It's Not Personal

About this episode

This episode discusses the Buddha's teachings on the Eight Worldly Winds and the importance of equanimity in facing life's ups and downs.

The Buddha's wise teaching on the Eight Worldly Winds reminds us that the ups and downs of life (pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame, fame and disrepute) are common to all humanity. It is a teaching on equanimity - the capacity to be present with our experience, whatever it may be. We're invited to let go of chasing specific experiences and open to what is here. Recorded April 11, 2026 in the virtual world Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and ema...

Topics covered

• Eight Worldly Winds
• equanimity
• Buddhism
• life experiences

Keywords

• pleasure
• pain
• gain
• loss
• praise
• blame
• fame
• disrepute

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