"Your Heart Was Made for This" | Oren Jay Sofer Q&A 

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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Oren Jay Sofer on the topics (among others) of:
- his new book "Your Heart Was Made for This" (www.orenjaysof...)
- insights to be gained by monastics from lay Dhamma teachers
- insights to be gained by lay Dhamma teachers from monastics
- structural sources of dukkha
- body contemplation as a lay practitioner
- advice for lay practitioners on how to deepen their practice
Oren's Biography:
Oren Jay Sofer is a teacher of mindfulness, meditation, and Nonviolent Communication, able to speak both to secular and Buddhist audiences. With a meditation practice dating back to 1997, Oren has studied under esteemed teachers such as Anagarika Munindra, Godwin Samararatne, Joseph Goldstein, Michele McDonald, and Ajahn Sucitto. He is a graduate of the IMS - Spirit Rock Vipassana Teacher Training and currently serves as a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council. Oren is the author of the influential book "Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication," (www.orenjaysof...) offering practical guidance for more effective and fulfilling conversations. His expertise also extends to teaching mindfulness to teens and adolescents, as co-author of "The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents" and "Teaching Mindfulness to Empower Teens." Combining his background in Comparative Religion and his experience as an Anagarika in the Ajahn Chah Thai Forest lineage, Oren's teaching style harmoniously blends classical Buddhist principles with the accessible language of secular mindfulness.
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