This talk explores accessible and reliable sources of joy, and explores the role of joy in awakening.

The Buddha touched the earth and asked for help to awaken, and this can be seen as a template for us, even in difficult times. This talk begins with our own embodied experience, reflects on the Satipatthana sutta refrain as a description of how nature supports awakening, and closes with Ajahn Chah, who said that we can learn from Nature enough to be enlightened.

This talk explores metta and mindfulness as partners in liberation. It describes the abiding practice in 5 steps, and closes with 3 sacred going home stories.