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[GBF] Dharma Talk: The Outer World - Intimacy in the Dharma, Part 3 of 3 - René Rivera

[GBF] Dharma Talk: The Outer World - Intimacy in the Dharma, Part 3 of 3 - René Rivera

In Part 3, René Rivera looks at how we connect intimacy with self and others to the whole of our life. He examines how we can become more aware of, and present to, the world around us.

Listen here: https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/the-outer-world-intimacy-in-the-dharma-part-3-of-3-rene-rivera/ 
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René Rivera is a meditation teacher, restorative justice facilitator, and leader, working and learning in all the spaces in-between race, gender, and other perceived binaries, as a queer, mixed-race, trans man.

René teaches heart-centered, trauma-informed meditation, at the East Bay Meditation Center and other meditation centers. He has co-led the first residential meditation retreats for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people. René is a restorative justice facilitator for the Ahimsa Collective, working to heal sexual and gender-based violence.

[GBF] New talk: Realizing Buddhist 'Emptiness' - Zerdan Phunrab

Do we really understand the world around us that we encounter and the true nature of reality?

In this talk, Zerdan explains that the highest wisdom teachings in Buddhism center on Emptiness – realizing the nature of reality that we experience.

To understand the place of Emptiness in Buddhist teachings, Zerdan examines the Three Poisons, or obstacles to enlightenment, along with their associated ‘ANTIDOTES’:

1. Greed (Attachment) – LOVE
2. Hatred (Anger) – PATIENCE
3. Delusion (Ignorance) – REALIZING OF EMPTINESS

He goes on to explore the various ways we can explore emptiness to realize it as the foundation for all that we experience.

LISTEN HERE: 

https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/realizing-buddhist-emptiness-zerdan-phunrab/ 

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Zerdan Phunrab is an American Kadampa Buddhist monk. Zerdan has been a practicing Buddhist since 2001 and was ordained in 2007 by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. He began his ordained life by helping to create a Buddhist temple in Dallas–Fort Worth.

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RIGHT VIEW Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering And what is the way leading to the cessation of suffering? It is just this noble eightfold path: that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. (MN 9) One practices guarding the sense doors . . . (DN 2)

Reflection Guarding the sense doors is a practice protecting the mind from the unwanted intrusion of the kind of sense objects that can cause harm. Just because a violent image flashes in front of you, you don’t have to watch it, and you need not pursue an ugly remark. When inclined toward hurtful or hateful thoughts, you can guide them away and take a different direction. You need not feel helpless but can exercise some skillful control. Daily Practice Imagine yourself a gatekeeper, carefully watching all the information flowing in through your senses and the thoughts passing through the gateway of your mind. You know intuitively what is helpful and what is harmful. Welcome in what is helpful and carefully steer harmful content away from infiltrating your mind. This is not suppression but the wise use of attention to protect and enhance the inner environment of your mind. Tomorrow: Cultivating Equanimity One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of Suffering  Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Shakyamuni did not dedicate his life simply to helping us to become completely enlightened and to escape the world of karma and rebirth. He taught us, rather, to teach others to teach others, until such time as the world is full of beings whose sole aim in life is to be of service to others. Francis Dojun Cook, “Bodhicitta’s Ripple Effect” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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