Enjoy this free replay of a remarkable evening of shared teachings during which author and activist Valarie Kaur, mindfulness coach George Mumford, meditation teacher Tara Brach and I discussed love in action—how we can create a more caring, equitable and joyful world. (This was a fundraising event on 6/30 for The Sounds True Foundation which awards scholarships.) Valarie summed it up this way: “Love is more than a rush of feeling. Love is sweet labor.”
In this world we deal with loss and difficulty—there’s climate change, continuing racism, injustice, refugees suffering around the world, and our growing cultural anxiety. One of our options is to choose to hide and live in denial, which I’m sorry to say our culture is pretty good at. But there’s an alternative.
During this podcast, we discuss links between Buddhism and psychology in terms of healing and self; the problem of spiritual bypassing; how to work with difficulties through allowing and gratitude; and more.
You are consciousness itself—open, spacious, letting the breath breathe itself. Notice how emotions, feelings and thoughts rise and fall like the waves of the ocean; you are the loving witness to them all.
