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<p dir="ltr">What does it mean to live well in a world where nothing is certain — not in medicine, not in life? In this episode, we follow a high school teacher who asks his students to examine "the good life" through philosophy, Buddhism, and existential inquiry. We meet two women — a Buddhist monk and a disability rights advocate — who bring spiritual wisdom to the messy realities of illness, caregiving, and embodiment. Their stories, woven with reflections on impermanence, suffering, and compassion, offer a new way of thinking about uncertainty: not as something to fix, but as something to live with.</p> <p dir="ltr">Find show notes, transcripts, and more at <a href= "https://thenocturnists.org/">thenocturnists.org</a>, and subscribe to <a href="https://thenocturnists.substack.com/">our substack</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">The "Uncertainty in Medicine" series is generously funded by the <a href="https://abimfoundation.org/">ABIM Foundation</a>, by <a href="https://macyfoundation.org/">the...