Speaker: Polly Banerjee Gallagher. Polly addresses the importance of placing our trust in our basic good nature as we work with obstacles arising from the eight worldly concerns. We can trust in our true nature, which is independent of external circumstances and which gives meaning to our lives and our ability to benefit others. The practices of "simmering" and contemplating the 72 obstacles that arise from the eight worldly concerns allows us to work with the stress that builds when we are distracted from our awakened mind. In practicing patience, it helps to maintain a light-hearted, humorous attitude, be patient with ourselves and remind ourselves of the true nature of the self and the ego.