Being OK | The Sangha US #22 | 1.22.22

The Sangha discuss the dichotomy of “good” and “bad" in the origin of our misconceptions, unwholesome thoughts, and fear.

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00:00:00 We are OK: permission, protection, potency

00:03:56 “Good” and “bad” are part of the problem

00:17:05 Practice like your hair is on fire

00:27:44 Freedom from things and right noble viewing

00:34:16 Allow yourself to be happy; body scanning; Covid-19 symptoms

00:48:36 Everything is about paticcasamuppāda: nothing happens without conditions

01:01:02 Childhood origins of fear

01:12:18 The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off (Gloria Steinem)

01:19:59 The key concept is wholesome vs. unwholesome thoughts

01:29:16 Judging wholesome thoughts

01:43:02 Two types of past: memories and habits

01:45:21 Reacting and reactivating; gaining perspective

01:51:33 Wake up, look, make a change, enjoy the change - success builds confidence