In this episode, John Bruna unpacks teachings from the book, The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, about evaluating our meditative experiences. John illuminates the pitfalls of exalting ecstatic meditative experiences and discusses how the greatest signs of progress are taming the mind and not being prone to engaging in unethical behavior. He finishes with guidance on checking the effectiveness of our meditation practice by ensuring that ethics, kindness and compassion are increasing in our daily lives. This episode was recorded on September 20th, 20232.
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May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.