As J. Krishnamurti said: “Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.” The seven factors of enlightenment can be seen as big step in that direction.
One can think of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment as a list of necessary but not sufficient conditions. Like Krishnamurti’s quote “Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.” By developing the seven factors of Enlightenment you can make yourself “accident-prone”.
In the concluding part of this two-part series Janine explores living with uncertainty by examining how impermanence and change are intrinsic to who we are and how letting go of fixed identities (and connecting with existence itself) can open us up to greater freedom.
In the first talk of this two-part series Janine talks about riding the wave of impermanence and flowing with change. She explores how grounding ourselves in the present moment can help us move from resisting change—which leads to suffering—to navigating life's uncertainties.
When we are hooked by repeating thoughts or unwholesome mind-states, there are 3 questions that can help with unhooking from them:
What's here?
What else is here?
What's here to support me?
