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Dharma Talk with Myoki Raizelah Bayen - Dana Paramita

Today, I am going to talk about the first of the six Paramitas: Dana Paramita, considered the gateway to the Boddhisattva path. I see it as “laying the groundwork” for the other paramitas. Why? Because it requires a fundamental shift in our attitude. One of the most deeply conditioned attitudes we have is one of self-centeredness. We learned early on: I am separate from you. We believe that each object, as well as each person is a distinct entity, a separate form. Out of this naturally emerges a self-centered attitude. If I exist as a separate entity, then I have to take care of myself, attend to my needs, ensure that my needs are met - my needs for survival, comfort, pleasure, and growth, my needs to be heard, to be accepted, to be loved, to be seen, to be understood. And the list goes on. We have a saying here in America, “Watch out for #1.” In fact, we have a president who approaches international affairs with a “Put America first” attitude. Same mentality as “watch out for #1.” This self-centered attitude is not just normalized, but a deeply supported and culturally conditioned attitude we learn from an early age.