Donate  |   Contact


The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Skeleton Woman: Embracing This Living and Dying World
2018-07-04 Skeleton Woman: Embracing This Living and Dying World 45:58
Tara Brach
Based on a wonderful myth told by Clarissa Estes, this talk looks at the way we run from “lady death” and the blessings of opening our arms and heart. If we can embrace the whole of our nature with unconditional presence – including the inevitability of change and loss–we discover deep wisdom and enduring love. (a favorite from the archives) May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing it and no holding back, the way it is with children. Then in these swelling and ebbing currents, these deepening tides moving out, returning, I will sing you as no one ever has, streaming through widening channels into the open sea. — from Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Rainer Maria Rilke
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

Creative Commons License