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Daylong | The Path of the Enlightened Being with Diane Powell, Ken Lenington and Fred Eppsteiner (OL)

  • 14 Nov 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Online

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In this Daylong we will focus on Shantideva’s teachings in The Way of the Bodhisattva on the two paramitas of Diligence and Meditative Concentration. We will explore how diligence, which “means joy in virtuous ways” provides us with the energy that enables us to move away from living from our historical conditioning and move increasingly toward living from our aspirations. We will practice meditative concentration (shamatha or calm abiding meditation) as a foundation for developing a non-distracted mind that is capable of reflecting deeply.


Shantideva also gives us two meditations that have the power to widen our perspective, taking us out of our constricted self-absorption and its narrow views that are the source of our suffering and opening us to the reality of our interconnectedness with others. The Equalization of Self and Other meditation helps us understand that “just like me” all beings want to be happy and free of suffering, and that our joy and sorrow cannot be separated from and are not more important than that of others. The Exchange of Self and Other meditation asks us to use our imagination to put ourselves in the place of others, and others in our own place, to help us understand the clear disadvantages of thinking only of ourselves and the benefits of cherishing others.Taken together, these meditative practices serve to strengthen our energy of altruistic intention and further us on the path of selflessness and awakening.


This daylong is open to all -- FCM members and nonmembers, those in the Fall Dharma Path Intensive and those not in the Intensive.


If you have any questions, please contact Diane at dslpowell@gmail.com.





Florida Community of Mindfulness, Tampa Center
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Tampa, FL 33604

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