Dharma Lounge Biweekly Wed - Hope, Fear, Connections (Chokyi Nyima RInpoche)

Welcome to our biweekly Wednesday night discussion.

Topic: What's on your mind (Thoughts)
Book: Sadness Love Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy
Section: Chapter Sadness
- Why Bother [p10]
- Hope and Fear [p15]
- A Lack of Love [p15]
- (Shallowness [p15])
Author: Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

Details of the discussion:
7:00 - Heart Sutra recitation
7:05 - Read together the section of the discussion topic
7:15 - Discussion (3 min per person for everyone)
7:45 - Meditation break
7:50 - Discussion continues
8:25 - End with dedication

Note: Each discussion is independent of others. We are here to exchange and help each other. We’re not here to expound or argue back and forth.

Anyone who does not show respect to others will immediately be removed from the discussion and potentially be removed from the group.. If you need deeper learnings, please go visit a Buddhist teaching center.

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Middle Length Discourse - 58 Abhayarajakumara Sutta
(Taken from Pressing Out Pure Honey book notes by Sharda Rogell)
Speech the Buddha would utter: beneficial and true, knowing the correct time (timely speech) out of compassion for beings:
1. Speech that is true, correct and beneficial, even though it is unwelcome and disagreeable.
2. Speech that is true, correct and beneficial, and is welcome and agreeable.
Speech the Buddha would not utter: unbeneficial, whether true or untrue
1. Speech that is untrue, incorrect, unbeneficial, and unwelcome and disagreeable.
2. Speech that is untrue, incorrect, and unbeneficial, but welcome and agreeable (such as malicious gossip).
3. Speech that is true and correct, but unbeneficial, and unwelcome and disagreeable.
4. Speech that is true and correct, but unbeneficial, and welcome and agreeable (even if it is truthful and welcomed, if it is not helpful, let it go).