…experienced when we don’t live the path. The benefits include greater peace, compassion, well-being, integrity, and spiritual freedom. The suffering includes agitation, fear, conceit, greed, and hostility. The more strongly we experience the benefits, the more clearly we see the…

by Gil Fronsdal, 2000 – 2001 And what is the accomplishment of generosity? Here, a noble disciple dwells at home with a mind free from stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, delighting in relinquishment, one devoted to charity, delighting in giving and…

…compassion. A tremendous motivation to change the world for the better can arise out of compassion. I believe that compassion is a more effective motivation than aversion. The other response is called samvega, which is the passion for practice. In…

…not about answering these questions but about resolving the fear that motivates the questions. Rather than providing security through religious knowing, Buddhist practice calls on us to become free from attachment to security, free from the need to know. A…

…practice is to liberate the heart so there are no barriers, shackles, or constrictions to our heart’s freedom. Usually freeing the heart begins in small steps, each bringing a corresponding peace. Freed completely, the heart is completely at peace. Complete…

…is a confidence by which we become free in ourselves and compassionate to others. In the language of the Buddha, we are no longer “dependent on others” (aparapaccaya) but capable of “service to others” (parakamma). In conclusion: When we keep…

It comes from the Latin “pati” which means “to suffer”. Dictionary definitions: bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint; able or willing to bear; manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain; not hasty or impetuous; steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or…

…my foraging trips, I would pass by the monastery while the monks were out sweeping the leaves from the many pathways. The first time I saw the monks working, I was mesmerized in watching them going about their work. For…

…my foraging trips, I would pass by the monastery while the monks were out sweeping the leaves from the many pathways. The first time I saw the monks working, I was mesmerized in watching them going about their work. For…

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…that we are passive or uncaring. Compassion and the wisdom to act effectively can work through us unimpeded when we are free of attachments to identity, opinions, and possessions. Wonderful things can happen when we appreciate the power of nothing….

…obtained, Neither’s virtue purifies the offering. When, with a trusting heart, believing in a good outcome, A virtuous person gives to a virtuous person a gift rightly obtained, That gift will come to full fruition. When with a trusting heart,…

…mindfulness examines this impulse to preoccupation. Through sufficient investigation, understanding, and non-reactivity, the hindrances can lose their power to hinder us or take control of our attention. With enough insight, we can even become free of them. Ill will, or…

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…atencionplenacolombia@gmail.com. El cupo es limitado. Compromiso de asistir a las seis sesiones y participación activa. Leer los 2 o 3 discursos asignados y ensayos de estudio de Gil Fronsdal para cada sesión (aproximadamente 15 a 20 páginas de lectura por…