How often do you find yourself discussing Dharma and practice with friends? For MOI teacher Mark Wiesman, it is more often than not, as Mark has lots of “dharma friends.” In this week’s talk, Mark shares four themes that have come up in his Dharma conversations with friends over the past month:

(1) Can you meditate too much?

(2) What is the difference between a cause and a condition?

(3) Is there a problem with peak experience?

(4) What exactly is right view?

Mark continually touches on meditation, practice, and the path in this talk. He explains that practicing this path includes investigating the nature of reality. We are asked to frequently look at things, see them as they are, notice the characteristics of how reality behaves, and observe how the mind reacts. Diligent effort eventually leads one to a continual awareness of nature, unfolding moment by moment where there is no clinging or grasping. There is no desire for things to be different than they are. Mark says this practice is about being with things as they are, as they unfold, without getting caught up in them — being engaged with life but not being enmeshed. Essentially we practice this path to no longer depend on outer circumstances for lasting contentment, peace, and ease.

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