27 Jan Meditation + Talk: Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics

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You can also see my notes for the first talk in this series, Do’s and Don’ts of Virtuous Conduct, and the notes for the second talk, on Not Harming Others – Including during the Climate Crisis, and the notes for the third talk, on Not Harming Others – Including during the COVID Pandemic.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642631324695{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone![/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1585341935427{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1643319832354{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]

Meditation: Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics

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Talk: Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics

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Dāna offering:

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To practice generosity through making an offering – called “dāna” in the language of early Buddhism – please enter your email and donation amount below. Once you click “Donate” you will be directed to PayPal, where you can pay via credit card (no PayPal account required) or your PayPal account.[/vc_column_text]

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Additionally, many expressions of generosity are not about money. People offer attention, encouragement, and patience many times a day. Sometimes we withhold when it would be so easy, actually, to listen quietly for another minute or to offer a word of appreciation or simply a look that says, “I’m with you.” Try being a little more generous for a day and see what happens.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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