September 4th, 2019: David Perrin
Subscriber Archive • 1h 9m
Don’t Drop Me: Story vs Storyline
Meditators are often advised to “drop the storyline and return to the breath”. The intention in shamatha is to become familiar with our storylines so that we are not captivated, captured, defined or dictated by them. However, dropping the storyline doesn’t mean we disavow our Stories - of where we come from, who we come from, our experiences, our struggles, successes, challenges and everything that makes each of us a unique and complex being.
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August 14th, 2019: Jasmine Syedullah
Feeling Ourselves, De-Centering Whiteness
You know it’s there, even when you can’t see it, you can still sense it. It promises freedom, but delivers isolation, fear, and competition. When the dream is over, but we can’t wake up, how do we shake the hold of whiteness? Dr. Sy is sitting with her o...
