The Five Great Stages of the Spiritual Path – Opening the Heart

About this talk This talk is about the second stage, opening the heart and the importance of making an engagement with our emotions in order to learn to be more emotionally positive. It includes readings of poetry and prose by Munisha. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 14th March 2011. Third in a series of talks by Dayanandi on the five great stages of the spiritual path These five stages or dimensions have recently been brought to prominence in the Triratna Buddhist Community as the five main principles or facets of the spiritual life, important to develop and keep in balance: Integration and mindfulness Positive or creative emotion Vision or spiritual death Transformation or spiritual rebirth Receptivity or spontaneity Sangharakshita’s summary of the stages as five simple precepts Keep up the effort to be mindful and aware and as together as possible, as integrated as possible Remain in as positive a mental state as you possibly can Do not lose sight of your ultimate goal at any time Try to apply this to practice at every level whatever you’ve realised or discovered or seen on the highest level of your being at any time Do your best for other people, do what you can to help people Manchester Buddhist Centre16-20 Turner StreetNorthern Quarter, M4 1DZ : [email protected] 834 9232Charity registration number: 514937Please contact us by email when we’re closed Opening Times: Tuesday - Thursday 11am - 3pm Saturday 10.30am - 2.30pm• Bodywise opening hours• Hinterland opening hours• Join mailing list Want to receive our news? Your details will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy Success! First Name Last Name Email Yes please! The post The Five Great Stages of the Spiritual Path – Opening the Heart appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.