We explore the contemporary need for a new kind of Bodhisattva, one dedicated both to awakening and to helping others. We examine the Bodhisattva's resonance with the indigenous shaman and the Jewish and Christian prophets, and identify some of the qualities and capacities in which the contemporary Bodhisattva trains.
Clinging is a mechanism that generates a sense of self. It is conditioned by craving and can be noticed and released in terms of: sense pleasure, becoming, systems and customs, and notions of self.
What is the inner critic and how does it impact our mind, heart and practice. This talk describes how the critic manifests and the many strategies we can use to find freedom in relation to it.
Experience manifests in terms of ‘fields’. Opening and holding a field (such as the bodily field) with mindfulness brings harmony. Conflicts can be relaxed, self-positions abandoned. This is also a model for relationships with other people.
