Bhāvanā
Teachings on Wholesome Mental Development
Letting Go & Seeing Clearly
Samatha-Vipassanā When you see there’s high stress… (And, this is like: the stress in your mind is also in your body, and to be aware of that connection) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHLEfomNfsg …that mental stress comes with bodily stress also. There’s bound to be tension in your body
41. Devotion
Viriya Whenever there is seeking wholesome states, and discarding unwholesome ones, and completely understanding mental states, as they arise, with discernment, continually, and enthusiastically, ‘Enthusiastically’ I take from Bhante Vimalaramsi’s own version. Enthusiasm of “viriya” I also call that ‘determination’; ‘in a determined way’,
34. Life and Practice in Harmony
And the 5th is: “I am aware while entering it, and aware when emerging from it.” So, this whole process is just very mindful. There is no place where there is a steep cut off, where you just dive into something that is way [different]. No, this whole
32. Radiant Calm
To radiate this calmness all around us, we first need to find it within ourselves. [From MN 2] How does one attend to things proper for attention? One attends to the things which make: new outward desires to not arise, and old outward desires to fade away. These are
31. Smile!
😊 Whenever there is a distraction, wherever there is anything arising in the mind, even if it is anger, or worry, or restlessness– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6cxRJnrhY&list=PLbFvYEw0YpWDGXs_Yc1nGuAccSh366pZL&index=11 Notice these states always come with tension, with friction. They come with discomfort. And as we learn to see this, with our ever-deepening awareness, we simply
29. Selflessness is Samādhi
Reading from SN II 12.23 Causes for Liberation “What is the cause for renewal of being?” Or renewal of karma, of action “Identity, should be answered. “ This is bhāva. Bhāva is also ‘becoming.’ This sense of identity. Which becomes more and more solidified. But how does it get