In light of the crisis in Ukraine, we’re talking about peace - how world peace begins in each of us through our embodying peace everyday and transforming suffering to peace. This moment, right now, is the reason we do the work to be peace - not the reason we stop trying or give up on peace. If you’re heartbroken about what we’re witnessing in Ukraine, this conversation is for you. Join us or jump around using the timestamps below.
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We start this conversation by acknowledging the confusion and powerlessness we feel right now (00:50) and why the practices we’ll introduce are essential for us to do in times like these (02:35). We start with naming what we’re feeling and sitting with this discomfort (04:50) and what that looks like in practice (05:51). Diving into those actions we can take, obviously we start with donating (10:09) and going beyond donations when we think that’s the only thing we can do (10:55). I share two examples (11:59) of how moments like these wake us up to feel what really matters, our everyday blessings (14:09), and bring us face to face with our interconnection (14:45). We let this crisis affect, change, and transform us so it’s not completely in vain (21:27) - we be more courageous (25:14), compassionate (30:03), and spend our money aligned with our deepest values (34:33). Then we discuss (36:49) and practice Tonglen meditation (37:46) as a way to take suffering and transform it to relief. We highlight the importance of moving from sympathy to empathy and how to to that (47:18). We discuss how, like peace, nonviolence begins with us and how to practice nonviolence (48:38). Finally we briefly touch on how we can be freedom (57:06).
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As Mentioned:
Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781611805970
Voting Made More Difficult in US: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/politics/voting-laws-restrictive-map-october/index.html
The Other Shore by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781941529140
As It Goes 023 // Let the Pandemic Change Your Life: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hc7tgxUSPsFuNwjR1l8Cx?si=182517a62def4ccd
As It Goes 021 // Self-Evolution for the Good of Being: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g9HKp4MXQcDHlziYDviZz?si=05c6d0a30542408c
More on Nonviolent Communication: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywHALUmpWjU
True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781590304044
Earth Democracy by Vandana Shiva: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781623170417
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