rabbit hole or other. Good point. But I will say this: I'm most comfortable, on average, in those settings in which 'Buddhist' would be a fair designation. You might be the same? Or not?

[@ishowinertia]

5:30 anyone know the people/commenters he is talking about here

[@wbabdij]

Thank you for wasting my time ;)

[@macdougdoug]

The Dalaï Lama is the reincarnation of himself 🥸

[@SecondTigerStyle]

So what would you say is necessary for someone to get into Zen?

[@Smoggyrob1]

IMAO, a butt.

[@moodyonroody5313]

Seems Buddhism is similar to Hinduism in that it also isn't one 'thing'. Isn't there similarity between Quakerism and Zen/ 'Mayana' within Christianity umbrella? I haven't followed you but found this vid as I (stupidly?) bought a book about Bankei and thought it was a spoof - I'm still not sure tbh! The way he is supposed to have talked makes it all seem a grifting scam so he can live well in all his various temples - a problem with any ideology/ organised practice/psychological teaching, to be fair. So this is why I found you and would be interested in your response to the following, Mr Hardcore (sorry don't know your name): Re 'seeing reality as it is', my view (with or without glasses) - as human beings, do you agree that we can only view/think/see reality from that point of view ... ? As humans we can articulate via writings, vids and directly to each other what we think about the human condition with our 'tricky' human brains (as Prof Paul Gilbert puts it and he is influenced by Buddhism but not sure which type). Prof G explains in his lectures on compassion focussed therapy that as mammals we humans have 3 types of inclinations which makes our brains 'tricky'- a 'snappy primitive' one, a 'go getting' one and as mammals, a 'soothing,compassionate' one. So he promotes understanding this and fostering our compassion to deal with the frustrations of life. Of course I don't know how true this is but it's plausable, isn't it? Do you think Zen sitting helps the soothing/compassionate part of the brain outside of sitting/meditation? I can see that calming down our thoughts and feelings might do that, over time - have you found this? Finally, I believe Zen monks have supported some terrible regimes in the past - as have Nichiren monks (latter as noted by Christopher Hitchens in his book God Is Not Great) .... How can we distinguish whether a practice/monk/teacher etc is not conning or leading us to self indulgence or evil? How can we be reasonably sure we are not conning ourselves in terms of morality? Look forward to your response - thanks if you're able ....

[@Blaka69]

uh..."peaches" are all over beaches?

[@HardcoreZen]

Perhaps they are.

[@condatis6175]

Huh?

[@Liisa3139]

Well, I just happen to like videos that are confusing and completely waste my time.🤣 I'm not a Buddhist. Christian, yes, of some kind. But with very similar approach to Christianity than what what you have to Buddhism. I don't care so much if I get it right. It is more that the practice is meaningful to me.

[@bryantbrooks2390]

Where’s your dog?

[@evoshroom]

"Sola scriptura is a Christian doctrine that states that the Bible is the only source of authority for Christian faith and practice." Authority is antithetical to the anti-authoritarian worldview of Christianity, a worldview inherently opposed to Roman authoritarianism. "Thre Patriarch's all both deaf & dumb / Comprise it in one onely sum" - Basil Valentine (amongst other things, this refers to The Great Schism or the period in history when there were three popes).

[@aucontraire593]

Although you're not trying to become anything through zazen, it definitely does something to you physically nonetheless. Am I mistaken.

[@HardcoreZen]

Yeah. It does.

[@aucontraire593]

@HardcoreZen That full lotus flexibility is quite the perc.

[@wladddkn1517]

Isn't Zen a Hinayana? It is very selfish in a way, you care about your own enlightenment only. You just don't care about others.

