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Daily Meditation Recordings, with Nathan Glyde – Week of July 18, 2022

Nathan Glyde

Nathan Glyde

We’re fortunate that Nathan Glyde has generously offered to lead our daily meditation sessions for Europe and the UK. To find out more about Nathan, and to view his other contributions to Sangha Live, click here. Recordings are posted 24 – 36 hours after the live session runs.

 

This week’s topic is “Perfectly Imperfect“.

 

“True perfection seems imperfect, yet is perfectly itself.” – Lao Tzu

 

Expecting life to be perfect is stressful: a beautiful goal like “getting it right” prevents us from developing when it morphs into “never getting anything wrong.” The non-harming noble-truths path of the Dharma may arouse perfectionism, but if carefully followed, can set us free from such entrapment.

 

(All session titles are from from Verse 45 of the Tao Te Ching.)

True perfection seems imperfect

July 18, 2022

True wisdom seems foolish

July 19, 2022

True straightness seems crooked

July 20, 2022

True art seems artless

July 21, 2022

True fullness seems empty

July 22, 2022

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