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Case 1 Book of Equanimity, The World Honored One Ascends the Rostrum

June 25, 2015

Episode Description: This teisho begins Henry’s journey through the Book of Equanimity. Case 1 shows the importance of just sitting, being still and quiet. Henry discusses Shakyamuni Buddha’s first teachings. He explores the teaching on dukkha (intrinsic dissatisfaction) and asks: Is there something in the core of ourselves that is intrinsically dissatisfied and dissatisfying? Henry then turns to Shakyamuni’s second teaching, on anatta—not self — and provides some background introduction to the Book of Equanimity which emphases “clear sitting,” out of which realization and wisdom arise—stop, sit down and see.

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Image Credit: Nature’s Zen Garden – De Hoop, by Chris Preen, CC BY 2.0.
Featured Image Credit: Meditation, by Hartwig HKD, CC BY-ND 2.0.

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