How does non-attachment awaken us to our interdependence? We cannot exist without each other and the world around us. When we recognize this fact, not only do we free ourselves from self-focus and feel more connected, but we start to notice the extraordinary in the ordinary and recognize our collective responsibility to care for one another and our world. 

AWAKEN Season 4 is hosted by actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini. Guests featured in this episode include chef Reem Assil, Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Founder and Chief Visionary for Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc. Dr. Richie Davidson, contemplative social scientist Eve Ekman, poet and essayist Ross Gay, scholar of Tibetan Buddhism Annabella Pitkin, artist Asha Kama Wangdi, and teacher and meditation master in the Bon Buddhist tradition Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. The Tibetan at the start of the episode is spoken by Tashi Chodron. The Tibetan at the start of the episodes is spoken by Tashi Chodron.

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