TOPIC FOR THE NOVEMBER 25 ZOOM MEETING
Hi Fellow Travelers–Thanks to the causes and conditions provided by the Covid-19 virus there will no assemblies in our meditation cottage until circumstances make it safe to assemble in groups. As I understand how Zoom works, you must preregister at the site Zoom.us, entering the URL : https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-2srDMtnERzureO8f2K4iQeRCf-dQ and using the password 620329 in order to participate in the events; registering one time will provide access to all the upcoming meetings, as long as we continue streaming them. As I understand the way it works, the meeting can be accessed by smartphone as well as any internet-connected computer system, following the instructions at the Zoom website. The meetings will be recorded and posted on the website as usual.
The focus on November 25 will include providing a guided meditation on Contemplating Gratitude, an appropriate topic for Thanksgiving Eve, especially considering the current circumstances. The topic for the talk will provide an opportunity for participants to “think out loud” about the benefits derived from Buddhist principles and practices that nourish an appreciation for the goodness of life, even during such tumultuous times. This sharing of gratitude is a tradition for the Orlando Insight Meditation Group meetings for many years, as our meetings always occur on Wednesday evenings, which happens to be Thanksgiving Eve in November. I hope you will participate in the streaming meeting and I wish you well. Peter
Cultivating The Wisdom Cetasika November 18, 2020
This talk reviews the final item on the list of the 52 cetasikas, the categories of factors that condition the process of self-organization in the mind, focusing on Panna (pahn-yah), the Wisdom cetasika. Wisdom is the manifestation of the holistic coordination and integration of a large number of other cetasikas, which are enumerated in the attached notes as well as being verbally reviewed during the talk. The review is intended to describe how the various mind conditioning factors interact to structure the sense of self and the important role highly developed insightful awareness plays in creating the conditions that mature from conceptual understanding of Wisdom to actual realization of the three characteristics: Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta. The fundamental importance of Panna is reviewed as an element of the Noble Eightfold Path, a key element of the Buddhist way to spiritual Awakening. An accompanying recording “Guided Cultivating Wisdom Meditation”, presented earlier in the evening, is intended to supplement this talk.
Here are the notes prepared for this review: Realizing Wisdom
It is customary for our group to dedicate Thanksgiving Eve, which this year is November 25, to a review of the nature of gratitude as an important realization on the path to Awakening, and which is appropriate as the theme for Thanksgiving.
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