Dharma Talks / The Five Skandhas of Grasping and Non-Self​

In this Dharma Talk, Brother Phap Lai shares his experience and insights on the different Buddhist teachings on power. First, Brother Phap Lai looks at the teaching on the Three Powers: Love, Understanding, and Cutting Through Afflictions. How can we have the power to love ourselves? Can we begin...

Sister Annabel Chan Duc’s thought-provoking memoir True Virtue: The Journey of an English Buddhist Nun is now available everywhere books are sold. https://www.parallax.org/product/true-virtue/ ~~~~ To download the retreat booklet: https://plumvillage.org/news/booklet-of-the-21-day-retreat-a-real-soulmate-of-the-buddha/ Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/jwK5/

To download the retreat booklet: https://plumvillage.org/news/booklet-of-the-21-day-retreat-a-real-soulmate-of-the-buddha/ Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/jmsA/

Dharma talk during the 21- day retreat. What does it mean to be a soul-mate of the Buddha? It means have I understood the Buddha and his teachings? Do I give enough time and space to understand? Understanding very much depends on our practice, and our correct practice also...