1.5 can anything be true?

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Can anything be true?

Study goals

-At the end of this lesson you understand the key ideas of Zen Buddhism

-At the end of this lesson you understand in which ways Zen Buddhist might look for truth

Recap

-What is divine revelation?

-How can stories tell the truth?

Zen buddhism

-A denomination of Buddhism

-Orginated in Japan

-Really big in the western world

Zen Buddhism looking for truth

-Meditate to achieve Nirvana

-Koans are a way to think differently

-''If you see a Buddha on the road, kill him''

Haikus

-A type of poems

-Reveal the truth of the world

-''I write, erase, rewrite

Erase again, and then

A poppy blooms.''

Zen gardens

-Simple designs which represent the world in miniature

-Helps to meditate

Martial arts

-Judo, karate, kung-Fu

-Train your body as a form of meditation

The four noble truths

1. The truth of suffering

2. The truth of the origin of suffering (desire)

3. The truth of the cessation of suffering

4. he truth of the path to the cessation of suffering (8 fold path)

Koan

• Meditation

• Close your eyes, control your breathing, and just listen to the Koan

Assignment

• Make assignment 1,2,3,4 and 5 from your book. (for assignment 5 you can also do a koan)

• Answer the following questions:

  • Look back in this lesson or search for the four noble truths. Do you think that these four truths are enough to understand the world? Why?

  • Do you also believe that desire is the reason that people suffer so much? Why?

  • Which of the following do you think causes the most suffering: desire, greed, anger or ignorance? Why?

  • Do you believe that Buddhists know the truth about life?