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When Life Throws Curve Balls: Exploring Groundlessness and Freedom

With Lisa Ernst recorded on February 13, 2022.

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Right now, holding certainty about many aspects of life is impossible. How long will Covid be with us? What do we do about climate change? How do we navigate these and so many other questions with no reliable ground? This talk explores how our practice can support us when not knowing feels groundless and how we can find freedom even when the rug is pulled out from under our feet.

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