PIMC Sunday Program: Lead Teacher Alexa Redner
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Join PIMC Lead Teacher Alexa Redner this Sunday to explore samvega and pasada—two experiences that can deepen and sustain our spiritual practice.
Before he became the Buddha, Prince Siddhartha encountered an old person, a sick person, and a dead person for the first time and was overcome by shock and dismay. This experience of confronting the challenging realities of life is known in Pali as samvega. When he then saw a spiritual seeker, he glimpsed the possibility of a way out of suffering. This confidence in the spiritual path is called pasada, which keeps samvega from turning into hopelessness.
In this talk, we’ll explore how these two experiences are relevant to us as practitioners in the world today.
Before he became the Buddha, Prince Siddhartha encountered an old person, a sick person, and a dead person for the first time and was overcome by shock and dismay. This experience of confronting the challenging realities of life is known in Pali as samvega. When he then saw a spiritual seeker, he glimpsed the possibility of a way out of suffering. This confidence in the spiritual path is called pasada, which keeps samvega from turning into hopelessness.
In this talk, we’ll explore how these two experiences are relevant to us as practitioners in the world today.
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Where is it happening?
6536 SE Duke Street, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97206
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Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherPortland Insight Meditation Center
