Being Upright
Zen Meditation and Bodhisattva Precepts
Published on 1. August 2016
256 pages
978-1-930485-59-4 (ISBN)
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Being Upright takes us beyond the conventional interpretation of ethical precepts to the ultimate meaning that informs them. Reb Anderson first introduces us to the fundamental ideas of Zen Buddhist practice. Who was Shakyamuni Buddha and what was his central teaching? What does it mean to be a bodhisattva and take the bodhisattva vow? Why should we confess and acknowledge our ancient twisted karma? What is the significance of taking refuge in Buddha, dharma, and sangha? The author explores the ten basic precepts, including not killing, not stealing, not lying, not misusing sexuality, and not using intoxicants. A gifted storyteller, Anderson takes us to the heart of situations, where moral judgments are not easy and we do not have all the answers. With wisdom and compassion, he teaches us how to confront the emotional and ethical turmoil of our lives.
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Reb Anderson moved to San Francisco from Minnesota, in 1967, to study Zen Buddhism with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970. Since then, Reb has continued to study at San Francisco Zen Center, which includes Beginner's Mind Temple at The City Center (San Francisco), Green Dragon Temple at Green Gulch Farm (near Muir Beach, California), and Zen Mind Temple (Carmel Valley, California). Reb served as abbot from 1986 to 1995 and is now a senior dharma teacher.
Content
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- chapter one - RECEIVING THE PRECEPTS: The Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony
- Who Is Eligible?
- Asking for Help
- What Makes You a Buddhist?
- The Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony
- chapter two - ENTERING BUDDHA'S WAY: Dependent Co-arising
- chapter three - PAYING HOMAGE: The Bodhisattva Vow
- chapter four - RENUNCIATION: Letting Go of Attachments
- chapter five - CONFESSION: All My Ancient Twisted Karma
- Formal Confession
- Formless Confession
- chapter six - THE SIXTEEN GREAT BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS: The Teaching of the Two Truths
- Great Ancestor Yaoshan Weiyan
- The Practice of Compassion
- chapter seven - THE THREE REFUGES: The Body of Buddha's Mind
- Taking Refuge in Buddha
- Appeal and Response
- chapter eight - THE THREE PURE PRECEPTS: The Shape of Buddha's Mind
- Refrain from All Evil
- Practice All That Is Good
- Purify Your Mind
- The Three Pure Precepts
- Embrace and Sustain Forms and Ceremonies
- Embrace and Sustain All Good
- Embrace and Sustain All Beings
- chapter nine - THE ABODE AND THE SOURCE: Embrace and Sustain Forms and Ceremonies
- Being On Time
- Eating What Is Offered
- Formal Meal Regulations
- Not Misusing or Wasting the Resources of the Community or the Natural Environment
- Attaining the Way Is Ceremonies
- Bowing
- Sitting Meditation and the Cosmic Mudra
- The Ultimate Meaning of Forms and Ceremonies
- Beyond the Monastery
- chapter ten - PRACTICING AND BEING PRACTICED: Embrace and Sustain All Good
- The Ultimate Meaning of Embrace and Sustain All Good
- chapter eleven - TAKING SELF AND OTHERS ACROSS: Embrace and Sustain All Beings
- chapter twelve - THE TEN GRAVE PRECEPTS: The Activity of Buddha's Mind
- The Ten Grave Precepts and the Sangha
- The Ten Grave Precepts and Sitting Meditation
- chapter thirteen - LET THE BUDDHA SEED GROW: Not Killing
- The Compassionate Meaning of Not Killing Life
- Not Eating Meat
- Abortion
- Euthanasia
- The Ultimate Meaning of Not Killing Life
- chapter fourteen - THE SUCHNESS OF MIND AND OBJECTS: Not Stealing
- The Compassionate Perspective
- The Suchness of Mind and Objects
- chapter fifteen - NOTHING IS WISHED FOR: Not Misusing Sexuality
- The Compassionate Meaning of Not Misusing Sexuality
- The Ultimate Meaning of No Sexual Greed
- chapter sixteen - THE DHARMA WHEEL HAS ALL-INCLUSIVELY TURNED: Not Lying
- Speaking the Truth
- Right Speech and the Community
- The Ultimate Meaning of "No False Speech"
- chapter seventeen - EVERYTHING IS INVIOLABLE: No Intoxicants
- chapter eighteen - THE SAME PATH: Not Speaking of Others' Faults
- Beneficial Criticism
- Harsh Speech
- Kind Speech
- Friendly Conversation
- chapter nineteen - NOT AN INCH OF GROUND: Not Praising Self at the Expense of Others
- Liberating Conversations
- Stories of Liberation
- chapter twenty - ONE HUNDRED GRASSES: Not Being Possessive
- chapter twenty-one - OCEANS OF MAGNIFICENT CLOUDS: Not Being Angry
- Inappropriate Anger
- Appropriate Anger
- Practicing Patience
- chapter twenty-two - VIRTUE RETURNS TO THE OCEAN: Not Disparaging the Triple Treasure
- Protecting and Sustaining the Triple Treasure
- The Ultimate Meaning of Not Disparaging the Triple Treasure
- Not Disparaging the Buddha
- Not Disparaging the Dharma
- Not Disparaging the Sangha
- Being Upright
- chapter twenty-three - BLOOD VEIN: Face-to-Face Transmission
- Pecking In and Pecking Out
- Huangbo's Dreg-Slurpers
- The One Precept
- NOTES
- APPRECIATIONS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- INDEX
- Copyright Page
- E-mail Sign-Up
