Through the Buddhist precepts, Trudy Goodman leads us to Pabhassara Citta, the innate radiance and clarity of our own minds.
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In this episode, Trudy Goodman talks about:
- Sila and the courage to follow what we love
- Wholeness and having an undivided heart
- Pabhassara Citta: the radiant mind and heart
- How thoughts and ideas can be a thief
- Telling the truth, no matter what
- The liberating jewel of being honest with yourself
- Relating to all experiences with steadiness of heart
This recording was originally published on Dharmaseed.
About Trudy Goodman:
Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA. For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy practiced mindfulness-based psychotherapy with children, teenagers, couples and individuals. Trudy conducts retreats, engages in activism work, and teaches workshops worldwide and online. She is also the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series, The Midnight Gospel. You can learn more about Trudy’s flourishing array of wonderful offerings at TrudyGoodman.com
“It’s the truth that frees each one of us. So when you’re sitting there, retched and overwhelmed, anxious, in whatever tormenting state may be present when you’re just certain that there won’t be any end to the pain, then, just to see that ‘oh, I can be aware of this, I can tell myself the truth of how this is, it doesn’t matter that this is my experience’. It doesn’t matter whether we’re retched or soaring with insight and spiritual strength. What really matters is the relationship that we have with each experience.” –Trudy Goodman
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