Because of the power of our emotions, we are called upon in this
practice to cultivate emotional mindfulness and emotional
freedom. What is the interface then between experiencing our feelings
fully, and maintaining emotional equanimity, or balance? How can we
relate to our emotional life in a way that allows the creative power
of our hearts to awaken?
The five powers of mind are confidence, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom. This talk addresses how they balance and work together, bringing inner freedom.
"When the heart enters into the mind, the mind then has quite a different quality." Learning to abide in our practice and in our life as a whole with kindness and patience--the heart of metta--we are then able to respond rather than react to what life offers. Stories woven into this talk are from the time of the Buddha and from our contemporary time that exemplify what the Buddha called "The Lion's Roar."
