Each of us knows the experience of having our minds hijacked by extraneous thoughts that whisk us far away from the present. Among the ways we seek to correct course is to draw upon the capacities of our individual minds, by trying to ‘concentrate harder.’
We rarely seek balance outside ourselves.
But as we sit together, we may be embedded in the solution – the sangha itself. Practicing with sangha can strengthen our mindfulness, thin our perceptual distortions, and help us find our ground again.
Darryl guided our reflections this Sunday, drawing on excerpts from talks by Christina Feldman and Jill Shepherd.
You can listen to these talks here:
Christina’s talk: https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/player/78898.html (part of a series that starts here: https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/player/78895.html)
Jill Shepherd’s talk: https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/player/69426.html
