{"id":13106,"date":"2021-08-14T17:34:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T07:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/?p=13106"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T06:23:09","slug":"a-buddhist-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/a-buddhist-view\/","title":{"rendered":"A Buddhist View"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13106\" class=\"elementor elementor-13106\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f30ff5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f30ff5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a58cdc\" data-id=\"1a58cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3db927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"a3db927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcounselling.net\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dan-troyak_blog-pic-300x300.png\" alt=\"Daniel Troyak\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcounselling.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Troyak\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Australia\u2019s first full-time Buddhist prison chaplain. Daniel also offers Mindfulness-based Therapy sessions from his private counselling practice. For more information, please visit www.BuddhistCounselling.net<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86faca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b86faca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>My job as a Buddhist is to observe my mind. Using tools such as meditation, reflection and contemplation to become familiar with the inner workings of the mind.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Within corrections, amongst inmates and staff, and much like \u2018on the outside\u2019, Buddhism is quite fashionable. People love to quote the Buddha, but rarely implement the teachings into their own lives.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Buddha\u2019s teachings are altruistic, loving, compassionate and transformative. But, it requires an authentic teacher and serious commitment by the practitioner.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u201cIt\u2019s you that has to do the work\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Often when I\u2019m presenting the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha), inmates are shocked to hear, the Buddha is not our saviour.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We often hold the view that someone will save us, like a doctor, a psychologist or life partner from ourselves and bad habits. \u201cIt\u2019s you that has to do the work\u201d, I explain.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019ve been a prison chaplain for 5 years and I honestly think I\u2019ve heard it all. The work I do is to support, motivate and encourage inmates to do better. In a private, confidential and safe space inmates can offload and share their life story.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s to a chaplain, that one can express their deepest trauma or regrets and have it heard with an open heart. No judgment and no shame.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Reoffending behaviour happens because we don\u2019t know our habits, our attachments and desires. We go about living life thinking, this is how it\u2019s meant to be.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u201cDid you know there\u2019s another way to live?\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Buddhist chaplains are committed to reducing reoffending behaviour by helping inmates understand the key skills needed for emotional processing, healing and growth.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Through the deep and positive teachings of the Buddha inmates learn about the nature of the mind and begin to take control of their own lives.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We need to know ourselves, the nature of the mind and become aware of our negativity and positivity.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>When I ask an inmate, \u201cdid you know there\u2019s another way to live?\u201d they often tell me no.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Meditation is the way to bring about mental stability.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Most of us live our lives recalling the past and fantasising about the future. Who wants to be in the moment when you\u2019re in a prison? It\u2019s our mind that\u2019s usually the prison.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Bringing about mental stability allows us to reflect and contemplate. It\u2019s from this mind we can invoke a healthy feeling of regret and remorse for past negative actions. Only then can we commit never to do them again.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u2018\u2019Imagine if there was no way of purifying those icky feelings, when we recall a negative action.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Buddha gave many teachings. In the prison setting one of the most powerful is the, \u2018Four Remedial Forces\u2019. How to purify negative deeds.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s a practical 4 step process to admit ones negative actions, recognise its impact on your life and others, and then with deep remorse and commitment, never repeat the action again.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The final step is the recitation of an aspirational prayer that reminds us of our positive nature and our ability to become the best a human being can be\u2026 totally positive, empathetic, loving, supportive and emotionally balanced.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Inmates appreciate the practical process of purification. Often I\u2019ll ask; \u201cimage if there was no way of purifying those icky feelings, when we recall a negative deed\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The burden can be put down and \u2018The Four Remedial Forces\u2019, is how we do that.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Other important topics discuss suffering, interdependence and impermanence. 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