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Dec 2024
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How to Surf the Waves of Uncertainty, Pa...

Jonathan Foust
About this episode

This talk explores how you might cultivate greater steadiness in turbulent times.

 

You’ll learn some practical tools for finding refuge in present-moment awareness, in cultivating Witness Consciousness and in watching the flow of phenomena with awake awareness and an open heart. 

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