Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast

From meditation retreats to pop music, Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman describes cultivating devotion in both obvious and unlikely places.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Trudy Goodman illuminates:Cultivating devotion through seeing things with a positive connotationThe activity of compassion as a beautiful possibility to experience the sacredA story of Trudy’s daughter and facing severe illness with graceHolding a deep gratitude for life and the dharma Practicing devotion through pop music and romance balladsRemembering the present moment, the only moment we haveExperiencing devotion through the tenderness of our shared joys and sorrows Enduring messy and painful moments with gratitude and continuing to enjoy our practiceHow judgment and worry fall away when we are truly present A lesson from Ram Dass on loving everything Emerging from the mystery of