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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2017-05-21
Don't Own the Second Arrow
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Ayya Medhanandi
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How do we deal with life when it bites us? Without trusting the Path, there is no way we can fulfill it. Practise seeing what works and what doesn’t, what binds us and what frees us. Seeing pain as our teacher, we can face whatever we are feeling and not lament. Not owning our suffering is letting go the second arrow of mental pain. This will be for our safety, and when wise insight into suffering reveals the truth in us, there arises incalculable joy and peace.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-04-10
The Shared Heart of Buddhist Practice and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Nonviolence
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Donald Rothberg
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At a time when there is a great need for us to have a sense of practice in all the parts of our lives—our individual consciousness, relational life, and social engagement—we explore the powerful vision of integrating Buddhist practice and traditions of nonviolence; each has its strengths and weaknesses. We do so by pointing to the shared heart of Buddhist practice and the nonviolence of Martin Luther King, Jr.—identifying four main areas: (1) the “optimistic” view of the deep goodness of human nature, (2) the understanding of reactivity and “passing on the pain” as the roots of dukkha (or suffering) and violence; (3) the grounding in an ethics of non-harming and nonviolence; and (4) the centrality of lovingkindness (metta) and love that is ultimately extended to all.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2017-03-26
Truth Beyond Happiness and Dukkha
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Ajahn Sucitto describes how the pursuit of certainty and comfort acts as a barrier to the deep discharge of the pain of being. Discharge becomes available through allowing and handling the weight and intensities of unresolved dukkha. When approached with honesty and accuracy, there is the possibility to experience what is real, the unconditioned.
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Tisarana Buddhist Monastery
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Morning Meeting Offerings
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