Happy Dhamma Day everyone! A day to celebrate the gift of the Dhamma we have been given, and to enable others to benefit from the same gift.
‘Go now and wander for the welfare and happiness of happiness of many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, welfare and happiness of gods and humans. Teach the Dhamma that is beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end, with the meaning and the letter.
Saccanama explores the pre-Buddhist responses to goodness, truth and beauty that are the roots of faith; Jung’s 4 factors of consciousness; 'faith is innate, doubt acquired’.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
Siddhartha Gotama’s Going Forth as a response to suffering; the different kinds of suffering; cherish your dukkha.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
The 3 grounds of faith; the 3 kinds of faith; faith, hri and apatrapya; the guardians of the world and the development of our moral conscience.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
The Garava Sutta; reverence is transcendental; infinite reverence; gratitude as knowledge of what has been done for one for one’s benefit; the objects of gratitude; reasons for ingratitude.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
What happens when things go wrong and we feel let down or betrayed? Taking responsibility for ourselves; no blame and ’tough Dharma'; exploring our expectations; strong practice of mindfulness is needed; forgiveness.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
What is Insight into anatta? Losing control and renouncing the self; overcoming pride; humiliation; the hearing wisdom.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
Three myths of spiritual life; the crisis of the self - reason and will are no longer able to cope; Shinran’s life; what is self-power and other-power? Dharmakara becomes Amida - the central myth of the Pure Land schools; letting go of hakarai - reasoning and willing again! Shinran on shinjin and self-surrender.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
How does shinjin or self-surrender fit with Sangharakshita’s developed teaching? The 5 Niyamas; dimensions of Going for Refuge to the three Jewels; Questions and answers.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
Saccanama explores the pre-Buddhist responses to goodness, truth and beauty that are the roots of faith; Jung’s 4 factors of consciousness; 'faith is innate, doubt acquired’.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
