The Heart of Sorrow - Syra Smith

Our practice is to sit and meet our difficulties, but do we fully acknowledge the sorrow that we carry, brought on by the suffering in the world?Not turning away from this sorrow can be difficult, yet there are practices we can employ to embrace the fullness of our experience without growing despondent. In this talk, Syra Smith explores five practices for nurturing happiness, from Thich Nhat Hanh's "No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering" Letting GoInviting Positive SeedsMindfulness-Based JoyConcentrationInsightWATCH the full talk (with slides) on our website:https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/the-heart-of-sorrow-syra-smith/______________ Syra Smith is an artist, facilitator, and mindfulness educator interested in deep ecology and manifesting a culture where we can turn toward fearless abundance and generosity. A lifelong meditator and San Francisco Bay Area native, Syra began her meditation practice as a teen in 1988 and has been practicing in the Theravada Buddhist tradition since 2009. She graduated from the East Bay Meditation Center’s Commit to Dharma program in 2011 and became a Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader in 2017. Syra teaches insight meditation and mindfulness throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond and proudly serves as Core Teacher with the San Francisco LGBT Sangha. She co-leads the Midday Dharma Collective at San Francisco Insight and is a resident teacher with the women’s community of Assaya Sangha. For more visit: https://www.projectroot.org/syra-smith-meditation  ______________  To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can:   Donate  Learn how to participate live  Find our schedule of upcoming speakers  Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter