by daysofcare | Mar 27, 2023 | Energy
Days 41-50 of the 100 Days are all about the perfection of energy — diligence, perseverance, enthusiasm, sustained effort. Energy or effort has a beautiful definition in a Buddhist context — it is mind that is delighting in goodness (virtue, wholesomeness). Goodness,...
by daysofcare | Mar 25, 2023 | Ethical Self-Discipline, Energy
Tonight’s zoom check in call is about energy (viriya), sometimes translated as enthusiasm, effort, perseverance, diligence, persistence, exertion. Energy is our theme for Days 41-50. Finding balance and enjoying our journey are central to the perfection of energy....
by daysofcare | Mar 24, 2023 | Ethical Self-Discipline
From a Buddhist point of view, all beings are naturally good-hearted. When our mind is not clouded by confusion, craving or ill-will, we know innately what leads to distress and what leads to well-being. The trick is to uncloud the mind. Regular periods of meditation...
by daysofcare | Mar 23, 2023 | Ethical Self-Discipline
The heart of cultivating virtue or wholesomeness (sila parami) is mindfulness of our moment-to-moment intentions. We train to become skilled at recognizing the movements of our mind’s reactivity, and we choose again and again to move towards openness and ease,...
by daysofcare | Mar 22, 2023 | Ethical Self-Discipline
The Five Precepts are undertaken on the path of awakening as a means to develop harmless conduct. Harmless conduct reduces drama and turbulence in our relationships and in our mind. Mindful practice of the precepts leads to peace and insight. WHAT IS TO BE ABANDONED:...
