A new dharma talk has been added to our website and podcast:
"Opening the Heart to Joy & Sorrow" - with Dhammachari Danadasa
When we open our heart, we open it to all experiences: our greatest joys and our deepest sorrows.
Danadasa shares an image that represents the meaning of Vadrasana - the "Diamond Throne," on which the Buddha is said to have gained enlightenment under the bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, India. Not just a literal place, the Vadrasana also resides within each of us, as a place that we can come to in order to experience awakening.
Danadasa shares that we must move beyond pursuing only the fruits of our meditative practice. It is only when we address those aspects that may distress us that we begin to recognize injustice, anger, grief and sorrow.
Danadasa e compares the wisdom that results from striving upward with that which arises from below. Striving upward does work, but then we have no roots. We must become open to just receiving without trying to achieve something. This is what happens when we learn from experiences that distress us; it gives rise to emotional resilience.
Listen to the full talk here: https://gaybuddhist.org/.../
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