[@TheImpossibleist]

Wouldn't it be better to ask 'What is Buddhism to Buddha?' Instead of asking 'What is Buddhism to Me?' If we try to re-define Buddhism according to our own likes and dislikes we will only end up destroying it. Brad is a good musician and record producer, nobody can take that away from him. But what if somebody did just that? Took one of Brad's songs and changed the chord progression, vocal melody, but kept the same title and all the lyrics and recorded it. I don't think Brad would like that much. That's exactly what Nishijima and Brad did with their book on Nagarjuna, probably the most obscene falsification of the Dharma ever published. Nishijima wanted a vehicle to push his own personal ideas on psychology, so he decided to do just that in the guise of a Sanskrit translation. I remember Jundo Cohen telling me that he tried to stop this garbage from being published but failed. Follow the roots not the branches!

[@jerryalder2878]

Indeed. Nagarjuna is studied in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Also in 'Living by vow' by Shohaku Okumura there is a chapter on the Heart Sutra. The most excellent commentary quotes Nagarjuna to help clarify essential points.

[@saigonotsuki]

The whole thing about reincarnation is a mess, because Tibetan Buddhism doesn't believe in it either-- the notion of rebirth it adheres to is basically the same all of "traditional Buddhism" does. What happened is just a mess in translation and so and so. And the traditions we call "Buddhism" did and do believe in this thing called rebirth, explaining it more or less the same way through time. Of course believing in it or not is a matter of personal choice.

[@nosoloruns]

hahaahahahha

[@markhowell3648]

I am guessing YooToob's algorithms are AI generated to favor short-and- many content; may be you're too long form to be recommended. Like your explanation of skikantaza. The world is not a framework of ideas ~ think not thinking.

[@Karnegie]

Everything agreed but buddha was never historical and the notion of buddha is a philosophical personality and dogmas are of the respective school of thought. This myth factor invalidates buddha and buddhism by and large. However, The dogmas already rooted of advaita and whatever advaita lacks Buddhism too. It doesnt deal with ego but bypass and leads to suppressions ego and later shadow or dark self . Suppressing is bypassing spirituality unless the man learns to transcend overcome or face the fears or suppressed ego within. Hence both pathways to half way enlightenment based on spiritual or divine hemisphere of brain and skipping the other brain ( logical). Basically a dumb can be half way enlightened by bypassing ego . The after math is kundalini psychosis and half way truth. The real pathway is middle. It consists of both brains logical and divine. This is what true middle pathway means. For that a man must free oneself from logical fallacies illusions delusions and blind faiths by using the other side of brain and the process gets complete. The result is synthesis of both hemispheres thus inner light illuminates . This is the real enlightened state. Whereas the other pathway of buddha or advaita is half way and many other consequences doing one way process. Carl jung completes two sides . By the time of rudra kalkin kalki , both left and right processes would be set ready for total liberation of oneself nd others. Kalki will serve pure knowledge unlike others. So far any existing religion or method or philosophy is below fourth dimension including shivas tantric to zen. Rarely monks have inner light and if they have they dont have premium features or access consciousness or dynamic awareness or zen/ gyan. The above mentioned logical correction is must for pure gyan otherwise the brain will delude according to the errors installed in it at childhood with blind beliefs to delusions.

[@Karnegie]

Aliens will reveal there were no avatars nor gods existed but religions dislike them. Their myth buddha supposedly lived and enlightened and coming back as maitreya or kalki rudra? Pfft! Lets talk on zen perspective. Still they ate half way and need carl jung as an essential pathway to resolve ego, not divine side of brain alone or its practices. The most important thing is forced enlightenment is a joke. Nature has to force you there not you sit and desire and work on it. Nature will give you events and incidents where as ashram or monastery based practices are basic and not suffice for true total liberation of oneself. Living truthfully and righteous karma leads to enlightenment not meditation because life has to be lived not practiced forever. How many years will you go to school? Forever? You need to then integrate the learning into work , that is life. Its not ashram room conditional practice. Buddha forced enlightenment even though hes a myth. There was only mercury god Budha of Hinduism. Does Zen help? Naw! If you have stress meet carl jung and resolve ego. Encounter issues like dark self archetypal wounds shadow self inner child wounds. Not meditation as meditation wont solve the inner conflicts and issues alone by sitting calm. All of them first meet cal jung AN EXPERIENCE from book of life. ❤ + note that all gods and avatars never existed except as a philosophical figure just like internet personalities. History is scientific and it does not lie but blind faith based religions do lie as their existence is based on myths and assumptions. Karma is the action and life is the real stage not preaching platforms or meditative rooms. Avoid such talks as it wont liberate you from mind and then consciousness ( the other side of brain : left and right). Whatever exists today is outdated and listen to Bibhu Misra dev on kalachakra how it ends by 2025. This mean the golden age is starting from 2025 CE , not 2400 afterwards .

