The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas - One-Week Retreat
D2S2 - The Three Poisons Behind Our Reactions
David Oromith · 84 minutes · recorded August 31, 2024
In the shamatha practice we cultivate relaxation through mindfulness of breathing, with shavasana as one option. David works through the second verse, showing that leaving one's homeland is really about the three poisons of attachment, aversion and delusion, which travel with us wherever we go. Discussion covers anger at injustice, patient acceptance when a situation cannot be changed, and offering the victory to defuse an argument without needing to be right.
Anger and aversion Attachment and craving Dependent origination Patience, forbearance and acceptance Relaxation The bodhisattva path Mindfulness of breathing Shamatha (calm abiding) The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas