Dancing with Mara: Revisiting the Life of Buddha

In this heartfelt talk, Sensei Amie Diller reminds us of the story of Buddha and particularly of Buddha’s relationship with Mara. Even after his enlightenment, Siddhartha was still visited by Mara. Sensei Amie affirms the importance of Buddha’s relationship with Mara, claiming that there is no separation, that caring for Mara, bearing witness to the stories Mara brings to us (busyness, distractions, “you’re not good enough,” loneliness, restlessness) and letting the energy of thoughts and feelings pass through us, is caring for ourselves and seeing more clearly into our buddha nature.