We take up meditation and engage in dharma study to cultivate morally skillful behavior in our speech and action. Ethical conduct is not an adjunct to practice, it is at the heart of practice and, in the end, is the very point of practice.
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The Mirage of Self and the Liberation of the Heart
What does ethical practice mean in the context of anattā/not self?
The skandhas and the four foundations of mindfulness map the same experiential territory. We’ll explore how seeing this can change our practice and point to a deeper understanding of not-self.
The monastic path of meditation and seclusion has been the primary image of awakened life as the west has encountered the Dharma. We will talk about how emerging Buddhist forms may take on more elements of engagement and the brahma viharas than of the monastic style of seclusion and renunciation.
Cultivation of the fourth foundation of mindfulness offers distinct insights into the non-self (anatta) aspect of our experience. In our talk, we will explore the practice of mindfulness of mind objects and their relationship to the process of awakening.
The 37 wings of awakening are the set of interrelated mental qualities that cultivate Right View and lead to the cessation of suffering. The five spiritual faculties are listed twice, both as ‘faculties’ and as ‘powers’. we will talk about what the spiritual faculties are and how they can be developed into the five spiritual powers.