We continue a series of talks on the Buddhist "Paramitas" (Virtues) which aid in our engaged and charitable work in the world. Today ... Verve, Vigor, Energy! ...
In Sanscrit, this is called the Virya Paramita ... which comes from the same root as vim and virile! And that energy is not only of use for all our social and political efforts to fix this world, clean up our country or town ... it is energy for whatever we need to "get er done" in life. And like all the "Perfections", it recognizes that we are only human, not perfect. Even superman needs to get his rest sometime.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: ENGAGED ENERGY »
September 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity for Ango & Jukai)
August 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity - Part 2)
July 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Who Is a Priest?
July 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
June 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
May 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Engaged Patience
April 2016 Zazenkai Talk (TREELEAF'S 10th ANNIVERSARY!)
May 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Heshang Moheyan (和尚摩訶衍))
March 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Engaged Ethics (& Zenathon for Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary)
March 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Shobogenzo - Kokū (Space - 虚空))
February 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: GIVING, GENEROSITY and ENGAGEMENT
February 2016 Zazenkai Talk (SPECIAL "NEHAN-E" 4-hour ZAZENKAI!)
January 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: TOTALLY ENGAGED
January 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Welcome to the New Year)
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Rohatsu, Retreat and Family
November 2015 Zazenkai Talk (The Verse of Atonement, The Four Vows & Others)
October 2015 Zazenkai Dharma Talk (Wild Ways of the Precepts in Japan)
September 2015 Talk - Make Room for the Misfits!
September 2015 Zazenkai Dharma Talk (Ango Season Begins)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Tara Brach
The Way Out Is In
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein