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Groundlessness: Letting Go Into the Unknown

With James Baraz recorded on January 26, 2025.

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Pema Chödrön writes, “It’s not impermanence per se, or knowing we’re going to die, that is the cause of our suffering. Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation.” The truth of impermanence means that ultimately there is nothing we can rely on for lasting happiness. We will investigate the underlying feeling of insecurity to see how it can be used as a path to real freedom.

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