09.23.2019 - By Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
Are you joyful? What is the difference between joy and happiness? Matthew Kozan Palevsky asks such questions in his exploration of the role of joy in dharma. Laughingly, Kozan explains, “I’ve been reading the sutras very carefully about joy and it turns out that joy, not suffering, is at the heart of Buddhism.” This talk is both an invitation to change our way of responding to the conditions that we’ve been given, and it is a call to go find the things which make us joyful—a deep dive into the dharma gate of joy, and an introduction to Willow, a fuzzy ball of Labradoodle puppy delight.