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We'll be reflecting together on what I consider one of the core domains of spiritual living,

which is trusting our hearts and trusting our lives.

I'd like to begin with perhaps one of the most evocative and provocative statements from

Albert Einstein, which is, I think the most important question facing humanity is, is

the universe a friendly place?

This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.

So is the universe a friendly place?

Now if the, as you're considering, if the word friendly throws you off, you might consider

it more in terms of is there a quality of intrinsic benevolence or love, connectedness that

even in the midst of clearly ignorance and violence and suffering, is it still there

underneath?

So in a way we're saying is there a basic goodness to life?

And in this particular talk, I'd like to reframe that question just a bit in a way that

makes it more immediate and less abstract.

And that is, is loving kindness, is there a basic goodness, a basic love within you?

Do you feel there's some basic goodness within you?

That's the inquiry.

And to me and my experience, our response to that, it goes hand in hand with our felt

sense of trust.

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