Fresh Perspectives

Are you finding yourself caught on one side of the experience equation, sensing that more spiritual discipline, intention, and structure may help? Or are you called to freedom, surrender, and letting things be? In this broadcast, Mukti speaks to seeming opposites and where and how they intersect and integrate. She also addresses the space that harmonizes opposites, precisely because it is free from preference and direction, and is simultaneously free to appear as preference and direction.

While fielding questions, Mukti also speaks of what’s important to know about tendencies to control; about valuing inner authority; about relating to physical pain; and about sensing Self and no self. Including stories from her own path and those of fellow sangha members, she brings color and humanity to this evening sharing and to the journey of conscious living.

Topics Include:

• Navigating Opposites and Finding Alignment
• The Roles of Pain and Resistance in Suffering
• A Closer Look at Manipulation and Control

Quotes:

“What is it to have the discipline to sit down and experience letting go, or what is it to let go into structure?”

“We can also inquire as to how to bring simplicity and ease and freedom . . . into what we do throughout our day.”

“The more we come to terms with who we are and what life is and who others are, you could say there’s a kind of ‘yes.’ At least, there’s a kind of alignment with things as they are. The more we say ‘yes’ to things as they are, the less sense of self is needed to oppose what is.’”

Recorded on September 11, 2024.
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