Put Your Heart Into It Again: The Buddha On Determination

As opposed to the act of "striving," which involves a kind of unhealthy or stressful clinging to some sort of expectation, and typically arises from our more self-centered mind, or ego - the quality of aditthana (or determination, in the Pali language) almost always arises from the heart, as in, from our heart's desire. And because our heart is just naturally wise and compassionate, if we commit ourselves to following it, it will almost always lead us towards more joy, ease, and peace in our lives. This talk explores how we can not only use our meditation practice to establish this powerful quality, but learn how to more mindfully discern whether we're being driven by our tricky minds, or by the much vaster space of our heart. It includes a meditation at the end.

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Put Your Heart Into It Again: The Buddha On Determination is an episode from Shell Fischer's Podcast by Mindful Shenandoah Valley.

This episode is 52:57 long.

This episode was published on Jun 29, 2024.

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