Guiding listeners through the seven factors of enlightenment, Trudy Goodman shows us the play of awakening in daily life.
This 2011 talk was recorded at Spirit Rock Meditation center and originally published on Dharmaseed
“Equanimity isn’t unshakable because it’s solid and unmoving like some mass of earth or mountain or hill that is beyond disturbance, it’s strong because it’s alive and energetic” – Trudy Goodman
In this episode, Trudy Goodman holds a talk on:
- Loosening our grip on self-involvement
- Living lovingly and joyfully in our daily lives
- The seven factors of enlightenment
- The things that torment us and connect us
- How nature offers metta to us
- Remaining poised amidst little catastrophes
- Equanimity and being balanced
- Trusting in the unfolding of reality
“Being a Buddhist or practicing these Buddhist teachings is to live lovingly and joyfully without getting so caught or identified with the suffering self. And not just out in some fantasy mountain cave that we might imagine ourselves in or on meditation retreat at luxurious Spirit Rock or in the monastery, but in the midst of whatever we’re doing.” – Trudy Goodman
About Trudy Goodman:
Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats and workshops worldwide.