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| Book Review: "Buddhist Acts of Compassion", edited by Pamela Bloom | ||
| 作者 | Lanier, Kathryn |
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| 出版日期 | 2000 |
| 出版者 | Conari Press |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.generictype.com/conarix/ |
| 出版地 | Berkeley, CA, US [伯克利, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書評=Book Review; 網路資料=Internet Resrouce |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author info: She teaches at UNC-Chapel Hill and the College of Charleston Buddhist Acts of Compassion,Pamela Bloom, 208p, Conari Press,U.S. (30 Sept. 2000),ISBN-10: 1573245232 ISBN-13: 978-1573245234 |
| 關鍵詞 | 慈悲心=Loving Kindness=Compassion=Maitri=Metta; 菩薩道=The Bodhisattva Path=The Bodhisatta Path |
| 摘要 | Rinpoche is defined in the glossary of this beautiful anthology as "Literally 袿ost precious one,?a form of address used in Tibetan Buddhism for钮espected teachers." Buddhist Acts of Compassion is truly a precious teacher. Pamela Bloom states in the introduction that "the greatest merit a book like this can achieve is to inspire you to delve more deeply into the traditional teachings." With just a rudimentary knowledge of Buddhism, I found myself touched again and again by the deeply personal stories related by masters and students alike of their journeys to the real meaning of compassion and the often severe tests of their desire to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings. The individual stories are short and quotes from the great Buddhist teachers are interspersed throughout. Even the design of this small book is beautiful. There are many lessons offered in this anthology. One of the most powerful is that the practice of Buddhism is to be compassionate in your very nature. Several of the stories are written by the rinpoches, who have spent many years imprisoned by the occupying armies in Tibet. As I read of their ability to overcome the extreme physical and mental torture by practicing Tonglen (breathing in the suffering of others, breathing out compassion and light), I was in awe of their complete dedication to uncompromisingly relieving the suffering of all sentient beings锎ven that of their tormentors. It was in this small book that I first read of the concept that anger and compassion were not mutually exclusive. However, according to the Buddhist definition of karma, anger often leads to non-virtuous acts, creating negative karma, but compassion is a state of great merit, creating positive karma. The philosophy of nonjudgmental acceptance of all beings and always being kind led one writer to muse when meeting one of the Dalai Lama旧 tutors that "His magnanimity offended the part of my mind that wanted him to value me specially." The book has over 50 short stories interspersed with quotations, a guide to Metta meditation, a guide to Tonglen meditation, a brief glossary and a brief biography of each of the individual contributors. The stories can be read in order from front to back, or the book can be flipped open to see what message the Universe may have today. This is a book that can be read again and again and the message will be different each time. The daguerreotype photo of a monk beautiful hand holding a mala, the ivory paper and the clean, delicate type all add to the tangible pleasure of experiencing The book. Pamela Bloom has indeed inspired me to learn more about the traditions of Buddhism. |
| 點閱次數 | 289 |
| 建檔日期 | 2004.02.13 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.08.17 |
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