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Episode 55: Loving Kindness and the Root of Happiness
Episode 55: Loving Kindness and the Root of Happiness
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8 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
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Buddhist training is not just about clarifying and taming the mind; it is also about cultivating the heart • loving kindness is the wish that all beings enjoy happiness and the desire to remove the suffering of others • generally speaking, our happiness is dependent on circumstances: when circumstances are just right, we feel happy for a while; but then the circumstances change, and we don’t feel happy any longer • is there such a thing as happiness that is not so fickle or unreliable or temporary? • is it possible to not need to close off awareness of suffering and pain in order to feel happiness? • is it possible that actions coming from a base of happiness and love and kindness can be more effective than actions based on hatred and frustration? • my teacher preferred to use the word “cheerfulness” instead of happiness because happiness is so linked with unhappiness and suffering • cheerfulness has less of a sense of the conditions needing to line up; there can be some kind of cheerfulness in the midst of pain, in the midst of suffering, in the midst of all the unsolved problems of the world.
Released:
Feb 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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