Wild Heart Detroit

This week Olivia explores the idea that we often mistake holding on for safety, when in reality many of our deepest experiences of peace and freedom come from letting go. Drawing on both Buddhist teachings and everyday life, it suggests that happiness isn't something we have to chase or create, but something that naturally becomes visible as we release what causes suffering. ...

This week Olivia explores the idea that we often mistake holding on for safety, when in reality many of our deepest experiences of peace and freedom come from letting go. Drawing on both Buddhist teachings and everyday life, it suggests that happiness isn't something we have to chase or create, but something that naturally becomes visible as we release what causes suffering. ...

This guided seated meditation invites us to ground in the body, notice what is being held, and gently explore the possibility of softening. Through awareness of breath, sensations, thoughts, and emotions, we practice recognizing grasping without needing to fix, suppress, or feed it.

The practice also invites us to recognize our capacity for freedom: the possibility of k...

In this third talk of Wild Heart Detroit’s June series, The Freedom of Non-Grasping, Andrew explores the teaching of “attending to the Deathless” through the story of Anuruddha and Sāriputta from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. This talk looks at how even sincere spiritual practice, healing work, identity, community, and service can beco...

In this third talk of Wild Heart Detroit’s June series, The Freedom of Non-Grasping, Andrew explores the teaching of “attending to the Deathless” through the story of Anuruddha and Sāriputta from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. This talk looks at how even sincere spiritual practice, healing work, identity, community, and service can beco...