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153 - Kshanti, The Perfection of Endurance: Life's Not Always a Bed of Roses
153 - Kshanti, The Perfection of Endurance: Life's Not Always a Bed of Roses
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Kshanti is the Buddhist perfection (paramita) of endurance. Practice can relieve suffering, but it takes work; it isn’t a magic pill that brings instant peace and bliss. An essential part of our practice is learning how to endure - but not in a passive way, but in a determined refusal to be beaten down, defeated, deflated, or stopped in our efforts to relieve suffering for self and other and bring about a better world.
Released:
Nov 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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