TALKS & MEDITATIONS

26 minutes | We begin a series on compassionate communication. These talks rely heavily on the principles of Non-Violent Communication as...

27 minutes | The Buddha invites us to lean into that which is uncomfortable. It is here that we grow. There are many challenges in our...

36 minutes | The desires of the deepest self are not necessarily in alignment with the desires of the ego self. In this talk we explore...

19 Minutes | Starting with the Metta Sutta, and moving through spiritual poetry, we explore the relationship between personal and...

29 minutes | In this talk we explore different ways to experience "Who we are". We tend to experience ourselves as separate egoic selves,...

One of my teachers told me repeatedly that to become Awakened required three foundations: 1) Relaxed body; 2) Empty mind; and 3) Grateful...

23 minutes | This talk looks at some of the factors that go into cultivating resolve. Resolve is needed when we are intentionally moving...

Equanimity is a powerful heart practice, combining lovingkindness, compassion, and joy with wisdom and clear seeing. This post, offered...

26 minutes | Wisdom is a powerful tool for creating freedom. There are three levels of wisdom, each deeper than the last. We discuss some...

19 minutes | The cultivation of Virtue or Ethics is a core teaching of the Buddha, central to the 8-fold path. In this talk we explore...

24 minutes | We tend to live in a world of concepts. These concepts are just thoughts, not reality. When we can start to see through the...

25 minutes | According to the Buddha, the source of stress is the tendency to grasp for worldly phenomena to make us happy,...

21 minutes | The Buddha invited his students to meditate on Five Remembrances related to impermanence and identity. This is a profound...

16 minutes | The only constant is change. And yet, we live expecting much of our worldly experience will stay the same. In this talk we...

24 minutes | Generosity was the first teaching of the Buddha to laypeople. The cultivation of appropriate generosity goes far toward...

30 minutes | Mindfulness of ethical behavior is a core part of the Buddhist teachings. The Buddha invites people to train in cultivating...

56 minutes | When we engage in inquiry practice, we do it with the aspiration that insights will arise. These insights bring with them a...

47 minutes | Much of our suffering arises because we get caught in the story of our lives. Yet story seems to be intimately connected to...

44 minutes | One of the most important aspect of mindfulness practice is cultivating deeper, kinder and more intimate relationships,...

57 minutes | The Buddha invites us to cultivate the intentions of renunciation (letting go of clinging) and lovingkindness. We can use...