gratitude

What About Joy?

As we navigate our practice and life journey, sometimes our focused determination can become overpowering. Yet, as Won Buddhist practitioner, Rebecca Kameny (Won Hee), shares with us, joy is so essential it is one of Buddhism's 7 Factors of Awakening.

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Spaciousness and Gratitude

It is easy at first to think about gratitude, but what is necessary for its cultivation? In this insightful dharma talk, Won Buddhist practitioner, Pete Warshaw (Won JeeHo), guides us to consider how releasing attachments creates a spaciousness of mind in which gratitude can flourish.

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Gratitude: Realizing Connections by Rev. Shaun Song

Oftentimes, we do not appreciate how gratitude is connected with our original true nature or with impermanence. But, in this happily reflective dharma talk, Rev. Shaun Song highlights these truths and shares how they have unfolded in his life. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Bowing to Wild Turkeys by Paula Sims (Won ShimJin)

To prepare for death is to prepare for living fully. With a keen eye, longtime practitioner, Paula Sims (Won ShimJin) explores this topic through the lenses of the book, A Year to Live, by Stephen Levine; the Buddhist teaching of the Five Remembrances; and a flock of wild turkeys in her backyard. Each helps her unfurl the power of resistance and the power of gratitude in her life. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations