Year: 2019

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The Spiritual Power of Trust

This month, I’m practicing the ninth paramita bala, or spiritual power. Buddhist tradition names five powers, the panchabala, that provide us strength over whatever hindrances we may face. The first of these is faith, or more specifically, trust. Often, when we hear the word faith, we…

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Introducing Bala, Spiritual Power

New month, new paramita! And this May, I’ll be practicing the ninth paramita, bala. Bala is spiritual power. More specifically, in Buddhist tradition it is the cultivation of five powers, called the panchabala. These five powers are faith, zeal, recollection, absorption, and wisdom. I’ll be talking…