Standing in the Middle of the Worldly Winds

This talk was given March 9, 2025.

Bibliography

Lokavipatti Sutta.  Anguttara Nikaya 8.6

Rick Hanson:  Buddha’s Brain “Pleasure is a signal to approach an experience or object that may aid survival, but our brains can trick us into thinking  that pleasure will somehow make our well-being permanent.”

Lama Karma:  The Wisdom of Equanimity in Global Crisis:  Tricycle.  February, 2024. Guided meditation 

Ethan Nichtern:  Confidence:  Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds.

Jaya Rudgard:  The Eight Worldly Winds.  Dharmaseed.  10-24-23

Shantideva:  8th century Indian philosopher: “Pleasure is like licking honey off a Razor’s edge.”

The Third Zen Patriarch: “The Great Way is not difficult for one who has no preferences”.


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