How Can We Be Happy In Our Lives?

Remembering and reminding ourselves how "patience is the highest virtue", as the Buddha has said.

An exploration of the nature of fear and of going beyond our comfort zones in practice.

Faith in our ability to understand what supports us in our practice

Understanding the larger context of our actions and the application of clear knowing in our daily lives.

Opening to the understanding of impermanence is freeing on many levels.

The clear message of the Buddha is that this holy life has as its end the unshakable deliverance of mind. (The Simile of the Heartwood, MN 29 and 30). This talk is about what is to be cultivated in our lives so that this deliverance is actualized. The cultivation of dana (generosity), sila (living a virtuous life), and bhavana (developing the mind through concentration and insight)….these three lead one securely in the direction of nibbana.

A discussion of empathy, compassion and engaged response in the world.