When does an experience start and finish? The story of a Jewish friend, Erica, who hid from the nazis, as a metaphor. Do we really need a story experience for our liberation?
Have we had an experience of liberation but have failed to realize its significance? This talk explores the relationship of enlightenment to liberation.
Love, as it is ordinarily experienced in our world, leads to suffering. The leaders of the Burmese opposition party bear witness to the fact that love which has in it no attachment leads to freedom and peace.
The suffering that arises in the practice is a noble truth, something worthy of respect. You can’t just push it away. If you’re going to end suffering you have to give it space, understand it, and approach it systematically.
