About this episode

Mary reflects on the importance of love as a foundation for practice amidst life's challenges.

In this time of great dukkha, it's imperative to remember the importance of love and how we ground ourselves and our practice in it. Mary reflects on the wisdom of bell hooks and others to find a way to make this a foundation of our practice, and our intention as we move the the world and deal with the vicissitudes of life. Recorded Feb 14, 2026 in the virtual world Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your name and email if you would like a response - it's not included auto...

People in this episode

Host: Mary

Topics covered

• love
• dukkha
• practice
• wisdom
• bell hooks

Keywords

• spirituality
• intention
• life's vicissitudes

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