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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2021-01-03
The Nimitta of Suffering
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Ayya Medhanandi
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When we’re out of balance, it's due to the worldly winds. Even if you call them Dhamma winds, they end up being worldly - as soon as we grasp them, we’re back in samsara and we’re circling. The ending of circling always begins within us. It doesn’t end out there. Even if the balance of Dhamma out there is perfect, that moment of perfection is impermanent. Once we truly see what we could not see before, balance is restored.
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Portland Friends of the Dhamma
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Ever Present Refuge
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2021-01-03
The Basis for Our Happiness
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Take refuge and commit to ethical precepts to deepen the purification of virtue within us. This is the basis for true happiness. We take refuge in enlightened wisdom, and in our ability to awaken. We have faith that we can realize that Truth by ourselves – in this life; and we trust in this timeless teaching, worthy of our effort, worthy of our attention, worthy of our faith, and worthy of our refuge.
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Portland Friends of the Dhamma
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Ever Present Refuge
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