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Aug 18, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
Activism, slavery, the Bodhisattva vow and utopia. Welcoming rage, passion and kindness into our Sangha is the path to liberation. Successful responses to capitalism and other forms of suffering and…
There's a quote by Oscar Wilde that he says that, "A map doesn't include utopia isn't worth glancing at," and that's why I started with this talk here.
That image of flying, some people are flying in the streets, yeah? There's a utopia in there.
There's a, there's a, there's a freedom in there.
A map that doesn't include utopia isn't worth glancing at.
Buddhism puts that utopia right here in your heart.
Buddhism puts that utopia right in your heart.
Whatever your situation, whatever your life is like, it's possible to find that utopia.
It's possible to fi-find that freedom, but we can only find it if we engage with life.
You can find a bit of it in meditation.
You can find it temporarily in meditation.
You can find it quite intensely in meditation.
But if you want to find it substantially, needs to find it in your relationships with life.
The Buddha gained enlightenment, and after that moment, he spent forty-five years walking the streets, engaging with life, engaging with suffering.
That utopia is here.
It's right here, but we can only find it by engaging with life, by taking responsibility, or by sharing our delicacies with the people who look after us.
There's a quote by Oscar Wilde that he says that, "A map doesn't include utopia isn't worth glancing at," and that's why I started with this talk here.
That image of flying, some people are flying in the streets, yeah? There's a utopia in there.
There's a, there's a, there's a freedom in there.
A map that doesn't include utopia isn't worth glancing at.
Buddhism puts that utopia right here in your heart.
Buddhism puts that utopia right in your heart.
Whatever your situation, whatever your life is like, it's possible to find that utopia.
It's possible to fi-find that freedom, but we can only find it if we engage with life.
You can find a bit of it in meditation.
You can find it temporarily in meditation.
You can find it quite intensely in meditation.
But if you want to find it substantially, needs to find it in your relationships with life.
The Buddha gained enlightenment, and after that moment, he spent forty-five years walking the streets, engaging with life, engaging with suffering.
That utopia is here.
It's right here, but we can only find it by engaging with life, by taking responsibility, or by sharing our delicacies with the people who look after us.
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