tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595900014735598043.post8395138674474514237..comments2024-03-18T16:28:06.364+07:00Comments on Buddha Space: Pavarana Day & 'Buddha Space'Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11820006311674418847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595900014735598043.post-55392405388865923152008-10-15T09:43:00.000+07:002008-10-15T09:43:00.000+07:00Thanks for the (also) interesting comments, Barry....Thanks for the (also) interesting comments, Barry.<BR/><BR/>There are so many parallels between Zen & Theravadin practices that for me they merge into one.Ceremonies and other reflections that encourage reflection on our shortcomings can certainly be very positive & revealing processes!<BR/><BR/>Uprooting the impulses and intentions you mention through awareness and not acting upon them is a central part of the forest tradition of Thailand. It's a case of watching them with spacious alertness and allowing them to be born, live, and die away, rather than repressing or fighting them, isn't it, Barry?<BR/><BR/>Be well in the Dharma,<BR/>G.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820006311674418847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595900014735598043.post-40605308177491999232008-10-14T23:29:00.000+07:002008-10-14T23:29:00.000+07:00Thank you for this interesting post. In the Zen tr...Thank you for this interesting post. In the Zen tradition in which I study, there is a "repentance ceremony" that is held whenever a community member has engaged in some activity that has grievously wronged another. But there is not a standardized way of reflecting on our many transgressions. <BR/><BR/>Of course, in Zen we allow plenty of space to become aware of our transgressions and errors and, especially, to see into the impulses and intentions that produced those behaviors. Uprooting those impulses and intentions produces the transformation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/>BarryBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.com