Rick Steves: impermanence is real for other people. We all have the opportunity on the one hand to take in the good of the beauty of the blossoms and we all must deal with our own transience and evanescence, he says. The second was cultivating a stance of healthy skepticism, so not unhealthy skepticism, but particularly directed at ourselves,. And then finally, we just talked about it impermanence. All things arise, all things pass away. How are we going to relate to that? He asks his son what were their 10 favorite practices; Rick's answers include open your heart and honor the gift of your life.
In the second part of our 10 most essential lessons for a great life, we explore accepting difference, open heartedness, healthy skepticism, embracing life, and impermanence.
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Key Topics:
2:30: Different people are different.
10:00: Open your heart.
13:45: Open heartedness as a ‘field.’
19:20: Cultivate a stance of healthy skepticism.
27:00: Honor the gift of your life.
33:00: All things end.
37:00: The feeling of one minute.
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