A lost recording, now found.
What wanted to be shared arrived - and I’m so glad it did.
Today I’m in conversation with Janet Ettele: musician, author and student of Buddhist teachings. We explore joyous effort - not striving, but the enlivening energy that arises when we understand the value of what we’re doing. We touch the thin places of life, the courage to continue, the practice of rest, and Janet’s beautiful line: who are we being in our doing?
Janet’s newest book, How Joyous Effort Works, draws on the eighth-century teachings of Shantideva (The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life), translated into contemporary stories you can feel in your bones. We talk about mindfulness as awareness paired with accurate understanding, the freedom of non-clinging, and how wisdom becomes embodied - head, heart, hara - through reflection and practice.
May this meet you where you are and offer leather soles for the path ahead.
We touch on:
With love
Connect with Janet, her beautiful writings and these wise teachings: https://janetettele.com/
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