The Role of Pleasure in Our Practice - René Rivera

Can turning away from pleasurable experiences actually limit our practice? In this talk René Rivera shares that there are wholesome states that signal we are on the path to awakening. However the pleasurable states often get a "bad rap" in Buddhism as something to be avoided so as not to trigger craving. René summarizes the importance of pleasure by quoting Betty Martin: "Pleasure is a powerful change agent. Pleasure helps you make friends with your body and that changes the sense o...