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| Interview with Ajahn Amaro by Inquiring Mind Magazine by The happy monk | ||||
| How would you assess the study of Buddha Dharma and the practice of meditation now being taught in the West ?
Living Buddhism in the West
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| Interview with Joseph Goldstein: by by Sally Clough and Guy Armstrong, Spirit Rock in January, 1996, in Nicasio, California | ||||
| Spirit Rock: Joseph, we've noticed in your talks recently a real sense of urgency around practice and a strong sense of the passing of time. Where is that sense of urgency coming from?
Joseph: I think it's probably coming from the fact that I'm getting older, and there's definitely a sense of some finite amount of time left in this life. So I'm feeling the inspiration to practice as much as I can while I have the opportunity. It feels to me like we're in such a privileged time in terms of the availability of the dharma and the availability of practice. We never know when conditions might change.
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| Interview with Leigh Brasington by | ||||
| Q: You are currently working on a computerized Tibetan dictionary/text-preservation [not translation] program that has given you an opportunity to live and practice in the midst of a Tibetan Buddhist tradition in Nepal. Do you find many resonant qualities between the different traditions as they are now being taught?
A: Oh, yes! The differences are mostly of method and emphasis. The whole idea of studying ones mind and understanding that we are trapped by our grasping is the foundation everywhere in Buddhism. What varies are the methods for studying ones mind and what techniques are used to help one learn to quit grasping. more... | ||||
| Interview with Nina van Gorkom by Robert Kirkpatrick September 1999 | ||||
| When you write about the development of vipassana, you don’t speak about concentration methods or sitting practice.
Vipassana, insight, is actually panna (wisdom) which has been developed to clearly understand realities as they are, as non-self. It is not some special practice, it is not sitting or breathing. If one wishes to induce calm by sitting one still wants to get something. There is subtle clinging which can pass unnoticed. The aim of vipassana is to have less ignorance of realities, including our defilements, even subtle ones. Therefore it can and should be developed in daily life; any object can be an object for mindfulness and understanding. more... | ||||
| Interview with Webu Sayadaw by Sayagyi U Chit Tin (Jan. 19, 1976) | ||||
| All of you have created, each one of you, great paramis. That's why you are all here, coming from various countries, distant lands, far, far away from here. But because you have acquired sufficient paramis you all arrive here at the same time, simultaneously from different countries. And having reached here, you want to know the Doctrine. So you have heard the Doctrine. You have learned the Buddha’s advice. But you do not remain satisfied with just hearing the Doctrine and just remembering it. You want to practice it. So you strive energetically and begin to walk the path. You establish the necessary effort (viriya), and in time, you must surely enjoy the fruits of your effort. Even now you know, of course, don't you? You're getting results commensurate with your application and diligence. more... | ||||