A talk given at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin on July 16, 2004.
Friendliness
- Different definitions of positive and negative emotions from the points of view of scientists and Buddhists
- Friendliness from a Buddhist standpoint
- How to increase the attitude of friendliness through meditation
- Meditation on equanimity
- Mediation on considering the kindness of others
- Reduce bias and judgemental attitudes which leads to open-heartedness and friendliness
- How we are all interdependent
- What friendliness is not
Emotional Health 02: Friendliness (download)
Questions and answers
- Thought patterns behind emotions
- Buddhist view of fear and its relation to anger
- Effective social activism without anger
- “Good” and “evil” are not external forces
- How to work with anger in a beneficial way
- Suicide’s effect on rebirth
Emotional Health 02: Friendliness Q&A (download)
Part 1: Discontent and contentment
Part 3: The creator of happiness and suffering
