I'm a Chan Buddhist. I meditate and participate in a local temple.
Very cool! :) Do you practice daily? I need to get better about that
I try to, but it doesn't always work out in that way, even though I've been practicing now for over 8 years. Especially seated meditation I've been bad about keeping up on a daily basis from time to time.. but I do daily yoga (which is to be done mindful to be fair), I read Buddhist sutras and literature, and I participate at the temple 1-2 times a week with group meditation and text recitations and sometimes we have other activities happening. But my monkey mind is still quite untamed :p Don't stress yourself, it's a practice after all
I mostly like to read buddhist philosophy and implement the teachings as a test to see what works. I have to say, i meditate much less than i would like to, but I try not to stress too much about it. Then again, i am not a formal member of any sangha either
Sounds helpful! I also find reading about it great :)
Especially how neuroscience seems to just verify a lot of base buddhist philosophy recently. I am not even surprised anymore
It might be me misunderstanding Buddhism to a certain degree, but what does the first question mean? Can you give some context?
Buddhism traditional says there are 84,000 teachings from the historical Buddha which many practices connected to each. For instance there are many different forms of meditation such as Soto Zen’s Shikantaza and Shingon’s full moon meditation. Within that context I’m asking what one practices. It could include ritual, scripture reading, mantra, meditation style, etc
Tibetan Buddhism here, more specifically the Gelug school. Right now my practice is more related to the study of emptiness with my teacher. I want to meditate much more, but lots of bad habits and excuses in the way :')
My practice looks like I'm nobody doing nothing while I am actually practicing the noble eightfold path constantly. Western theravadan.
I’m a dual practitioner of Zen and Pure Land Buddhism, and I practice both zazen and nembutsu separately. In my city, there’s a small Soto Zen temple, so I visit it a couple of times a week for my practice sessions. However, I also practice by myself twice a day, and I always make an effort to be mindful of Amitabha Buddha.
