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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