Meditation Tools For When You Can't Control What Happens Next

About this episode

Kadam Mick Marcon discusses coping with uncertainty and offers Buddhist tools for inner peace.

n today's episode, Kadam Mick Marcon explores one of the biggest challenges in life - how to cope with uncertainty. Drawing on his own experience of losing his mother, witnessing a stranger's fear on a turbulent flight, and years of practising and teaching within the New Kadampa Tradition, he reveals why our struggle with uncertainty runs far deeper than the unpredictable events of the outside world. He explains how unrealistic expectations - the wish for things to be permanent in a world defined by impermanence - are at the very root of our suffering, and why no amount of external change has ever, or will ever, resolve this inner conflict. Kadam Mick walks us through the tools Buddhism has to offer for working with the mind - from breathing meditation to the contemplation of impermanence - and distinguishes between the pain of attachment and the freedom of genuine love. Whether you are struggling to let go of a past relationship, facing the loss of someone you love, or simply overwhelmed by the chaos of the modern world, this episode offers a genuinely transformative perspective on how to truly be at peace with uncertainty. Chapters 00:00 Introduction - Uncertainty and Human…

People in this episode

Host: Kadam Mick Marcon

Topics covered

• coping with uncertainty
• Buddhism
• meditation
• impermanence
• attachment
• personal experience

Keywords

• uncertainty
• meditation tools
• Buddhism
• impermanence
• attachment
• personal growth
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Kadampa Tradition

More episodes of The Modern Buddhism Podcast

• A Buddhist Monk's Honest Advice On Letting Go & Finding Inner Peace · May 9, 2026 · 38 min
• The Buddhist Mind Hack that Stops the Blame Cycle · April 11, 2026 · 1h 8m
• Meditation in Hollywood · April 4, 2026 · 18 min
• The Day I Lost Everything · March 21, 2026 · 45 min
• Pain Is Not From Loss · March 7, 2026 · 39 min
• A CEO’s Guide to Resilience · February 21, 2026 · 37 min