
Ep. 04 - Viriya - Energy, Strength and Courage
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
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Viriya - A Post or a Beam of Wood That Supports a Building
Viriya is the energetic capacity of mind that holds up or supports wholesome aspects of our minds. The Buddha used this metaphor of viriya as being a post or a support. He said that when we practice wisdom grows and when we don't practice wisdom wanes or decreases. When it's not, then it's very easy for old habit patterns to emerge.
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