Buddha Board | Original Buddha Board 30x24x0,6 | Highly absorbent surface | Includes board/chalkboard, waterproof support and bamboo brush

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Sŏn: Korean variant of Chan Buddhism, a school better known in the West through its Japanese form: Zen.

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Awakened One: a person who has attained Liberation/ Nibbana/ Nirvana, and who has cultivated the inner qualities necessary to optimally support the Liberation of others.Liberation: Freedom from suffering and dissatisfaction through the uprooting of greed, hatred, and delusion . Brahma Viharas: (lit: divine abidings)The noble qualities of heart and mind, which can be cultivated through specific meditative practices. They are: Metta or Loving-kindness, Karuna or compassion, Mudita or appreciative joy, and Upekkha or equanimity. Karuna: (lit: compassion) Empathy and compassionate caring expressed as a wish for others and oneself to be free of suffering, leading to action to help relieve suffering. Nibbana: ( Pali) The cessation of suffering and dissatisfaction through the uprooting of greed, hatred, and delusion. Pali: The language in which the teachings of the Buddha were recorded, giving rise to the Pali Texts – the earliest records of the teachings of the Buddha.

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Refrain from taking or misusing anything that does not belong to you or has not been clearly offered. The more water you use, the longer it takes for the image to disappear. The boards are advertised to last a lifetime with proper care and usage. Avoid touching the surface of the board and be sure to never use anything other than water (such as soaps, pencils, crayons, pens, etc). Soto Zen: A Zen Buddhist lineage established in Japan by the teacher Dogen, in the 13th century. Wikipedia article. Chan: The ancient Chinese ancestor of Zen. The Western Chan Fellowship is a Chan organisation based in the UK.

Precepts: These are guidelines used to support wholesome behaviour through ethical commitments. (See Five Precepts) The Original Buddha Board, before painting. Make sure the red Buddha (on the water tray) is facing you and the board is set in the square grooves. Otherwise, the board will not stay up when you paint. How to use the Buddha Board Five Precepts: Ethical commitments undertaken by lay Buddhist practitioners, participants of Insight Meditation Retreats around the world, and all retreatants at Gaia House. These are the undertakings to: Buddhism: The teachings of the Buddha, and the various schools of thought, teaching and practice that have developed from them.

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Qigong: A meditative practice from China involving movements using the subtle energy known as Qi. See: What is Qigong? (Also see Chi Kung)

Ajahn Chah: An influential 20th century forest monk and Dharma teacher from Thailand. AjahnChah.org; ajahnchah.org article. The first sight was an old man. Siddhartha had never seen anyone old before and questioned his chariot driver, Channa, about what he was looking at. Channa explained that when people get older they physically decline. Buddha: 1. The historical figure Siddhartha Gotama, who lived in what is now India, attained Awakening in the 6th century BCE, and whose teachings are followed in the Buddhist traditions.

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Mindfulness: The mental quality of non-judgemental attention that can see things directly as they appear in the present moment. Theravada: The ‘Buddhist Tradition of the Elders’ based on the Paliscriptures, in which the Insight Meditation practice tradition is rooted. Wikipedia article.

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or MBSR: A specific secular training for reducing stress and assisting in pain management through the systematic application of Mindfulness to daily experience, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. How MBSR.& MBCT. fit with Gaia House Retreats– an article by John Teasdale.