The Juice of Practice (Link #612)

Speaker: Jill Oppenheimer. Jill reflects on the benefits of pursuing her motivation to deepen her connection to her practice. Sometimes practice lacks vitality and becomes a matter of habit and we find ourselves just going through the motions. To cultivate a deeper connection, we can slow down and stimulate our sense of curiosity, pausing to reflect on the meaning of the liturgy and visualizations, reflecting on the roots of habitual patterns, and shifting our perspective from the "checklist" mentality to the intention to benefit all beings. The efforts we make to connect more deeply with practice cultivate self-confidence and joy.