Do We Crave On Purpose? Agency, Karma, and Intending the Good | February 24, 2026

Описание: Recorded at Insight Meditation Satsang
Online, February 24, 2026

DESCRIPTION
We can think of the force behind craving as unconscious volition. We are sincere in our desire for well-being, so all unskillful thought, speech, and action must be born of unconscious patterns. When we don't see our patterns clearly, we perpetuate them. When we see them clearly, we can make choices in relation to them. Talk of agency and delusion brought us to a little tangent about the trial of Joan of Arc.

SEAN OAKES
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD (he/they, queer, Puerto Rican & English, living on Pomo ancestral land in Northern California), teaches Buddhism and somatic practice focusing on the integration of meditation, trauma resolution, and social justice. He received Insight Meditation teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield, and wrote his dissertation on extraordinary states in Buddhist meditation and experimental dance. Sean holds certifications in Somatic Experiencing (SEP, assistant), and Yoga (E-RYT 500, YACEP), and teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, East Bay Meditation Center, Insight Timer, and elsewhere.

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