Mei Elliot gives a talk on the topic of Right Intention.
As we crest into 2021, many people are considering intentions and goals for the coming year. While New Year's resolutions tend to be an All-American pastime, what does intention setting have to do with Buddhist practice? And what do intentions have to do with freedom, with happiness? During this meeting, we discuss the three facets of right intention that appear in the eightfold path: renunciation, kindness, and compassion. We will also explore practices for deliberately cultivating wholesome intentions and for noticing the more subtle intentions already operating within our actions of body, speech, and mind.