Jack Kornfield - Ep. 49 - The Feminine in Buddhism:
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Jack Kornfield - Ep. 49 - The Feminine in Buddhism:
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This week, Jack discusses the divine feminine along with the past and present roles of women in the Buddhist tradition.
We each carry within us both the masculine and feminine nature. Jack explores the Buddha’s teaching on the matter and what it is to embrace them.
Show Notes
Mysteries of Incarnation (Opening) - Jack addresses the mysteries of incarnation. One of these mysteries, in particular, is the masculine and feminine aspects of the human experience.
There is a dance that we participate in as we incarnate, of the masculine and feminine. The mysterious dance itself is intrinsic to the process of awakening. When we look, what we find is the deepest relationship between masculine and feminine in the Buddhist cosmology and teachings.
Help from a Goddess (04:30) - In the myth of the Buddha’s enlightenment, Buddha is assailed with many temptations by the demon Mara. Her final temptation to the Buddha was that of doubt.
Mara asked the Buddha who he thought he was to sit on the earth and become enlightened. In response, the Buddha placed his hand on the ground and called on the goddess of the earth. In return for the Buddha’s work and virtue, the goddess let loose a flood that swept away the armies of Mara, allowing the Buddha to sit and become enlightened.
What this story speaks to is that this final struggle to reach realization did not come through his effort alone. Finally, the Buddha had to stop all struggle and shift from his masculine mode to the ground of the feminine.
“It is important to separate the roles that men and women play from the energies of masculine and feminine we have within.”
Reforming Tradition (13:45) - When Chogyam Trungpa founded Naropa University, Jack was one of the first faculty members. During a meeting, a group of women on the faculty challenged the male hierarchy of the University. Chogyam Trungpa began a dialogue about what it means to transform centuries-old tradition.
Changing Perspective (17:20) - A story from 1993 where Jack led a meeting between Western and Eastern Buddhist teachers. The same topic that Chogyam Trungpa addressed at Naropa was brought up by a Buddhist nun.
This nun brought several grievances about the way women in several Tibetan monasteries were treated. According to the nun, the men hoarded food and teachings while the women were left outside the walls hungry and illiterate.
“Remember that on one level, in the teachings of Dharma, there is no masculine or feminine.”
Not by Birth (22:45) - The Buddha said in many ways that not by birth, or cast, or gender, or race is one noble. It is the nobility of heart and quality of character that makes one noble.
Inspiration (27:20) - One of the earliest forms of Buddhist arts is found on stupas (monuments). These stupas featured depictions of the feminine on the gates and outside walls of the stupas while the masculine representations were all found inside.
“I can do anything that a man can do, thank you.” - Dipa Ma
Meaning for the Present (37:10) - So what does this all have to do with us in the West now? There is the outer level of representation, of how incredibly painful it is to be left out. Be it gender, race, cast, or sexual preference there are many ways to be disenfranchised.
Divine Soul (47:00) - There is for us, in our body, this mystery of masculine and feminine. Inside, there is joy and an ease to be found and enlightenment that is our birthright, this applies to all, no matter our incarnation.
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