To stand up to fascism, the most important thing we can do, every day, is to plant ourselves firmly in the truth. We talk today about how we recognize what is true—by finding the place of the heart. Guided by Ilarion Merculieff of the Unangan people of the Pribilof Islands and by my own teacher, we reflect on the differences between linear thinking and the awareness arising in the heart. We talk about how finding the heart means taking a vacation from the thinking mind and entering a place of greater ease and spaciousness, where we can lead with empathy and letting-be. Centering oneself in the heart, every day, leads to clear perception and wiser, humbler ways of living.

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