How do we stay human and compassionate when the world feels like it's on fire?

In this episode, we sit down with Daan Keiman, a Nectara collaborator, Buddhist practitioner, psychedelic care giver, and someone deeply committed to holding both grief and joy in these turbulent times. Daan brings the wisdom of years of spiritual practice, the honesty of someone still learning, and the courage to face the most difficult questions without pretending to have all the answers.

Together, we explore the tension between spiritual truth and lived experience, between rage and compassion, between the desire to change the world and the acceptance of what we cannot control. Daan shares what Buddhism teaches about responding versus reacting, the fierce energy of anger and how to transform it, and what it means to practice love amid suffering...even when that practice asks everything of us.

Whether you're navigating grief, anger, confusion, or simply trying to stay present in an increasingly turbulent world, this conversation will meet you where you are and invite you deeper into the questions that matter most.

Come join us as we explore what it means to go against the stream with an open heart.

This episode is for you if you're....

• Struggling to balance spiritual practice with activism and social engagement
• Navigating grief, anger, or despair about the state of the world
• Wondering how to stay compassionate without spiritually bypassing difficult emotions
• Curious about Buddhist perspectives on suffering, impermanence, and compassion
• Seeking to integrate psychedelic insights into meaningful action
• Trying to understand what it means to "live love" in times of injustice
• Exploring the relationship between personal healing and systemic change
• Looking for guidance on working with fierce emotions like anger and rage

Key themes

• Finding joy amid suffering: Buddhist practice in turbulent times
• Responsibility vs. reactivity: creating space for compassionate response
• The tension between spiritual truth and lived human experience
• Working with anger as compassionate energy rather than spiritually bypassing it
• Going against the stream: individual practice and cultural resistance
• Acceptance and impermanence in the face of death and uncertainty
• The myth of individual problems: understanding systemic causes of suffering
• Integration as engagement with the world, not retreat from it
• Small acts of love as meaningful resistance
• Devotion to compassion while acknowledging our capacity for violence
• The role of community and relational practice in transformation
• Normalizing difficult emotions and violent impulses on the spiritual path