The document discusses destiny and how it is determined by one's mindset and actions. It states that destiny is within our control because we shape our own thoughts, which motivate our actions and determine our habits and character over time. It presents two paths - the path to happiness comes from an altruistic mind and positive actions, while the path to suffering comes from a self-centered mind and negative actions. It argues we can control our destiny by transforming our mind from self-centered to altruistic through developing compassion, controlling destructive emotions, and performing positive actions instead of negative ones.
The document discusses the difference between a self-centered mind and an altruistic mind. A self-centered mind is characterized by attachment, arrogance, greed, anger, hatred, jealousy, fear and sorrow, which lead to destructive emotions, negative motivation, negative karma, and suffering. An altruistic mind is characterized by compassion, warmth, gentleness, peace of mind, friendship, cooperation, which lead to calm mind, positive motivation, positive karma, and happiness. The document encourages cultivating an altruistic mind for a meaningful and happy life.
The document is a poem titled "Walking Meditation" written by Hitoshi Tsuchiyama. It consists of 6 sections where the speaker describes different actions and states of being - such as walking, touching, blooming, sitting - while in a meditative state without thinking. Each section emphasizes experiencing the present moment fully without internal mental chatter. The overall message is finding peace and freedom through mindfulness during walking meditation.
The document discusses implicate and explicate order according to Hitoshi Tsuchiyama's theory of body awareness. Implicate order refers to body (matter) enfolding into awareness (mind), while explicate order refers to awareness (mind) unfolding into body (matter). Both orders involve the phenomenal world enfolding or unfolding into the noumenal world through thinking and insight.
The document presents five meditation techniques: flower, mountain, still water, space, and sunshine. The first four are based on the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh and involve breathing in while visualizing being that object, then breathing out while repeating qualities of that object, such as "fresh, fresh, fresh" for flower and "solid, solid, solid" for mountain. The last meditation, sunshine, was created by the author and involves breathing in while visualizing being the sunshine, then breathing out while repeating "love, love, unconditional love" and visualizing shining love to all unconditionally.
All sufferings are caused by separations, discriminations, or duality. That's because the separation between oneself and others cause all afflictions such as fear, anger and despair. And the root cause of such separations and discriminations is thoughts and notions created by human brain. In this book, I will share the "concrete practice methods to stop thinking" and the "concrete practice methods for the extinction of all notions" and explain their details. These methods have been verified through my own experience and many of them are based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, namely the teachings of Buddha. It is my great pleasure if you will awaken true self, touch the wonders of life in the present moment and be filled with peace, joy and happiness through the practice.
The document discusses different levels of self-awareness - ego, temporary true self, and full time true self. Ego is the separate self that is unaware of the interdependence of happiness and suffering. Temporary true self can recognize both positive and negative phenomena but still experiences duality between birth and death. Full time true self has reached enlightenment through realizing the interdependence of all things and experiencing non-duality, resulting in ultimate peace and extinction of all notions. The evolution of humanity involves progressing from ego to temporary true self and ultimately to full time true self.
The document is Hitoshi Tsuchiyama's translation and commentary on the Heart Sutra. It explains that the Heart Sutra aims to guide readers to the non-duality of enlightenment by transcending the duality presented in the Four Noble Truths. It also discusses how interdependent co-arising can help one overcome duality and attain non-duality or emptiness.
The document is a collection of photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. Each photo is credited to the photographer and licensed as noted. The document footer states that the copyright belongs to Hitoshi Tsuchiyama and all rights are reserved.
The document contains copyright information for a collection of photos from Flickr licensed under various Creative Commons licenses. Each photo is attributed to the photographer and linked to its page on Flickr. Hitoshi Tsuchiyama holds the copyright for the collection.
The document is a collection of photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. Each photo is credited to the photographer and licensed as noted. The document footer states that the copyright belongs to Hitoshi Tsuchiyama and all rights are reserved.
The document contains copyright information for a collection of photos from Flickr licensed under various Creative Commons licenses. Each photo is attributed to the photographer and includes a link to the original photo on Flickr as well as the specific Creative Commons license. The copyright at the bottom of each entry is attributed to Hitoshi Tsuchiyama.
This document contains copyright information for Hitoshi Tsuchiyama and attributions for multiple photos used under various Creative Commons licenses, including Attribution, Non-Commercial, and Share-Alike. Each photo is sourced from Flickr and credited to its photographer with a link back to the original work on Flickr. All rights for the document itself are reserved by Hitoshi Tsuchiyama in 2015.
This document contains copyright information for Hitoshi Tsuchiyama and attributions for multiple photos used under various Creative Commons licenses, including Attribution, Non-Commercial, and Share-Alike. Each photo is sourced from Flickr and credited to its photographer with a link back to the original work on Flickr. All rights for the document itself are reserved by Hitoshi Tsuchiyama in 2015.
The document is a collection of photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. There are over 30 photos in total. Each photo includes attribution to the photographer and license information. The document also includes a blanket copyright notice for the collection.
