9: For the Sake of Heaven

Published: March 31, 2019, 11:39 a.m.

Here\u2019s episode 9 of Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. You can find all our sources and more information at turningtowards.life\n\n
\n\nThis week we begin with Jennifer Wellwood\u2019s poem \u201cUnconditional\u201c. We talk together about how difficult it can be to really accept our experience, how easy to run from it, and the consequences. Along the way we consider why it is that human beings so often prefer to be right than to stay in relationship, and how that\u2019s related to our wish to defend ourselves. And we introduce the idea of an argument \u2018for the sake of heaven\u2019\u2026 which is when we disagree in a way that keeps a bigger context in view and allows us to let go of our own rigid positions.
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