Five Strengths For Modern Mind Science

The Path to Freedom: The Five Strengths. In this grand finale episode, the hosts will unpack the ultimate toolkit for mental wellbeing using The Five Strengths from Lojong. Here is what they will cover: Motivation: The first power focuses on setting the intention to awaken. It involves making the firm decision to apply study, contemplation, and practice with the goal of swiftly awakening for the benefit of all sentient beings. Familiarisation: The second power is about habituating yourself to the path. Listeners will learn the importance of repeatedly practicing the relative and ultimate aspects of Dharma, maintaining non-distracted awareness, and making virtue a habit. Virtuous Seeds: The third power reminds practitioners to never become complacent with their level of kindness. Cultivating virtue and cherishing others is the vehicle to awakening, and effort should always be maintained. Repudiation: The fourth power involves actively abandoning the toxic, ego-cherishing, and selfish mind by fully understanding the damage it inflicts on yourself and others. Aspiration: The final power is about dedicating all of your virtuous activities and efforts to the ultimate goal of freeing every sentient being from the dissatisfaction and suffering of cyclic existence.