Becoming a Citizen of the Present

Published: Feb. 26, 2011, 5 a.m.

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Free Buddhist AudioIn this thoughtful, sympathetic talk, \\u201cBecoming a Citizen of the Present\\u201d, Srivati expounds on the most delicate of tasks in any life \\u2013 how to live in the present moment. Exploring the subtle aspects of past and present, of memory and expectation, we encounter impermanence as the touchstone of our experience through storytelling (Bahiya of the Bark Garment) and the practice of writing \\u2013 especially poetry. A lovely set of challenges to become \\u2018citizens of the present\\u2019 and inhabit properly our own potential for change.

Talk given to the Triratna (Western) Buddhist Order National Order Weekend, 2001

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