Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast Ep. 172 - Three Foundations of the Eightfold Path with Trudy Goodman
Jun 10, 2024
Trudy Goodman, a respected Buddhist teacher and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA, shares her wisdom on the Eightfold Path. She discusses the foundational pillars of Sila, Samadhi, and Prajna, emphasizing their importance in achieving awakened living. Trudy highlights how wise intention and mindfulness can transform our experiences and foster blamelessness. With heartwarming anecdotes, she illustrates mindfulness as the timeless love that connects us to ourselves and others, guiding us toward acceptance and joy in each present moment.
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Three Pillars Behind The Eightfold Path
- The Eightfold Path interweaves three foundational pillars: Sila (ethical living), Samadhi (mindfulness/concentration), and Prajna (wisdom).
- Trudy Goodman explains these aren't linear steps but an interlocking, portable framework that expresses and fulfills awakened life in daily situations.
Use Small Kind Acts To Build Ethical Grounding
- Do establish yourself in Sila by committing to wise speech, behavior, and livelihood to cultivate fearlessness and reduce guilt.
- Remember small acts of kindness and contemplate them when low to access the bliss of blamelessness and clearer thinking.
Mindfulness As A Loving Grandparent
- Samadhi combines mindfulness and concentration as a lifelong companion, e.g., the breath and footsteps, enabling intimacy with our body and senses.
- Mindfulness gathers fragmented experience so love and aversion can peacefully coexist, stabilizing attention like a loving grandparent.