Buddhism and Modern Life.

Talks about how Buddhism has been brought into the life of ordinary people, through yoga, etc. Along with the reading in The Diamond Sutra & The Sutra of Hui-Neng I ran into some articles having to do with stress and the role of Zen Buddhism in dealing with stress. In the Sutra I found in compelling about finding a balance between the good in our mind and outward activities. Also in connection with that realizing …

…be a new modern "trend" that even seems to be prescribed by many doctors to help people who are "ill" due to high stress. Although the idea of impermanence is special to Buddhism I think it also is a very general idea that is an important to the everyday life of modern day society. The stresses and intensity of modern society seem to have influenced many people to adopt and adapt the principles of Buddhism.