What Do We Do When We Don't Know the "Why"? (17 min)

One of the greatest pains of being human is not knowing why.

Why did my computer stop working when it's still new? Why doesn't this person like me? Why did this person die? Why did this past event happen (or not happen)?

How can we be happy, or at least at peace, in the face of not knowing the “why” behind painful events (or even happy events)? When we don't understand and may not ever get answers?

Is peace--is feeling good, feeling fundamental okayness--possible when we do not know why?

We work with these big questions in this 17-minute somatic meditation.

And the answer is yes.

Yes, it is possible to feel a little bit of, maybe even some, and maybe even profound, fundamental okayness even when we do not know why. The principle remains the same regardless of the content that is upsetting us.

May this meditation bless you, and may you feel peace in the midst of your distress.

Listening length: 17 minutes

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