{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 210 - A\u1e45gulim\u0101la: Practicing Non-violence","description":"In this episode, we practice one of the most powerful antidotes to anger and aversion: compassion. I know\u2014when we\u2019re irritated, hurt, or downright fuming, compassion is usually the last thing on our minds. But in Buddhism, compassion isn't weakness\u2014it\u2019s strength. It\u2019s the most powerful way to interrupt the cycle of harm and start creating peace, inside and out.  The Story of A\u1e45gulim\u0101la The Buddha\u2019s radical teachings on non-violence reveal how to respond rather than react when things get heated. I also share the story of Angulimala\u2014yes, the guy who was literally collecting fingers from those he killed. We look at how Buddha loved and accepted Angulimala and that even someone so far gone was transformed by compassion. Spoiler alert: If Angulimala can change, there\u2019s hope for all of us. Him I call a brahmana, who is fearless like a bull, who is noble and diligent, who is a seeker of high moral virtues and a conqueror (of three Maras), who is free from craving, who has been cleansed of moral defilements and knows the Four Noble Truths. --Buddha, The Dhammapada Verse 422   References with Links Buddha (1986).The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories, Verses 419 and 420. Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A. (Website). Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon. Courtesy .of Nibbana.com. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.tipitaka.net\/tipitaka\/dhp\/verseload.php?verse=422   Find us at the links below:  Facebook:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Buddhismforeveryone Facebook Group:Join our private group at: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/sanghatalk\/ Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buddhism.with.joann.fox X: @Joannfox77 TikTok: @buddhism4everyone To learn more about virtual classes with JoAnn Fox: Buddhist Study Program ","author_name":"Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox","author_url":"http:\/\/JoannFox.net","html":"