Rel 101 - How Does the Access to the Sacred That Is Provided by the Central Ritual Meditation Supply a Solution to What the Religion Buddhism Defines as the Problem for Humankind?

Yilun Dan

DR. K, Pechilis

REL 101

13th FEB 2017

How does the access to the sacred that is provided by the central ritual meditation supply a solution to what the religion Buddhism defines as the problem for humankind?

We use the category ‘the sacred’ in the comparative study of religion because we are studying what many people are worshiping and believed in. The Adherents respect the religion and follows the method of the religion. As a scholar who is trying to seeking knowledge from it, which also pay full respect to the religion. In Buddhism, meditation is considered sacred action to get peoples mind clean and relax. Well while people meditating the place shall be remaining silence and peaceful. This is action is highly recommended Buddhism mentors. When we visited Empty Bowl Zendo, the teacher of the Zendo present to our class the meditation in Buddhism and shared the passage of meditation. In Buddhism, meditation provides access to a meeting to be enlightened.

 The basic understanding of Buddhism is get people enlighten throw meditation and hopefully people could reach Nirvana. In the book, it motions: “Sacred is a complex word because it is used for a wide rang of phenomena: Places, time, person, events, and deities.” Meditation can be one of the only way to be enlightened, so this is how is was been considered Sacred. The values of using the tern “sacred” are not a tradition in Buddhism. On the other hand, if believers doing that often and pay much respect on this action, then it shall be considered Sacred.

There are many things will be considered sacred in Buddhism such as nature and peace. Different people with different backgrounds, different time, and different environments will have different views on the sacred in Buddhism. For some people, Buddhism might just be tons of superstitions and ceremonies. Buddhism can also be a easy way to receive immediate interests for some other people. Scholars thinks Buddhism are some ideological systems and the do pay respect on the religion.  But a faithful Buddhist, sees getting enlightenment as his entire life and it is also something that he can rather seeking for rest of his life.

Buddhism believes in scared gospels. Buddhist believes meditation could be receiving awareness and knowledge, figuring out annoyance and tribulation of the world. One thing Buddhism believe is unique. Everyone should have their own thoughts about this world and it has to be unique. No teachers or mentors are able to teach this, so that people needs to figurer out by them selves through meditation.

In the Zendo, people could get access to the sacred meditation ceremony. Students will able to feel the joy that brought by meditation and also a time to reflect on thing that might struggle in their head. The trip is about getting a real experience on meditation. The teacher also explained the purpose for meditation and different types of of meditation in different Buddhism. As previous, Buddhist’s final destination is to reach nirvana, meditation is one the most important way to get access to the sacred Nirvana. In the meantime, Buddhism believes that “salvation only take credits on individuals.”  Nobody else are able to help. “Tuosu” is one of the most important sacred method in Mahayana. It means self thoroughly remould in English. But if people are not able express their experience after meditation. It will be considered not sacred but a meditation with out meaning. The teacher or mentor in meditations ceremony represents the identity of correctitude. Correctitude and express yourself and the two major sanctity expression in Buddhism. Zendo or a temple be coming the space to express the sacred people meditate for. Meditation cat also helps you get healthy, a very important thing meditation is control your breath it makes you feel relax and good lungs. This do makes sense because people need to be in a healthy shape to pay respect for the sacred meditation ceremony.