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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2019-02-05
Engaged Brahmaviharas
48:55
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Ayya Santussika
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Ayya Santussika presents the first talk in a speaker series on The Engaged Buddhist. Here she speaks on the role that each of the four Brahmaviharas play to help and guide us in our engaged actions, whatever they be, to promote wholesome and beneficial outcomes. She discusses lovingkindness, joy in the good fortune of others, compassion and equanimity as well as the near and far enemies of these qualities.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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In
collection:
Engaged Buddhism
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2019-02-05
Engaged Buddhism
3:44:38
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Ayya Santussika,
Bill Kostura and Phil Goodwin,
Jennifer Dungan,
Oren Jay Sofer
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Meditation instructions are sometimes misinterpreted to imply that one should disengage from activity and suspend all judgment. Buddhist advice on “letting go” can be misunderstood to suggest that problems in the world can or should be ignored. Yet the Pali canon shows that the Buddha taught practical social and economic remedies, and urged monks to travel so they could benefit the largest number of people.
Thích Nhất Hạnh coined the term “engaged Buddhism” to describe efforts to respond to the suffering in his country during the Vietnam war, work he saw as part of meditation and mindfulness practice rather than something apart from it. In this series, some local “engaged Buddhists” will share how they personally apply Buddhist wisdom to engage with the suffering around us, in areas such as social action, prison ministry, and environmentalism.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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2019-02-04
A Venn Diagram of Practice(Retreat at Spirit Rock)
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Sally Armstrong
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As we begin the journey of a long retreat, it is helpful to consider different ways to frame our practice .I offered an overview with a diagram that depicted this, and how we might talk about our practice in meetings with teachers. This begins with the biggest frame - wise attitude or wise view, supported by our intentions and aspirations. the next frame is continuity of mindfulness that supports whatever practice or technique we might be cultivating.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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February Monthlong
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