Upaya Dharma Podcasts - The Eight Realizations of Great Beings

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The Eight Realizations of Great Beings

Title: The Eight Realizations of Great Beings

Recorded: March 25, 2009
Posted on: April 6, 2009
Speaker: Roshi Joan Halifax
Show: 131

Roshi recounts her recent visit with Ram Dass, including watching the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about the editor-in-chief of Elle magazine who suffered from “locked-in syndrome” as a result of a stroke. Can we experience inner freedom despite the “locked-in” tendency of our conceptual minds? Can we remain obedient to our practice despite difficult circumstances? Our practice is about letting go in preparation for the ultimate letting go in death. We must remember to return to the breath, to pure awareness, so that great realization becomes a natural part of our being.

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