In Buddhism, 'movement' symbolizes truth in motion, representing the active application of Buddhist principles in the world. While traditional meditation involves sitting, Engaged Buddhism, as taught by Bernie Glassman, emphasizes that practitioners should 'get off the cushion' and become activists in their chosen fields, transforming spiritual practice into meaningful action and social engagement.
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It symbolizes movement.
It symbolizes movement. I want you to think about that movement, truth being set in to motion in the world.
In Buddhism, movement is very, very important.
Sounds like a contradiction, doesn't it?
Because in Buddhism, we do a lot of sitting, a lot of sitting meditation.
Bernie Glassman uh always said, "You got to get your butt off the cushion and get into uh engage Buddhism, which is a sort of becoming an activist in whatever you choose um whatever you choose to um to do in life.
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