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A Community Program on Palestine/Israel: Session 3: A Buddhist Toolkit for Skillful Response
2024-08-25 A Community Program on Palestine/Israel: Session 3: A Buddhist Toolkit for Skillful Response 1:33:32
Donald Rothberg, Ronya Banks
In the final session of this series, teachers Ronya Banks and Donald Rothberg offer a number of resources that can help one navigate these times and the conflict between Israel and Palestinians. After a brief period of meditation, we offer four teachings and practices, each first explored through teachings and then briefly guided experientially: (1) the teaching of the Two Arrows and Dependent Origination pointing to the nature of reactivity--habitual and often unconscious grasping after the pleasant and pushing away the unpleasant or painful; (2) the teachings about attachment to views; (3) the cultivation of wise speech and empathy, increasingly pointing toward universal empathy and what Dr. King called the "beloved community"; and (4) practicing with difficult emotions, body states (including traumatic reactions), and thoughts. These teachings and practices are followed by a period of discussion, closing intentions, and the dedication of merit.
Southern Dharma Retreat Center A Community Program on Palestine/Israel

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