I'm John.

The following Darmapunse NYC talk and meditation is led by Buddhist pastor Josh Cordo.

For more talks and class schedules, please visit Darmapunse NYC.com. All of my work is offered entirely by a donation only.

If you'd like to support my work, the Venmo is Darmapunznyc and the PayPal button is on the Darma Punk's NYC website.

Thanks so much for your support.

And this is Darma Punks New York Tuesday evening class and welcome a couple of announcements. Our good friends at

Center Yoga have allowed us to use their space on East 23rd Street.

Sunday, May 22nd, my class at 2 and Kathy Sematic experiencing practice. For those who want to go on

our retreat which will be over the Labor Day weekend from September 1st to 5th,

that will be a Garrison Institute, and you can find it on the Garrison Institute website or on our website,

DarmaPunks NYC and info links to both the Sunday and the retreat will be there.

Then we do everything keeping the prices as low as possible so that everyone can attend

without worrying too much about financial implications.

Speaking of which, I do everything, all the teaching and counseling by donation only, so you'd like to contribute the Venmo is

darma punks with an XnyC and the paypounds on the website dama punks NYC.com so thanks for all that.

And so tonight's topic is on developing healthy ego function in a narcissistic culture.

So I'm going to be addressing ego function and what compromises it.

Then we'll talk about different strategies

to develop accurate self-appraisal and so that our sense of self is appropriate

which has so many benefits in life and then we'll have a meditation where we're

actually practice in our contemplation work, practice, ways to develop

an intuitive and honest self-appraisal and then from that we'll have time for questions.

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