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Cultivating the Way
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Welcome to Cultivating the Way: The Six Paramitas
Introduction to the Six Paramitas (5:08)
Aspects of the Paramitas (6:21)
A Soto Zen Perspective on the Six Paramitas (7:14)
Can the Paramitas be Cultivated? (4:51)
Reflecting on our Practice of the Paramitas (Guided Reflection) (5:30)
Readings and Resources for Study (5:24)
Dana Paramita - The Perfection of Generosity
What Do We Give? (10:24)
How Do We Give? (14:17)
Worldly Giving and Perfected Giving (12:19)
Generosity Supporting All the Paramitas (7:08)
The Spirit of Our Giving (7:16)
Reflecting on Our Giving (10:45)
Sila Paramita - The Perfection of Ethics
Precepts, Moral Discipline (6:35)
On Fulfilling and Breaking Precepts (5:20)
Does What We Do Really Matter? (8:15)
Motivations in Our Practice of the Precepts (9:55)
A Pure Land Interlude - Humility and Surrender in Precept Practice (7:37)
The Basis of Sila is Repentance; The Basis of Repentance is Refuge in Buddha (7:21)
Ways of Repentance (7:41)
Suzuki Roshi on Precepts (47:43)
Ksanti Paramita - The Perfection of Patience
Introduction to the Perfection of Patience (11:00)
The Near Enemies of Patience - Complacency, Laziness, Disconnection, Apathy (7:08)
Patience as the Great Medicine for Hatred (8:46)
Patience Is Only One Piece - We Practice All Six Paramitas (9:33)
Practicing Patience in Small Ways (7:44)
Patience as the Basis of Ethics and Meditation (7:08)
Virya Paramita - The Perfection of Energy
Introduction to Virya Paramita (5:58)
Images of Virya Paramita (9:04)
Virya and the Other Paramitas (6:30)
Methods of Cultivating Virya Paramita (12:04)
Near Enemies of Virya (8:57)
Dhyana Paramita - The Perfection of Concentration
Introduction to Dhyana Paramita (8:21)
Dhyana Needs Sila, The Tradition of ‘Sila-Samadhi-Prajna’ (5:57)
Concentration and True Concentration (10:44)
Bodhisattva Dhyana, Dhyana in Vow (7:17)
Perfecting Dhyana (7:12)
All Six Paramitas are Meditation Instruction (12:07)
Meditation Map Diagram
Short Talk on Meditation Map (Audio)
Prajña Paramita - The Perfection of Wisdom
Introduction to Prajña Paramita (6:06)
Prajña, Dhyana, and Dereification (4:45)
Facing Prajña Paramita (6:32)
A Brief Introduction to Nagarjuna’s Wisdom of Emptiness (9:13)
Prajña as the Paramita Element of each Paramita (4:07)
Conclusion
Reflecting on Our Paramita Practice (6:55)
What Do We Give?
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