Finding Freedom with the Way it Is

About this episode

The episode discusses the Buddha's Five Remembrances and the freedom found in accepting the realities of aging, sickness, and death.

The Buddha taught the Five Remembrances as a way to normalize our relationship to the human condition. We we all grow old, get sick and die, yet some of us fight tooth and nail against, especially in our Western culture. But when we truly greet this reality there is quite a freedom - we no longer have to hide or try to change our reality. Become a friend to this teaching and find some ease. Recorded May 2, 2026 in the virtual world Send me a text with any questions or comments! Include your n...

People in this episode

Host: Mary Stancavage

Topics covered

• Buddhism
• human condition
• freedom
• aging
• acceptance

Keywords

• Buddha
• Five Remembrances
• freedom
• human condition
• acceptance
• aging
• sickness
• death

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