Dear Friends,
Thay has spoken often about the 5 Skandhas, the five elements of our being, which I recently heard him clarify as being: Body, Feelings, Perceptions, Mental Formations and Store Consciousness. These are the fundamentals of Buddhist psychology, and Thay has said we should use them everyday to take inventory of our territory. He has said we are sovereigns over our territory, King or Queen, and we need to know what is going on in our territory, and take care of the wellbeing of these constituents of our being.
This Sunday we’ll explore these domains and how we can practice with them to bring about wellbeing for ourselves, our community, and our world.
I look forward to being with you,
Keith
practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh