Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life

Ep 4: Seeing the world in shades of grey

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Good and bad, isn't exactly black and white. 

  • Does doing a bad deed, make one bad person?  
  • Does a kind act always bring about positive result?
  • Can anger be a force for good?

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    • Book - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Dr Gabor Maté
    • Angulimala sutta - The Serial killer who became enlightened
    • 4 Brahma Viharas / Sublime States/Pure Abodes 
    • Right Speech

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        • Timestamps: 

        (02:19): Bad people deserve love

        (08:23): The wise use of our limited amount of compassion

        (13:33): How to see the human behind the evil act

        (18:38): Reconciling the cognitive dissonance between ideals and the reality.

        (22:05): Precepts - why breaking the 'rules' can help you to understand them.

        (28:05): Having good intentions is not good enough

        (35:00): Compassion must be accompanied by wisdom

        (37:15): Anger is a manifestation of compassion

        (41:18): The 4 divine abodes to turn anger into a force for good

        (43:49): Good people are punished and bad people get away doing evil things. Really?

        (45:49): Standing up for oneself 

        (53:50): What is the opposite of anger?

        (55:52): Can a peaceful person garner the same amount of support for change vs an angry person?

        Correction: Venerable Angulimala was stoned during alms round but was not stoned to death. 

        Special thanks to Tan Key Seng, Lynn Leng, Alvin Chan for sponsoring this podcast.

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