[@Karnegie]

Spiritual gifts ? No big deal. But remember its a spiritual desire and attachment . A truthful heart has no boundary in gifts . We dont gain spiritual by narcissistic methods of worshipping or being humble pious pretending. Its all about heart and karma/ actions. Jesus never existed and many others too so dont worry about them, but look within how to resolve one’s own issues. Monks can be very narcissistic and driven by spiritual ego so be mindful of them too. If you have no inner light then fifth dimension is away from you just forth and dark dimension or pseudo light dimension. Inner light is must and will have It after both brains corrected and tuned for truth. Only a truthful man has access not a knowledge wizard guru so return to child and innocence states within yet operate as an adult with responsibility and maturity. Here both faculties are active ( child states and logical / critical reasoning). Cheers Dont thank Buddha or anyone. But be kind to weak never to evils. You should never be compassionate to such and misquote compassion love etc. not everything is love. Its an evils gospel then.

[@lepsze]

If KZbin is banning you , maybe you've carelessly mentioned Gaza :P

[@HardcoreZen]

@@lepsze I have never said that word in a video.

[@lepsze]

@HardcoreZen but maybe... For their AI... You kind of sound like a guy... Who can carelessly mention... Gaza genocide... So you know, just in case. People should not watch your videos. (But jokes aside. Nice video. Total waste of time. Just like my zazen)

[@frazep1980]

"I don't care what real Buddhism is". Greatest line ever. This is not a post to drag followers, btw Please don't follow me. I have no destination in mind.

[@bernardjohnson8093]

I like your Buddhism. It’s Buddhism with minimal BS. Most forms of Buddhism have way too much BS. That’s why I’m not a Buddhist.

[@KJBonly]

Glad you uploaded so I can unsubscribe. Jesus Christ saves, he can give you a changed life and bring you real joy that Buddha could never bring.

[@HardcoreZen]

I tried that. It didn’t work!

[@KJBonly]

​@ you need to be born again. Many people claim to have faith, but they put their faith in a false gospel. I can attest personally that Jesus Christ worked a miracle in my life that no amount of meditation or eastern philosophy could ever do. Today I am a new creature thanks to Christ Jesus. Once you’re saved there is no going back. If it didn’t work for you were never saved to begin with. Salvation works!!! 1 cor 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new

[@KJBonly]

@@TYPHON2713 praise God! I thing you would really resonate with the book of Romans, after that give John another go John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

[@KJBonly]

@ the book of Romans is such a powerful book with deep wisdom about how we can ought to treat people. My favorite book right now

[@Mocking_Bird_85]

Hmm... who invented Christianity and Buddhism? Lots of great quotes in the bible: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself." Lots of great quotes in Zen Buddhism too: "Do not dwell in the past, do not dwell in the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment". Bible also says: "And God said unto Moses, I am that I am: Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I am hath sent me unto you." Lots of words to interpret Here. Christianity may as well be Buddhism, Buddhism may as well be Christianity. Don't really believe in either. Anyhow, Christianity is Christianity, Buddhism is Buddhism. It's all good baby. Not really sure any of us are coming or going anywhere :)