Heart Sutra notes

Jun 6, 2020

A jug fills drop by drop

By jazzpsingh Buddhist

A jug fills drop by drop was not said by Buddha but related to verses in Dhammapada: “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.” Buddha Think not lightly of evil, saying, “It will not come to me.” Drop by drop is
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Feb 9, 2020

Have you read your self?

By jazzpsingh Music

Have you read your self? October 6, 2015 – Posted by jazzpsingh “Parrh parrh alam fazal hoya, Kadee apnay aap nu parrhaya ye naeen If you Read a lot and became a scholar,  But [he] never read himself” -What a beautiful work by Sufi poet Bulleh Shah : Until you have surrendered, until you have let go of
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Feb 9, 2020

Buddha – How not to accept others anger

By jazzpsingh Stories

A story that always sticks to me, that my grandfather used to tell me many times: Once Buddha was passing through a village and during his stay there he was giving a talk to the locals. During this talk, a local ascetic got very upset. He was upset as people had started listening to and
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Feb 9, 2020

Anger & Spiritual Progress

By jazzpsingh Stories

Once there was a teaching event organized and a Monk was invited. The Monk arrived in plain dirty clothes not looking anything like a wise learned person. He was not recognized and refused entry towards the stage. He tried to explain but no one listened. With this treatment the Monk got angry and exclaimed “Don’t
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Jan 14, 2015

Katha Upanishad: the story of Nachiketa

By jazzpsingh Stories

Nachiketa (Sanskrit:नचिकेत,Naciketa), Bengali: নচিকেতা) is the child protagonist in an ancient Hindu fable about the nature of the soul and Brahman. The story is told in the Katha Upanishad (c. 5th century BCE), though the name has several earlier references. He was taught Self-knowledge, the separation of the human soul (the supreme Self) from the
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Jun 15, 2014

One Breath Breathing Meditation

By jazzpsingh Uncategorized

One Breath or Zen/Buddha breath technique for basic meditation: Sit in a relaxed posture Close your eyes and Bring awareness to your breath. The idea is not to control your breath but to watch it. If you can sense that you are not breathing to your stomach then with intention Guide your breath: by taking
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Feb 28, 2014

Bhagat Namdev Ji

By jazzpsingh Sikh

Bhagat Namdev is one of 15 bhagats whose bani is part of Guru Granth Sahib ji. In this post we will learn about Namdev Ji and choose one of his shabads to learn about his central message. After reading this blog post you should be able to answer: How many bhagats bani is in Guru
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Jun 1, 2011

5 Bean Soup – Breakfast Recipe

By jazzpsingh Recommended Food Recepies

Five colors beans: black beans, red beans, white beans, soy beans, mung beans: Qianshi ??(fox nuts), Yi Ren ??(Pearl Barley), red rice, sweet rice Peanuts, Walnuts, Pinenuts or any other nuts or seeds (sunflower seeds etc) that you prefer. Red dates, Raisins, Goji Berries, Dragon eyes, Lily petals, Lotus seeds, Huaishan ??(Chinese yam root). About
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