Michael Harbecke PhD:Fear, Existence, Loneliness & Belonging

Michael and I sat down at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in June 2023 to chat a little about life while positioned between East and West Germany during the Cold War and how ensuing fear contributed to stress, an interest in existentialism and what to do and how to be. We also explore and touch on loneliness, rate of change over time, the three characteristics of existence, expatriatism, belonging, interconnectedness, ground (of being), groundedness, trust, Authenticity, Purpose, Meaning, The nature of dukkha, suffering, Operating on presumptions in life, Ultimate futility of looking for continuity, steadiness and predictability, Wisdom, meditation and ethics, Finding inspiration, Learning plateaus, Ajahn Dtun, Refuge, Awareness, Causes and conditioning factors of different types of kamma, Rise and fall of dhamma in the world, trust, faith in capacity, testing limits, growing self-confidence, and hinderance of doubt, Trusting the wisdom of the body