Orlando Insight Meditation Group

A Contemporary Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation Community For Central Florida

The Benefits Of Perfecting Determination

by | Jul 27, 2017 | Listen to Dharma Talks

This week’s talk focused on the Parami of Determination (Adhitthana in Pali).  The current English word determination can have two applications: the first is resolve or commitment and the second is the ability to be clear about what delineates an object (an example would be involve determining the total cost of an item).  Peter used this opportunity to relate how determination supports the development of all the Paramis in specific ways.   This was followed by discussion regarding how determination applies to everyday life from a Buddhist awakening perspective.

Here are the notes prepared for this talk:  The Benefits Of Perfecting Determination

Next week’s talk will be a review by a Sangha member who recently completed a 9 day retreat in the Goenka practices, combined with his report on a retreat this upcoming weekend involving Korean Zen practice.

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Renunciation Exercise

by | Jun 1, 2017 | Listen to Dharma Talks

This evening’s project is to use the worksheet attached below to list various beliefs, values and expectations we experience on a hierarchical scale, in order to practice noticing how craving and clinging occurs as well as how to activate and strengthen nekkhamma, renunciation, to free the mind from attachment to outcomes in daily life experience.

A significant portion of the evening’s discussion involved participants talking through the examples, while Peter commented on how that relates to renunciation.

Here is the worksheet developed for this exercise:  RENUNCIATION WORKSHEET

Peter will be away for a few weeks.  Various guest teachers will present their discussions over the next few meetings.  These talks will not be recorded for posting.  During Peter’s next talk on June 21, the Parami of Wisdom will be explored.

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