Sakula addresses Sunday Sila. She reflects on how to let the teachings into the heart based on teaching by Luang Por Pasanno on mindfulness and compassion.
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Cittasubha: Receive the Dhamma with an Open Heart and Mind Apr 4 2021 065
Guest lay teacher Cittasubha addresses Sunday Sila, reflecting on the presence of the Buddha’s teachings everywhere. We grow by receiving teachings and then reflecting on them. She shares how to listen to Dhamma with the help of Ajahn Munindo.
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Jessica: Right Speech From the Mouths of Babes Mar 28 2021 064
Jessica asks what it would be like if instead of asking, “How are you?” we were to ask, “What are you reflecting on lately?” How can we understand one another through the lens of wise reflection, yonisomanasikara? A story of reflecting with children.
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Jessica: Cultivating the Path within the Framework of Dhamma Mar 21 2021 063
Jessica Swanson addresses Sunday Sila. How do we move through life on the path in the Dhamma interdependently?
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Jessica: Nothing Personal about Unconditional Kindness, Mar 14 2021 062
Jessica Swanson leads Sunday Sila online. She reflects on why she is drawn to the Thai Forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism and what makes it special.
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Sakula: Intentionally Willing a Feeling of Goodness Feb 28 2021 061
Sakula discusses the benefits of the practice of recognizing when we naturally feel goodness and intentionally feeling goodness. She reflects on the suffering of being entangled in our fears and ways of dealing with our triggers.
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Sakula: The Wheels of Goodness Go Round ‘n Round Feb 21 2021 060
Sakula reflects on the need for a strong community to hold goodness and generosity for one another. She reviews AN 4.31, a teaching on the Four Wheels.
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Jessica: Find a Place to Put Your Love Feb 14 2021 059
For Sunday Sila, Jessica reflects on the path, suffering, grief, and love after the death of her family cat.
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Ayya Santussika: Highest Blessings – Afternoon Session Translations, Q and A and Closing Chants Feb 7 2021 058
Ayya continues the study of the Highest Blessings, Mangala sutta, using multiple translations and takes more questions. The days closes with a chance to chant the sutta with fresh understanding.
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Ayya Santussika: Highest Blessings – Morning Session Translations and Q and A Feb 7 2021 057
Ayya begins the study of the Mangala Sutta, The Highest Blessings (Snp2-4). Using multiple translations, she elucidate these instructions for living a blameless life, free of remorse.
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