In this episode, Chetna shares:
The Chetna Unfolding newsletter where she’s been publishing more recently about longing and depression as portals, second arrow suffering, the addiction to binary thinking, and more
Ahimsa and nonviolence, and the confusing contemplation about what peace means today
The day count and loss of 30,000 Palestinian lives, 1,400 Israeli lives, and uncountable plant and animals lives taken by genocide
An introduction of Hawah Kasat, an award-winning educator, community organizer and yogi among other things
HawaH talking about “negative peace” and “positive peace”
How the negative/positive peace binary helps her understand to some degree, but also has its limitations
HawaH talking about the nuance of nonviolence
Binary-thinking as a strategy to make quick moves in a panic
The illusionary clarity of binary-thinking that leaves little room for nuance and complexity
How relying on panic to carry us forward f*cks us over even more by fueling even more panic and suffering.
The distracting suffocating binary of enough and not enough in regards to our activism
The present-traumatic stress caused by over-consuming media
How there is no one-right way and to believe and assert on others that there is one right way to think, to be, to act right now may be a perpetuation of domination and separation
The inquiry: “how can I- and we- be influences of change in the world without perpetuating colonial cultures of separation and domination?”
The inquiry: “how can I expect to disrupt the cycles of trauma and fear when I’m acting from my trauma and fear?”
Her desire to normalize when and what we don’t actually know…and to open to the possibilities of connection and healing in that unknown.
Find:
HawaH’s website: hawah.us
HawaH on IG @hawahkasat
Chetna on IG @mosaiceye and the podcast @creationforliberation
The Chetna Unfolding newsletter on Substack (chetnaunfolding.substack.com)
Other offerings:
Upcoming Events: Welcome Spring 2024: an Intention-Refreshing workshop. Embodying Bhakti: The Yoga of Love - a series for women and non-binary activists
Work 1:1 with Chetna for self-trust, creative reclamation and divine aligning (chetnamehta.co/sessions)