In 1985, at 22 years of age, Tami Simon founded Sounds True, a multi-media company dedicated to disseminating spiritual wisdom. She is also the founder of the Sounds True Foundation, which creates equitable access to Sounds True’s programs, and the Inner MBA, an immersion learning program that teaches the inner skills of conscious business.
Tami hosts a popular weekly podcast, “Insights at the Edge,” that has been downloaded more than 40 million times, where she interviews wisdom teachers, delving deeply into their discoveries and personal experiences. She lives with her wife, Julie M. Kramer, and their two spoodles, Raspberry and Bula, in Vancouver and on Cortes Island.
Michael Schauch will be reading from his book, Anattā: Heart of Wisdom, and be joined by Tami Simon for a conversation.
A series of contemplative essays and poetry that restore our connection to each other and ourselves.
In Anattā: Heart of Wisdom, award-winning author, alpinist, and Buddhist practitioner Michael Schauch brings us to places where stories reign: among bones nestled in crystal-lined sky caves, in villages atop the high Himalaya, and within the warmth of a backyard campfire…. But can we connect to an older story, one that transcends time and the barriers between us?
Anattā—the Buddhist idea of “non-self,” or non-attachment to permanence—is a necessary antidote to our uncertain times. Schauch demonstrates that by immersing ourselves in the wonders of nature, we can ignite an ancient connection and deep loving-kindness.
By weaving tales of the metaphysical with Buddhist ways of seeing, and with refreshing bursts of humour and grace, Schauch reconnects us to the beauty of everyday life—the stories that connect us across time and place, and the primordial way back to the heart.
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