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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”
Attributed to Aristotle
This month we will be discussing Buddhist teachings on awareness.
Awareness in Buddhism refers to our capacity to pay attention, to
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” Attributed to Aristotle
This month we will be discussing Buddhist teachings on awareness.
Awareness in Buddhism refers to our capacity to pay attention, to be mindful, to notice what is happening right now and to notice our own responses to our experience of the world. Awareness helps us understand our conditioning, our negative and positive reactions, where we are angry and where our heart opens and we are uplifted.
This Month’s Readings
1. Right Awareness – Jack Kornfield
In this reading, Jack Kornfield gives a talk to lay retreatants and suggests that awareness and mindfulness could be viewed as “heartfulness”.
The Eightfold Path for the Householder by Jack Kornfield
Chapter 8, “Right Awareness”, pages 97–108
In this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Sumedho talks about the way we can find refuge in awareness – in what is happening right now.
“Awareness is your refuge: Awareness of the changingness of feelings, of attitudes, of moods, of material change and emotional change: Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is indestructible. It’s not something that changes. It’s a refuge you can trust in. This refuge is not something that you create. It’s not a creation. It’s not an ideal. It’s very practical and very simple, but easily overlooked or not noticed. When you’re mindful, you’re beginning to notice, it’s like this.”
– Ajahn Sumedho
The Sound of Silence: The Anthology, Volume 4 by Ajahn Sumedho, edited by Ajahn Sucitto
Chapter 2, “Here and Now”, pages 14–26, particularly pages 23–26
The readings are available at the above links from the Buddhist Library catalogue.
Join the Discussion
New and returning participants are warmly welcome. The readings are provided above, and you are welcome to join the discussion even if you haven’t finished them beforehand.
This Book Group is held online via Zoom. Your Zoom link will be sent automatically when you register, with a courtesy reminder including the link sent on the Tuesday before the session.
