Tamal Kunz: Rethinking the Significance of Suffering In Our Lives.

I can’t imagine hosting a podcast about grief and not having a conversation about suffering and how we understand its role and impact in our lives.Today’s episode is a nod to my 16 year old self, who having experienced some life changing events already, craved conversations that could help me make sense of the suffering I had witnessed.With me today to dive deep, is my friend Tamal. He is a mentor, storyteller, social-philosopher, retreat-leader and ceremonialist. He is also a painter, dancer, hermit and preposterous clown.Tamal has been studying and teaching ancestral wisdom traditions for 27 years. Among other things, he was a monk for 11 years based in India, and trained in shamanism in Peru for 4 years after that. His summary conclusion about life is that the task is to transform our paradigm of duality into one of polarity. A fundamental part of this process is a re-orientation toward suffering.We discuss his perspective on why looking directly at our own suffering, as well as that of those around us—in our homes, communities, and globally—can help us become more loving, beautiful, and potent in our service and our callings.Imagine what can shift in our lives when we allow ourselves to be honest about the effects of our suffering, name our confusion and doubt, and dive deep beneath the surface to connect to sacred wisdom.If you are someone who has wrestled with your own faith while suffering, no matter the framework of belief you come from, I believe this conversation will encourage you in your deeper exploration.Push play, share and subscribe (of course)!Also, thank you for supporting the show!-RachelWhere to Find Tamal:Moonshine Mundali CommunityInstagram: @Tamal.Kunj