The 3 Vital Trainings

Mark took this photo this morning at Starbucks. I was wearing this crazy hat because it was really cold in the morning, but warmed up considerably by noon.

Today I went to a workshop at the meditation center which was taught by Narayan. The title was "The 3 Vital Trainings". She told us that she was getting over a cold and also had picked up a parasite while on retreat in Burma, so wasn't feeling 100%. She looked a little pale and thin, but she was full of passion and energy. She is a dharma rock star. It is such a blessing to know such a person. She inspires so many of us -- what is possible for a regular human being in this life time. She shares quite a bit of her own life and experience so we know that her peace and love are well-earned.

Here is the blurb from the web site: The Buddha taught that the way to inner peace and happiness lies in giving attention and care to three arenas of life: ethics, steadiness and wisdom. If one of these arenas is left out, there is a greater degree of suffering and if all of these are attended to, there is a greater degree of inner peace. In this workshop there will be talks, discussion, and formal practice sessions.