Well, hello there. Thanks for stopping by. My name is Josh and I am the guiding teacher of

Darmopunks, New York, Buddhist pastor, and just had a wonderful gathering of 70 plus people at center yoga

this past Sunday. And the next scheduled gathering will be I believe March 26th at

Center Yoga which is on 23rd Street, right off a Park Avenue.

And if you want to join us, there'll be a link on Center Yoga NYC.

I think that's their website.

So I hope if you're available to join us,

you'll stop by.

And if you're up and early Monday through Fridays at 8 a.m. in the morning you can join Kathy with her daily pause meditation and the info is on the darmapunk NYC.com website.

If you would like to support my work, the Venmo is darma Punkx with an ex-NYC. The PayPal button is on the

darmapunk NYC.com as is the Patreon and everything I do is supported entirely by donation, both the

counseling, Woos Pastoral Work and the Teaching. So thanks for your support. And tonight talking about skillful confidence. I think I've come up with some

reflections worthy of your time and consideration,

and if not, there'll be a different topic next Tuesday.

So in early Buddhism, confidence is called SADA, SAD-A-S-A-A-S-A. And confidence in one's capabilities is a supporting condition for joy, tranquility, wisdom, renouncing addiction, and awakening.

In Buddhist practice, one of the most formidable hindrances to spiritual growth and happiness is the hindrance of self-doubt in one's capability,

known as Vichikisha, and it's considered to be the stickiest even more sticky than our

cravings our aversion our anxieties our depressions all the other hindrances are not quite as formidable as this

persistent doubt in one's sense of worthiness, one sense of

worthiness, one's capability for growth, one's self-limitations.

This brings us to the very important theme of the role that feelings play in behavior and capabilities, human mind states, inclinations,

well before some of the greatest neuropsychologists

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