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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Is the term "transcending ego" Buddhist? Or perhaps something to do with Yoga? It isn't familiar to me.
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Tolerance in Buddhism
Many Buddhists believe that world peace can only be achieved if we first establish peace within our minds. Buddha said,
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” (
Siddhārtha Gautama) The idea is that
anger and other negative states of mind are the cause of wars and fighting. Buddhists believe people can live in
peace and
harmony if we abandon negative emotions such as anger in our minds and cultivate positive emotions such as
love and
compassion
Buddhists have shown significant tolerance for other religions: "Buddhist tolerance springs from the recognition that the dispositions and spiritual needs of human beings are too vastly diverse to be encompassed by any single teaching, and thus that these needs will naturally find expression in a wide variety of religious forms." (
Bhikkhu Bodhi, "Tolerance and Diversity".)
James Freeman Clarke said in
Ten Great Religions (1871):
"The Buddhists have founded no Inquisition; they have combined the zeal which converted kingdoms with a toleration almost inexplicable to our Western experience."
"The faiths of others all deserve to be honored for one reason or another. By honoring them, one exalts one's own faith and at the same time performs a service to the faith of others." (Kristin Scheible, "Towards a Buddhist Policy of Tolerance: the case of King Ashoka" in Jacob Neusner, p. 323)
The five precepts are the foundation of Buddhist morality for lay Buddhists:- Do not take the life of anything living. (Do not kill)
- Do not take anything not freely given. (Do not steal)
- Abstain from sexual misconduct and sensual overindulgence.
- Refrain from untrue speech. (Do not lie)
- Do not consume alcohol or other drugs.
Love Meditation
Buddha of Love (giving love and peace).
1. Universe. We visualize the whole universe, make circles with our arms and think, "I wish a world of peace, love and happiness. My way of truth is ..."
2. Television. What man on television today touches you negative or positive? Clean the energetic connection. Give him a positive sentence. Think the sentence as a mantra until you have overcome all attachment or rejection. Everything you see outside makes a knot in your soul. Create harmony in your mind. The first step to happiness is to create a positive world in your mind. We move a hand and send all the people light, "I send light to ... May all people be happy. May the world be happy."