The following meditation is led by Tara Brock.

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In Buddhism, the metaphor of the two wings of the bird really is one of the most meaningful

to me because the wings are love and understanding.

You might say mindfulness and compassion.

And the understanding is that we have to have both to fly and be free.

That we really can't be present unless there's some quality, some spaciousness to the heart.

And so although we introduce particular practices in this one period in the afternoon,

it's really, they're really offered in the spirit of please weave them into your full experience.

However, you see fit.

Okay, so there's a story.

And if you'd like to open your eyes, I'm going to be speaking for a little bit and then we're

going to practice and if there's time, then maybe have a few questions.

One story, one morning Sam wakes up with a start and a partner asks her what's the matter.

She says, I just had a dream that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's Day.

What do you think it means?

You'll know tonight, Tony said.

Not evening.

Tony comes home with a small package and gives it to her.

And delighted Sam opens it only to find the book entitled The Meaning of Dreams.

So we have these ideas about love and how we give love and what it means, the way people behave.

And really these practices are very radical ones to cut through all our stories and how do we have

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