On Grief + Sorrow: Feeling Grounded in Your Depth

There are many ways for us to know joy in our Dharma practice, including muditā (joy for another’s happiness), the embodied energy of pīti, and the “bliss of blamelessness.” Even recognizing when we are entangled in a hindrance can be joyful. We are also intimate with sorrow: the dukkha of being separated from those we love, association with the unbeloved, and the fear and anxiety that arises around aging and sickness. 

Often our joy and sorrow are felt as separate experiences that don’t have a connection to each other, yet they’re inherently intertwined. In our forward movement toward freedom and liberation, we must not deprive ourselves of the experience of joy—it is what lubricates our momentum. And we must not succumb to sorrow, as it shows what is dear. Join us for a day of meditation, discussion, and inner inquiry around the fundamental experiences of joy and sorrow.

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