How do the practices of mindfulness and metta (loving kindness) work together - and the important of bringing a kind loving presence to working with difficulties and pain.
Using the metaphor of light as awareness, this talk weaves in poetry, and teachings of the Buddha to explore the role of mindfulness in the path of practice.
We all encounter the great losses of our own health and life, and of cherished others. We are conditioned to resist opening to the rawness and grief that comes with loss. This talk describes the refuge of presence in the face of loss, and the gift of timeless love that arises as we make peace with the reality of this living, dying world.
When we experience others through a conditioned lens of wants and fears, and of unexamined beliefs, we react in ways that cause distance and sometimes obvious injury. This talk explores how we create separation from others, and the ways we can awaken from this trance and live from genuine empathy and wisdom.
