by daysofcare | Mar 25, 2023 | Energy, Virtue
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 | Virtue
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 | Virtue
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 | Virtue
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:...
by daysofcare | Mar 16, 2023 | Virtue
Wonderful to connect with those of you who made it yesterday to the Day 30 Zoom Check In. We did not record the session, but I will record a guided meditation on cultivating composure (virtue) and share it soon! Virtue (sīla), which we can also think of as composure...
by daysofcare | Mar 15, 2023 | Virtue
Tonight’s zoom check in call is all about cultivating composure and understanding habit behaviour, which is our theme for Days 31-40. Cultivating composure (self-control) allows us to reduce how much and how often we cause ourselves and others harm. When our conduct...
