Talk On "Grace, Cosmic Jokes, And Controlled Accidents"

This talk asks why we never improve as much as we would like. The suggested answer is illuminating, but difficult to accept. We cannot will ourselves to improve. Instead, improvement is an accident. An act of grace. The best we can do, then, is to stumble into self-improvement by concocting a "controlled accident". Then we can come to understand that we are not in control. With this understanding, we finally get what the cosmic joke is all about.

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Interesting conversation, thought provoking, with some beautiful literary quotes to help see a new perspective.
Thank you 🙏

A wonderful reminder! Deeply insightful and light at the same time. Loved it!

Fun and delightful. Love the image of Olive 🐕

May your day be full of cosmic giggles