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Rethinking Thanksgiving: A Buddhist Perspective #209
· 39 min · Episode 209
Episode Rethinking Thanksgiving: A Buddhist Perspective #209
In the United States, we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday this week. It’s a time that brings up a variety of challenges for many people: family conflicts, political disagreements, concerns about overeating, and the painful historical roots of the holiday in colonial exploitation of Indigenous people. In this episode, we share a private talk and meditation Scott gave to the Train a Happy Mind community last Thanksgiving. In it, he grapples openly with these issues, while exploring how we can still make the holiday meaningful. How can we use the deeper spirit of Thanksgiving—generosity and gratitude—to expand compassion and awareness to include all beings across the planet?
In this episode you'll learn:
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving In a New Way
How to Do the Buddhist Practice of Universalizing
What Are the Five Delusions in Buddhism
What Are the Antidotes to Buddhist Delusions
How To Stay Open Through Both Pleasure and Pain
Overview:
01:55 The Problematic Side of Thanksgiving
03:45 A Broader Kind of Gathering
08:02 Universalizing: How to Create a Mind of Sharing and Generosity
11:21 Starting the Meditation: Settling In
12:25 The Five Delusions
16:12 Stabilize the Mind
17:50 Love and Compassion
23:52 Universalizing Thanksgiving
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