Speaker: Ven. Canda (Online, Joining from the UK)
Mon 11 May | 7.00-8.30pm AEST
Location: Online (Zoom link below)
Cost: Free
We are living through times that can feel impossible to fully face ~ escalating climate disruption, deep political fractures and an intense undercurrent of uncertainty. The instinct is often to shut down or harden into anger. But what if the path forward asks something different of us?
This talk explores how to accept the reality of what feels unacceptable without losing ourselves to despair, numbness, or division. It offers a grounded approach to working with grief and fear ~ acknowledging them as natural, necessary responses rather than weaknesses to suppress. We’ll examine how rest, reflection and care are not forms of escape, but essential practices that restore our capacity to respond with wisdom and courage.
Together, we’ll consider how to choose where to place our energy in a world full of urgent needs and act with purpose without being consumed by overwhelm. This is not a call to be endlessly resilient, but an invitation to be human: to move between engagement and rest, clarity and confusion, hope and grief ~ while continuing to choose a path of compassionate, courageous action.
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