One Week Retreat - Shamatha and the Four Immeasurables
D2S1 - Motivation, and the Fourfold Vision Quest
David Oromith · 87 minutes · recorded August 19, 2025
Intention is central to the whole path: not a quick scramble for something, but your own honest answer to what it means to live a rich and meaningful life. David paraphrases Shantideva, that all the happiness in the world comes from wishing happiness for all beings, works through Lama Alan Wallace's fourfold vision quest, and tells how the Buddha left his two teachers of samadhi because concentration alone was not liberation.
Attachment and craving Motivation and intention Shamatha (calm abiding) The four immeasurables Shantideva