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Welcome to the Second Rinascimiento della Umanità. Grab a comfortable position and start working!

We have a lot of work to do, but it is doable ^_^_^

Esteban Barahona (talk) 08:54, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] if

almost no one truly understands buddhism,

it may as well not exist as a religion....

bodhism FTW!

Esteban Barahona alias Samael Cero ^_^_^ (talk) 16:51, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Addition to "Practice" section

Hi,

I would like to propose addition of the following to the "Practice" section? Thanks!

Focusing on the present moment

The purpose of the practice of focusing on the present moment is to eliminate unnecessary suffering by paying attention to present actions instead of dwelling on thoughts of craving. When given the chance to wander, the mind tends to focus on thoughts such as "I do not have this and I want it" or "I have this and I do not want it". These thoughts are helpful if they motivate a person to change things within ethical boundaries to improve a situation to reduce mental or physical suffering. However, when dwelling on these thoughts are not helping to improve a situation, then it is better to not dwell on thoughts that cause craving and suffering. Meditation helps to achieve that by training the mind to focus on breathing and to notice that the mind tends to wander and jump to different thoughts. The practice of focusing the mind is helpful because one can then focus on thoughts that do not involve craving and thus do not lead to suffering. The practice of focusing on the present moment is to extend the practice of focusing the mind to everyday living. For example, when walking, pay attention to walking. When looking, pay attention to what one sees. When one is fully in the present moment, the mind is not dwelling on thoughts of craving that lead to suffering, so this practice helps one to enjoy and appreciate the present moment and to avoid thoughts of craving that lead to suffering.

Thanks! Raymond Rayccwong (talk) 23:12, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

added anapanasati. Fourth Dhyana is the "birth place" of Nirvana; it comes naturally if anapanasati is practiced skillfully/correctly.

Bodinagamin ^_^_^ (talk) 02:53, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "A Buddhist is one who..."

Can we do something else with this sentence? I'm not sure what, but between the passive voice and its seeming totally out of place both conceptually and stylistically, I think an improvement must be within reach. I, for one, don't think listing (or even mentioning) the three jewels is called for in the lead—and as the second sentence of the article, it just sort of comes out of nowhere even before Buddhism proper has been discussed in any detail at all. Maybe this notion could introduce the Practice section? /Ninly (talk) 07:26, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I've done a little work on the intro. I also am not convinced that the three jewels formula belongs in the intro, but at the very least I've cut out the parenthetical remarks. Wikilinks exist for exactly that sort of purpose. --Clay Collier (talk) 08:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)