Avi: The Greek philosopher Plato argued that everything exists in relation to the Good. Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, Justice: good to have, seek, and serve. If anything is of value, it is in virtue of the Good. To kick off this month of practices about values, we meditate upon the Good.
Avi: I’ve felt especially cooped up as the winter stretches on and on together with the lockdown. While we can’t travel through the outer world, our imaginations can open us to endless worlds most beautiful. In tonight’s meditation we will explore the theme of flight with a guided visionary journey.
Avi: The Pali term mudita has no direct translation into English. It is a mirror image of the practice of karuna (compassion). Whereas in karuna we practice positive mind states in the face of suffering, with mudita we do the same with happiness. I like to think of it as generalized gratitude. Whereas in gratitude practice, … Continued
Avi: A number of times at CEC, we’ve explored a compassion practice where we open to the many circles of our friends, relations, and ancestors, drawing on their lineage and support. Tonight we’ll begin with this connecting to the strength in our network of relationships past and present. Then we’ll go a step further, extending our … Continued
Avi: One thing we learn from nature is the idea of cycles. In tonight’s meditation we’ll investigate the cyclical nature of breath and see if we can experience this and other rhythms of our body as a natural landscape.