00:00 Intro 00:32 On writing “Hope Leans Forward” during a time of grief and loss 04:10 Tending your grief 05:15 Why we don’t want to think about our pain 06:26 Finding hope after dealing with trauma and suffering 08:26 There’s power in naming our trauma and pain 11:02 How Buddhism, meditation, and dharma rituals helped her hold pain, reduce anxiety, and grow in compassion 16:16 Dealing with suffering and brokenness as a Dharma teacher 16:28 Dharma ranking system and the lamp of wisdom 19:14 How to dwell on our pain 22:52 The practice of cultivating a soul friendship (Anam Cara) 25:39 How to find a soul friend (and taking an inventory of your friends) 29:29 Why it's easier to get angry rather than sit in our grief 35:43 Tending grief and finding wholeness 38:05 How to explore our emotions (and becoming aware of our feelings) 48:36 Creating a habit of noticing
00:00 Intro
00:32 On writing “Hope Leans Forward” during a time of grief and loss
04:10 Tending your grief
05:15 Why we don’t want to think about our pain
06:26 Finding hope after dealing with trauma and suffering
08:26 There’s power in naming our trauma and pain
11:02 How Buddhism, meditation, and dharma rituals helped her hold pain, reduce anxiety, and grow in compassion
16:16 Dealing with suffering and brokenness as a Dharma teacher
16:28 Dharma ranking system and the lamp of wisdom
19:14 How to dwell on our pain
22:52 The practice of cultivating a soul friendship (Anam Cara)
25:39 How to find a soul friend (and taking an inventory of your friends)
29:29 Why it's easier to get angry rather than sit in our grief
35:43 Tending grief and finding wholeness
38:05 How to explore our emotions (and becoming aware of our feelings)
48:36 Creating a habit of noticing