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Practice in dying well

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:46:43 +0000

Practice in dying well

No narrative, no worldview

Things arising and passing away

Generosity, giving back

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https://youtu.be/bPSuHgzS2MQ

With a mind as expansive as the River Ganges . . .

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:16:41 +0000

The world needs goodwill now more than ever.

Our minds will be unaffected and we will say no evil words. We will remain sympathetic, with a mind of goodwill, and with no inner hate. We will keep pervading these people with an awareness imbued with goodwill and, beginning with them, we will keep pervading the all-encompassing world with an awareness imbued with goodwill—abundant, expansive, immeasurable, free from hostility, free from ill will. – Thanissaro Bhikkhu

May all living beings be happy. May all living beings be free from animosity. May all living beings be free from oppression. May all living beings be free from trouble. May all living beings look after themselves with ease.

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Skeletons Can Walk | Ajahn Anan

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:04:58 +0000

I had been initially drawn to Buddhism partially due to it's stance on not becoming defiled by “unclean” bodies or body parts. I had thought this was rooted in its not recognizing the caste system in the country it originated. I can certainly be wrong.

It's also curious to suggest taking body parts out of context or even putting them into a blender to chop them into tiny pieces and suggesting that then they are not beautiful. Context is key.

We live in a beautiful world.

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I often hear talk about the need for an abundance mindset.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:08:18 +0000

I often hear talk about the need for an abundance mindset. Does this correlate with practicing generosity in Buddhism?

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a cluster of feelings we’ve all experienced at one time or another

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:56:37 +0000

Samvega was what the young Prince Siddhartha felt on his first exposure to aging, illness, and death. It’s a hard word to translate because it covers such a complex range—at least three clusters of feelings at once: the oppressive sense of shock, dismay, and alienation that come with realizing the futility and meaninglessness of life as it’s normally lived; a chastening sense of our own complacency and foolishness in having let ourselves live so blindly; and an anxious sense of urgency in trying to find a way out of the meaningless cycle. This is a cluster of feelings we’ve all experienced at one time or another in the process of growing up, but I don’t know of a single English term that adequately covers all three. It would be useful to have such a term, and maybe that’s reason enough for simply adopting the word samvega into our language. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/lost-capitulation/

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Eye of Dhamma

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 05:29:02 +0000

https://amaravati.org/audio/aj-amaro-seeing-with-the-eye-of-dhamma-july-2022/

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Samvega

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:36:43 +0000

Saṁvega was what the young Prince Siddhartha felt on his first exposure to aging, illness, and death. It’s a hard word to translate because it covers such a complex range—at least three clusters of feelings at once: the oppressive sense of dismay, terror, and alienation that comes with realizing the futility and meaninglessness of life as it’s normally lived; a chastening sense of our own complicity, complacency, and foolishness in having let ourselves live so blindly; and an anxious sense of urgency in trying to find a way out of the meaningless cycle. This is a cluster of feelings that we’ve all experienced at one time or another in the process of growing up, but I know of no single English term that adequately covers all three. Such a term would be useful to have, and maybe that’s reason enough for simply adopting the word saṁvega into our language. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/NobleStrategy/Section0004.html

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who am i?

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 04:09:19 +0000

As for the question, “Who am I?” the Buddha included it in a list of dead-end questions that lead to “a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion, a writhing, a fetter of views. Bound by a fetter of views, [you] don’t gain freedom from birth, aging, and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, or despair.” In other words, any attempt to answer either of these questions is unskillful karma, blocking the path to true freedom. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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a settled and concentrated mind

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:07:13 +0000

“The Buddha says that if you’re going to feed on anything, feed on the pleasure that comes from a settled and concentrated mind. That’s not going to be the end of suffering in and of itself, but it’s the way to the end of suffering. We’re following a path, and so we need food to keep going. Once the mind gets more and more still, more and more at ease in the present moment, there’ll be a sense of ease, pleasure, refreshment, and that can give us a lot of sustenance right there, so that we don’t have to feed in our old ways.” – Thanissaro Bhikkhu

https://www.dhammatalks.org/mp3_collections_index.html#witheachandeverybreath

Noble Happiness

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:34:00 +0000

“Wisdom, as the Buddha says, starts with a question: 'What when I do it will lead to my long-term welfare and happiness?' What’s wise about the question? Well, one, it makes you realize that your actions are going to make the difference. Two, there is long-term happiness. And three, you want a happiness that’s long-term rather than short-term.”

https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/GatherRound/Section0003.html

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