Learn Calm: an Elements Practice from Early Buddhism

An early Buddhist practice with the four elements leads us to equanimity and calm with the ups and downs of life. We'll look at that practice in this video with reference to a few early texts. šŸ“™ Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧔 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: Ā Ā /Ā dougsseculardharmaĀ Ā  🧔 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ā˜øļø Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. šŸŽ™Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ āœ… Video mentioned: Learn Not to Take it Personally: an Elements Practice in Early Buddhism --    • LearnĀ NotĀ toĀ TakeĀ itĀ Personally:Ā aĀ Non-Sel...Ā Ā  āœ… Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn62/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an9.11/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/mn28/en/sujato Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: Ā Ā /Ā onlinedharmainstituteĀ Ā  Twitter: Ā Ā /Ā dougsdharmaĀ Ā  ā¤ļø Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (2) Scarlett Farrow Debbie Mattison Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Cookie Forthecookie Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Rob Parisien Ethan M Billy in Singapore Derek Birch Matthew G Mynttinen Theodor Bernhard Aziz Rahman Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Brady Schickinger Steve H. Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Jimmy Maa Kenneth Grandchamp Doug Fonner Rene Gariepy Russell Needham Smoggyrob Mac Roja Bernardo ClĆ©mence Ortega Douville Adam Humphrey 00:00 Intro 02:02 The Earth Element 06:20 The Water Element 07:30 The Fire Element 09:22 The Air Element 10:32 Overcoming Mental Obsession 12:08 Sāriputta on Verbal Harassment Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!