Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Via Daily Dharma: Asking Why
We
must first directly comprehend the spiritual reason of things and then
let us with this insight look upon things that are about us.
Soyen Shaku, “The Middle Way”
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Monday, December 12, 2022
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
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Via Daily Dharma: Cultivating Connection
Genuine
connection can be like a rainbow—to go charging at it, or even to grasp
at it, can make it dissolve. Cheerful patience is essential.
Mindy Newman and Kaia Fischer, “Making Our Way Together”
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Sunday, December 11, 2022
Via Buddhist Global Relief
All of us at Buddhist Global Relief wish to express our deepest gratitude to each of you who participated in our 2022 Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry season. Hundreds of BGR supporters contributed their time, fundraised, donated, and shared in our online Dharma gathering, held on October 29. The event was a poignant tribute to the impact of our community’s compassion and generosity.
“Compassion means taking action,” Insight Meditation Society co-founder Joseph Goldstein said in his Dharma talk at the gathering. “This is what Buddhist Global Relief is doing so effectively, and so successfully in the world, that it’s just a tremendous inspiration for me and for many others.”
Joseph was joined by a program of eminent Buddhist teachers including Konjun Gaelyn Godwin, abbot of the Houston Zen Center; Bhante Buddharakkhita, founder and abbot of the Uganda Buddhist Center; Ven. Lekshe Tsomo, founder of the Jamyang Foundation; Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara, of Berkeley Buddhist Temple; Raimund Hopf, founder of Mitgefühl in Aktion; Bhante Saranapala, founder of Canada: A Mindful and Kind Nation; Ayyā Dhammadīpā, founder of the Dassanāya Buddhist Community; and BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.
Through these talks, and through presentations from BGR partners Amrita Basu of Building Bridges India, Genevieve Waltcher of Lotus Outreach International, and David Palmer of the Joan Rose Foundation, we were invited to reflect on the qualities of our hearts that allow us to be open to seeing and being present with suffering, and to celebrate the joy that arises from taking action to respond to that suffering.
We at BGR are grateful to everyone who joined us in this beautiful gathering and to all of our supporters around the globe who make our work possible. Together, we are creating a more compassionate world.
It is not too late to contribute to BGR’s “Creating a More Compassionate World” fundraising season. To view the recording of our October 29 event, visit our website.
Thank you for your generous support of BGR and those whom we serve.
Come together in the work of conscientious compassion at: buddhistglobalrelief.org
Via Tricycle // Metta and Karuna
Metta and Karuna: Two Heart Practices to Cultivate in Meditation and Daily Life
With Devin Berry
With Devin Berry
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Via Tricycle // Perspectives on Buddhism and Human Flourishing
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December 10, 2022
Perspectives on Buddhism and Human Flourishing
Perspectives on Buddhism and Human Flourishing
For thousands
of years, philosophers and sages have debated the ultimate aim of human
life and proposed pathways to living a life of freedom, peace, and
fulfillment. For the Buddha, the goal was nirvana, or
awakening—complete liberation from the suffering of samsara. For Greek
philosophers like Aristotle, the purpose of our lives was eudaimonia, human flourishing or living well.
In today’s world, what does it mean to live a good life? How can we live well—and navigate the path to awakening—in times of existential and ecological crisis? Tricycle’s October virtual event series, Living Well in Difficult Times, brings together leading Buddhist teachers and writers to explore the building blocks of a life well lived, from emotional well-being to right livelihood to spiritual friendship.
If you missed the live series in October, don’t worry—the full set of video conversations is now available on Tricycle Online Courses!
For just $40, enjoy events including:
In today’s world, what does it mean to live a good life? How can we live well—and navigate the path to awakening—in times of existential and ecological crisis? Tricycle’s October virtual event series, Living Well in Difficult Times, brings together leading Buddhist teachers and writers to explore the building blocks of a life well lived, from emotional well-being to right livelihood to spiritual friendship.
If you missed the live series in October, don’t worry—the full set of video conversations is now available on Tricycle Online Courses!
For just $40, enjoy events including:
- Cultivating unconditional joy with James Baraz and Sylvia Boorstein
- Stephen Batchelor: An ethics of uncertainty: ancient perspectives on living well in times of crisis
- Right livelihood in times of economic instability with David Nichtern
- Healing collective trauma and caring for one another with Kaira Jewel Lingo
- Tibetan Medicine perspectives on emotional well-being with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Dr. Caroline van Damme
Enjoy the full series now »
Also this week:
- Aging confronts us directly with the reality of impermanence. Join us Dec. 15 for a conversation with Lewis Richmond and Douglas Penick on aging as a spiritual practice.
- This month’s Film Club pick, Descending the Mountain, explores the question: What happens when you give psychedelics to experienced Zen meditators?
- Discover the power of metta and karuna, two heart practices to cultivate in meditation and daily life, in our December Dharma Talk series with meditation teacher Devin Berry.
- Kimberly Brown, meditation teacher and author of Navigating Grief and Loss, offers concrete tools for becoming a better friend to yourself through the grieving process.
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