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“I think all of us have found, during the pandemic, that we have much less ocontrol over the external world than we imagine….but we have more control over how we respond to it.” – Pico Iyer

This talk explores were in our practice and lives we have control or agency and where we do not, as well as skillful to our response to each.

Sometimes our practice calls for active, intentional cultivation and other times simply letting go and allowing. By recognizing and making room for the dance between the two we can engage in balanced practice that embraces the fullness of the dharma.

Here we are again, whip lashed by the rise of the Delta variant just as many of us thought the worst of the virus was in the rear view mirror. How do we navigate with no reliable ground? This talk explores how to walk where there is no ground and how to find freedom even when the rug is pulled out from under your feet.

This talk is from the first night of my first in person retreat in 1.5 years (due to Covid).

Just as there are three types of suffering in Buddhism, there are three types of happiness. How do we reconcile the two and get the most from these insights?