So this talk is about setting intentions.

And just to give a very quick summary of what intentions are in the Buddhist

Darma. Intensions are the second factor of the 8thold path.

They're very central to Buddhist practice,

which is essentially setting goals or aspirations.

There, the way we implement the wisdom of our spiritual lives.

The wisdom that the Buddha wanted to be implemented in our intentions and in the choices we make is a very basic understanding that in life, first of all, the first noble truth, there's a lot of difficult experiences

and none of those difficult experiences are personal.

While old age, sickness, death, loss, separation from people we love, being stuck with people we're not thrilled about.

Frustrating daily events, while all of these experiences feel very personal and unique to us, they are in fact,

while the details of them might be individual in general we all face these experiences and the

Buddha said as a result we also will experience sorrow, lamentation, grief, despair,

pain it's just going to be part of the human birth, how it plays

out. You don't get through this life unscarred by disappointing experiences.

And the Buddha noted that most people try

to cultivate or develop happiness and security in ways that only add to their

suffering. That's the second noble truth. We try to achieve happiness and security by accumulation,

accumulating, he said, objects, money,

recognition in areas that are not authentic.

We essentially try to buy our happiness. And the basic inside of spiritual practice is that there are two reliable sources of security and happiness in life. Those two are one, being

responsible for actions whether in your day-to-day life or your livelihood or how you relate to other people

that bonds you with other people rather than cause isolation and needless separation.

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