Gudo Nishijima Roshi on Matter vs Reality

Gudo Nishijima Roshi, translator of Dogen's Shobogenzo, talks about the relationship between matter and reality.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• zen
• buddhism
• buddha
• hardcore zen
• brad warner

[AuthenticMgt]

this is really great, very clear, thank you brad

[plathhs]

Maybe because not everybody watching this have heard of Buddhism before. I think it is good that there exists a very basic explanation for people to listen to.

[AnonymousPolitics5]

@pongbong44 it has nothing to do with Hinduism or reincarnation. Really you should look more into Zen Buddhism ( Soto Sect) before you start acting like you can trump Buddhist thought. There is more than you think to "we are reality." look in to it.

[aphat]

I don't think Buddha's ideology was based around any other religion at all, because religions like Islam, Hindu, Christianity, and things of the like tend to be a spiritual representation of reality, while the basis of Buddhism is almost the opposite. It isn't quite scientific, but it really doesn't involve spirits or demons or gods. It's just... This life. Here and now.

[pingbong44]

"we are reality".... duuuh

obviously,

personally i think buddah tried to make his philosophy fit around hinduism.... which means a belief in reincarnation...

so obviously you have to sperate matter and reality into two different things.... which infact they are not

[LinktothepastZ]

Why are you asking these things like you are just some regular guy who has just heard from buddhism the first time in his life :D

But very interesting talk