Portland Friends of the Dhamma
Sakula Mary Reinard

Sakula: Steer the Mind Toward the Wholesome May 23 2021 070

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Sakula reflects on a retreat with Luang Por Sucitto and his teaching on wholesomeness. She shares readings from Buddhadhamma by Phra Prayudh Payutto. Beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle, beautiful in the end.

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Sakula: Cultivating the Buddha’s Path with my Catholic Mother May 9 2021 068

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To celebrate Mother’s Day, Sakula draws on Luang Por Pasanno’s teaching and a story from her life with her own mother. She draws the arc of a life’s relationship healed with the Dhamma.

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Sakula: Keeping the Bigger Picture in Mind May 2 2021 067

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Sakula leads Sunday Sila with some in person attendees for the first time in a while. She reflects on welcoming changes in our lives according to the practice, recognizing impermanence and uncertainty.

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Sakula: Intentionally Willing a Feeling of Goodness Feb 28 2021 061

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Sakula discusses the benefits of the practice of recognizing when we naturally feel goodness and intentionally feeling goodness. She reflects on the suffering of being entangled in our fears and ways of dealing with our triggers.

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Sakula: We Are Not Obliged to React, Jan 17 2021 053

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Sakula leads Sunday Sila and responds to a line in Ajahn Munindo’s book. She provides encouragement for coping with our turbulent times by creating space, avoiding our patterned reactions, being present with our feelings, and finding a skillful response.

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