
197 – Neither Avoidance nor Identification: Being with the Reality of Painful Situations
The Zen Studies Podcast
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The Ukranians and the War in Ukraine
i play the accordion, and recently learned a polish or ucranian tune he sacoli. When i play it, it helps feel emotionally and physically connected to the people of ukraine and everyone affected by the war. I don't mean to suggest that my playing benefits those who are suffering, but it is an effective way of bearing witness. And whether opening my heart and mind in this way ends a being official in the long run, iis impossible to quantify. To begin bearing witness, then let us imagine ourselves in the same place as the ucranians. Our country is being invaded by a global super power with nuclear weapons,. A country from which we have long
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