This installment sees Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadership coach/journalist Jo Confino joined by Zen Buddhist nun Sister True Dedication to discuss the Eight Realizations of Great Beings. This ancient Buddhist sutra provides guidance on overcoming suffering, putting an end to misunderstandings and difficulties, and making progress towards or even attaining enlightenment: “leaving behind the world of birth and death, [and] dwelling forever in peace”. 

In this, the first of two parts, the three contributors explore the first four realizations, which cover the impermanence of all things, the suffering caused by desire, the tendency of the mind to seek fulfillment outside of itself, and the importance of diligent practice to transform unwholesome mental states. 

Their conversation also touches upon the relevance of these teachings for modern life and the need for a balanced approach that combines inner work and outward service; the value of community; and a non-judgmental approach to one's own mind and body as key to the Buddhist path of understanding and love.

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Resources:

Plum Village Community ➛ https://plumvillage.org
🎙️ Sister True Dedication ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/sister-hien-nghiem 
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma-teachers/br-phap-huu
🎙️ Jo Confino ➛ https://www.instagram.com/joconfino/?hl=en

Interbeing ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing  
Sutras ➛ https://plumvillage.org/genre/sutras 
The Eight Realizations of Great Beings ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/the-eight-realizations-of-great-beings/ 
Dharmakaya ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmak%C4%81ya 
Pali Canon ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali_Canon 
Parthian Empire ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_Empire 
Sister Jina ➛ https://plumvillage.shop/authors/sister-jina-van-hengel/ 
‘The Three Dharma Seals’ ➛ https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/the-three-dharma-seals/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Five Remembrances’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-five-remembrances-sr-thuan-nghiem-spring-retreat-2018-05-17 
Brother Phap Linh (Brother Spirit) ➛ https://www.instagram.com/brotherspirit/ 
Mahayana ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana 
‘Three Resources Explaining the Plum Village Tradition of Lazy Days’ ➛ https://plumvillage.app/three-resources-explaining-the-plum-village-tradition-of-lazy-days/ 
Dharma Talks: ‘The Noble Eightfold Path’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/the-noble-eightfold-path 
Pema Chödrön ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n 
Bodhisattva ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva

The Eight Realizations of Great Beings (Part One) | TWOII podcast | Episode 82

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The Eight Realizations of Great Beings (Part One) | TWOII podcast | Episode 82

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