In these turbulent times, it’s natural to feel shaken. Together, we can return to what is truly reliable—our present moment, our good intentions, our capacity to love, the steadiness of awareness, and the enduring ground of nature and the universe. These refuges give us strength, clarity, and peace, even amid uncertainty.
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Talk: Finding What’s [Reassuringly] Reliable in an Unreliable World
Timecodes & main topics:
- 01:43 – Facing Uncertainty: How turning to what’s reliable can help us cope with fear and despair in turbulent times.
- 03:35 – The Power of Presence: Returning to the present moment as a refuge that reduces suffering and quiets mental time-travel.
- 07:38 – Trusting Good Intentions: Recognizing the reliability and healing power of our fundamental intentions, even when outcomes vary.
- 16:04 – Lovingness as Refuge: Resting in goodwill and openheartedness as a stable basis for relationships and resilience.
- 21:21 – Awareness as Stability: Awareness itself is undisturbed by what passes through it—our most reliable inner refuge.
- 25:04 – Turning to Nature & the Universe: Drawing strength from the enduring vastness of nature and the cosmos.
- 31:02 – The Ultimate Reliability: Exploring the Buddha’s teaching of the unconditioned—the timeless ground beyond all change.
- 39:35 – Wisdom & Love Together: Recognizing our emptiness and our connection to everything as the deepest refuge of all.
A Meditation: Resting in the Stillness Underneath Stress
In today’s world, our minds race ahead while our bodies strain under stress, anxiety, and worry. This meditation is about coming home—finding relief from rumination, softening defendedness in the body, and resting in the deep reassurance that, right now, you are basically all right. Even with pain, sadness, or uncertainty, you can return to a simple, peaceful sense of being—your true home in the present.
