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Inner Peace – Even in a Chaotic World

With Ronya Banks recorded on July 21, 2019.

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“Anyone can build a house of wood and bricks, but the Buddha taught that that is not our real home. Our real home is inner peace.” – Ajahn Chah

How can you possibly experience inner peace at a time when human-kind and our planet appears to be tumbling deeper into “chaos”? Can inner peace even co-exist with chaos? Yes. In fact, the Buddhist path teaches us how to cultivate inner peace in any situation.

Since the only time you have is the present and tomorrow is not guaranteed, this is the perfect time to seek the freedom of inner peace. Inner peace, or equanimity in Buddhism cannot be found in the outside world, but can only be found in the minds and hearts of each aspirant. Luckily, the Buddha laid out a definable process with specific strategies you can implement to create these inner conditions for lasting peace.

Join Buddhist teacher Ronya Banks as she provides us with the foundation and steps you can take to experience inner peace, or equanimity even amongst chaos.

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