Repetition and Confidence | The Sangha US #43 | 7.8.22

The Sangha discuss a variety of topics around the themes of example, repetition, and confidence. #repetition #peergroup #confidence

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00:00:00 Being around nobles; visit to a wat in British Columbia

00:15:12 Shinzo Abe; outbreaks of shocking violence in Japan; other cultural/social problems

00:33:06 The value of sangha; the “secret” of repetition

00:35:33 Aesthetic practice in the Zen and Tibetan traditions compared to Theravada

00:41:22 Thai Buddhism; Thai culture; uncomfortable austerities; wholesome austerities

00:57:08 Practicing being alone and being together; needing to win an argument; diminishing yourself

01:21:00 Heroic attitude of a recovered addict; confidence