by daysofcare | Nov 7, 2024 | Recorded Sessions, Energy
Energy, effort, diligence, enthusiasm is a necessary component of a path of awakening. It functions to sustain and strengthen our practice. Video Chapters:00:00 Guided Meditation27:33 Instructions for Cultivating Effort The focus for Days 41-50 of the 100 Days of Care...
by daysofcare | Nov 4, 2024 | Energy
Energy is our focus for Days 41-50 of the 100 Days of Care. The perfection of effort or energy (virya parami) is a letting go of what is unwholesome and a leaning into or moving toward what is wholesome. THE FOURFOLD APPLICATION OF ENERGY Put aside what is unhelpful,...
by daysofcare | Oct 30, 2024 | Ethical Self-Discipline
“Where would I find enough leatherTo cover the entire surface of the earth?But with leather soles beneath my feet,It’s as if the whole world has been covered.” ― Shantideva To walk an awakening path is to cultivate virtue or ‘good conduct’ — thoughts, words and...
by daysofcare | Oct 24, 2024 | Recorded Sessions, Ethical Self-Discipline
Ethical self-discipline is developed in order to bring calm and quiet to the heart-mind and to reduce the harm we cause ourselves and others. Video Chapters:00:00 — Guided Meditation 23:30 — Contemplation of Ethical Self-Discipline within the Meditative...
by daysofcare | Oct 24, 2024 | Ethical Self-Discipline
“All experience is preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind.” – The Dhammapada (translated by Gil...