Ep. 250 - Pointing Out The Radiance with Trudy Goodman

Ep. 250 - Pointing Out The Radiance with Trudy Goodman

April 9, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 250

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Trudy Goodman discusses dharma teachings on conflict and kindness, emphasizing the importance of loving awareness and self-identity.

Trudy Goodman offers dharma teachings on conflict and kindness, helping us build a loving awareness of who we truly are. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. In this episode, Trudy Goodman holds a talk on: How our thoughts shape our identity and can create mental prisons Breaking free from fixed ideas about ourselves, others, and the world Starting with ourselves: offering kindness to our inner critic  Uniting in our shared intention to cultivate loving-kindness Living in a world of complexity without creating suffering in ourselves and others The Tibetan practice of exchanging the self for another  Inspiration from children and appreciating the present moment Making friends with our lives rather than living in conflict  Relating wisely to situations and forgiving ourselves for being imperfect    This recording from a 2013 retreat at Spirit Rock was originally published on Dharmaseed About Trudy Goodman: Trudy is a Vipassana teacher in the Theravada lineage and the Founding Teacher of InsightLA . For 25 years, in Cambridge, MA, Trudy…

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