Everyday Buddhism Session 1

Venerable Robina Courtin discussed ways to apply Buddhist teachings to our everyday lives, to help us in our relationships, our work, our emotional lives, and in interpreting events we see going on in the world. 0:00 Everyday Buddhism 5:29 How do we do the job of being a Buddhist? 07:35 The way to apply impermanence in daily life 10:40 We suffer because we don't have the right view of reality 15:35 We have no idea that what goes on in our mind plays any role in our lives 18:20 It's our interpretations of the outside world that make us suffer 24:24 The First Level of Practice - Control your body and speech 27:02 The main energy of attachment is dissatisfaction 33:33 "There's nothing wrong with your heart dear, it's just your behaviour!" 35:03 Controlling our speech solves 90% of our problems 39:59 We create ourselves through our thoughts 43:30 Question: Is romantic love just attachment? 48:50 Question: Can we say people are attached to their suffering? 51:00 Question: Is it being phony to say nothing? 55:42 Question: Can you discuss attachment to reputation and the desire to be liked? 1:06:05 Question: Can we think of Putin as having a good heart but problematic behaviour? 1:11:16 Question: Would you explain the attachment to our and others' gender? 1:21:20 Question: Do you have a simple way to introduce Buddhism to children? 1:23:18 Final thoughts