(approx. 9 minutes) KEYWORDS:Q: "I would like to ask for your thoughts on what one can do to increase the chances of a good rebirth, beyond keeping good sila and a formal meditation practice. I would consider a “good” rebirth to be one in which I would be exposed to the Dhamma at an early age and in which I would be able to practice the Dhamma to the best of my abilities. I would also be interested to know if you would have any specific advice concerning rebirth for someone approaching death due to illness or old age, and at the moment of the body dying."
Q: I Can Get To The Heart Centre Though It Is Very Painful
(approx. 13 minutes) KEYWORDS: "The insights you share are opening doors for me. But I still find myself running away so often. Dodging, avoiding, suppressing. But then I can also get from the 'attic' into the ‘heart centre’ at times, and that is often very painful. How do you balance the floodgates? How much pain can/should we let in? How do I stop running?" Personal agency, faith, trust, assumption, surrendering, breathing, trusting, ritual, devotion, bowing, offering, chanting, wisdom, compassion, selflessness, frozen heart, soften, contraction, caring, grief, learning to walk, dextrous, agile, trusting in true principles.