billycole

The Parami (perfection or attainment) of truthfulness might be one of the more complex and rich of the collection of the 10 Paramis. Speech is an incredibly powerful tool that can bring peace and harmony to a fraught experience, or can be weaponized to be a corrosive force. Speech and perception are also [...]

Dear Ones, This month, we are continuing our community-wide focus on the ten paramis: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, resolve, metta, and equanimity.  Together, the paramis give us an understanding of not just what the Buddha said, but what he did to attain his liberation. Practicing as a community in this way [...]

Dear Ones, The ten Paramis are the qualities of heart that paved the way for the Buddha’s awakening. In a sense, they are the prequel to the Buddha’s life. They are generosity, ethical conduct, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, determination, lovingkindness and equanimity. A few months ago the teaching body at NYI began [...]