S E C T I O N H : B u d d hi s m
Vi p a s s a n a m e di t a ti o n: T hi s i s f r e q u e ntl y r ef e r r e d t o a s ‘i n si g ht m e dit ati o n’. Li k e i n s a m at h a, vi p a s s a n a u s e s mi n df ul n e s s t o c o n c e nt r at e o n a n o bj e ct. H o w e v e r, wit h vi p a s s a n a, t h e o bj e ct f o c u s e d o n i s si m pl y w h at e v e r c o m e s t o o u r att e nti o n. If t h e att e nti o n r e st s o n r ai n o ut si d e t h e wi n d o w o r o n a n g e r o n e f e el s f o r a f ri e n d, t h e n t hi s i s t h e o bj e ct. I n vi p a s s a n a, t h e att e nti o n m a y s wit c h f r o m o bj e ct t o o bj e ct m a n y ti m e s – t h e ai m i s t o gi v e o n e’ s f ull att e nti o n t o w h at e v e r i s b ei n g t h o u g ht a b o ut i n t h e p r e s e nt m o m e nt.
F oc u si n g t h e mi n d: m a n d al a s A m a n d al a i s a ci r cl e - s h a p e d p att e r n u s e d f o r m e dit ati o n. M a n d al a s oft e n d e pi ct p a r a di s e, t h e e nti r e u ni v e r s e o r t h e B u d d h a. A m a n d al a c a n s o m eti m e s b e a p ai nti n g o n a w all o r c a n b e c r e at e d i n c ol o u r e d s a n d s o n a t a bl e. M o n k s s p e n d w e e k s i n c o n c e nt r at e d eff o rt c r e ati n g t h e m. O n c e a m a n d al a h a s b e e n ti ni s h e d it i s al w a y s d e st r o y e d – a r e mi n d e r t o t h e m o n k s t h at lif e i s e v e r - c h a n gi n g.
1. W at c h a vi d e o a b o ut t h e cr e a ti o n a n d d e str u c fi o n of a s a n d m a n d al a. I n
c o p y b o o k, writ e d o w n w h at y o u n o ti c e d a b o ut: ( a) T h e a c tt o ns of t h e m o n ks d uri n g t h e cr e a tt o n of t h e m a n d al a. ( b) H o w y o u f elt as t h e m o n ks w er e cr e a ti n g t h e m a n d al a. ( c) H ow y o u f elt o n s e ei n g t h e m a n d al a b ei n g d estr o y e d. ( d) T h e a c ti o ns of t h e m o n ks b y t h e ri v ersi d e.
2. Di s c us s y o ur a ns w ers wit h ot h er st u d e nts. ( To w at c h t h e vi d e o, cli c k
J u ni or C y cl e R E/ G 5 M a n d al a) C. R e f l e c t a n d A c t
E a c h y e ar t h er e ar e h u n dr e d s of cl a ss e s, l e ct ur e s a n d r etr e at s o n B u d d hist m e dit a ff o n i n Ir el a n d. T hi s vi d e o ‘ B e c o mi n g a B u d d hist i n Ir el a n d’ is a s h ort i nt er vi e w wit h a n Iri s h m a n w h o b e c a m e a B u d d hist a n d i s n o w p art of t h e c o m m u nit y at t h e D u bli n B u d d hist C e ntr e. As y o u w at c h t h e vi d e o, n ot e d o w n: ( a) T h e m a n’s B u d d hi st n a m e. ( b) H o w h e ttrst f elt a b o ut B u d d his m. ( c) O n e r e as o n w h y B u d d his m w a s a fir a c ti v e t o hi m. ( d) O n e e ti e ct l e ar ni n g t o m e dit at e h a d o n hi m. ( e) A w a y i n w hi c h b ei n g a B u d d hi st h a s c h a n g e d hi s a p pr o a c h t o lif e. ( T o w at c h t h e vi d e o, cli c k
or g o t o m e nt or b o o ks.i e /r e s o ur c e s a n d t h e n s el e ct J u ni or C y cl e R E/ A 5/ A B u d d hi st i n Ir el a n d) 3 4 9 or g o t o m e nt or b o o ks.i e /r e s o ur c e s a n d t h e n s el e ct y o ur
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