Open Heart with Lu Leslan
Join musician and filmmaker Lu as she shares intimate stories about finding unexpected connections in life. From exploring identity through names to navigating between cultures, from creative breakthroughs to encounters with nature - each episode digs into moments of genuine human experience. Through vulnerable storytelling and reflection, Lu invites listeners to discover their own surprising connections in everyday life. Send your questions and stories - let's explore these connections together.
Open Heart with Lu Leslan
Existence
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What does it mean to exist in a world of wars, poverty, and endless suffering? In this episode, Lu explores existential questions through the lens of Wu Wei—keeping perspective without force. She shares the duality of human existence (blessed with imagination, cursed with conflict), the wonder of looking at the night sky across time, and a powerful poem from a national park. This is about holding existence and absurdity in our minds because we can.
SHOW NOTES:
IN THIS EPISODE:
- The blessed and the cursed: duality of human existence
- Wu Wei: following the natural path like water flowing downstream
- The starlight phenomenon: connection across millennia
- A national park poem about grace and courage
- Three questions: What can I control? What should I let go of? What can I learn today?
QUOTE: "Philosophers have debated human existence for centuries. The final analysis in the face of absurdity is to live our life fully with the cards we have. Nothing more, nothing less. Just to BE."
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NEXT EPISODE: Human Bias – How our experiences shape everything we perceive.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Lu's first documentary: Take a Bow: The Ingrid Clarfield Story (2011)