{"id":25178,"date":"2016-10-02T09:53:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?p=25178"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:44:12","slug":"choosing-spiritual-practice-know-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2016\/10\/02\/choosing-spiritual-practice-know-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Een spirituele praktijk kiezen: hoe weten we wat werkt?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Een spirituele praktijk kiezen: hoe weten we wat werkt?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Th<\/em>e following post, “How Do We Know What Works?” by Mitra Karl Brunnholzl, is part of a series by\u00a0<\/em>Nalandabodhi Mitras over westers boeddhisme.<\/em><\/p>

Wanneer we een spirituele oefening, een pad of zelfs een meditatieleraar kiezen, op welke leiding kunnen we dan vertrouwen? Hoewel een vriend er misschien een geweldige ervaring mee heeft, hoe kunnen we dan weten of het goed voor ons is? Zouden we niet minstens net zo voorzichtig moeten zijn als voordat we een spijkerbroek kopen of een cursus Japans volgen? Hoe beslissen we of de leringen van de Boeddha goed passen?<\/p>

De dorpelingen van Kalama in het oude India waren in de problemen. Zoveel leraren en zelfverklaarde wijze mannen dwaalden door hun stad en onderscheidden religieuze doctrines en theorie\u00ebn over verlichting dat het allemaal nogal verwarrend werd.<\/p>

Dus vroegen de dorpelingen de Boeddha: "Op wie moeten we vertrouwen? Welke les moeten we volgen? "Klinkt het allemaal bekend? In de kakofonie van de huidige marktplaats, op wie of wat vertrouwt u om de grote en kleine beslissingen in uw leven te nemen? Welke soap, welk politicusspiel, welk uitzicht op de hemel koop je?<\/p>

Dit was het antwoord van de Boeddha in het kort: geloof niets wat je hebt gehoord of gelezen, alleen omdat het afkomstig is van de mond van een beroemde of gerespecteerde leraar, alleen omdat veel andere mensen het geloven, of gewoon omdat het in een heilige is geschreven boek. Hij wees de mensen regelrecht terug naar hun eigen intelligentie, naar hun eigen geest. Hij zei: "Als je wilt weten wat de waarheid is, zou je jezelf moeten ondervragen, analyseren en denken, en als je iets vindt dat je de moeite waard vindt, doe het dan."<\/p>

Ik denk dat dit vandaag echt relevant is. Boeddha was waarschijnlijk de enige grondlegger van een spirituele traditie die mensen keer op keer aanmoedigde om niet alleen hem te geloven, maar ook om dingen echt te bekijken om te zien wat werkt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mitra Karl Brunnh\u00f6lzl, MD, PhD, was trained as a physician and also studied Tibetology. He received systematic training in Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy and practice. Since 1989 he has been a translator and interpreter from Tibetan and English. Karl Brunnh\u00f6lzl is a senior teacher and translator in Nalandabodhi and at Nitartha Institute. Living in Seattle, he is the author and translator of numerous texts. His most recent books are Luminous Melodies<\/i>, Een slaapliedje om het hart te ontwaken<\/i>, en De hartaanval Sutra<\/i>.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wanneer we een spirituele oefening, een pad of zelfs een meditatieleraar kiezen, op welke leiding kunnen we dan vertrouwen - hoe weten we wat werkt? Hoewel een vriend er misschien een geweldige ervaring mee heeft, hoe kunnen we dan weten of het goed voor ons is? Hoe beslissen we of de leringen van de Boeddha goed passen? - door Mitra Karl Brunnh\u00f6lzl<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3009],"tags":[3411,3408,3417,3402],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChoosing a spiritual practice: How do we know what works? - Nalandabodhi International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When we're choosing a spiritual practice, a path or even a meditation teacher, what guidance can we rely on \u2014 how do we know what works? 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