Episode Details

This talk was given by Diana Clark on 2026.09.28 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

Drawing on Jane Hirshfield’s poem Two Kerosene Lanterns, this talk explores how clinging to fixed ideas of who we are creates suffering, and how recognizing our resistance to change can help us meet life’s inevitable changes with greater openness and freedom.

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