With
Ulla Koenig
Recorded : July 12, 2020
In challenging situations, we can lose our ground. Not knowing what to rely on, we are liable to reactivity, either withdrawing or lashing out. Fear and anger are very human reactions to what we...
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With
Brian Dean Williams
Recorded : July 5, 2020
In the modern world, it’s easy to forget our intimate connection with all of life. But with recent global events and movements, we’ve been both confronted and inspired by the deep impact our actions...
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With
Dave Smith
Recorded : June 28, 2020
Most people associate Dharma practice with the concept of Wisdom. Here, the idea is that we need to “know” something that we don’t already know. For English thinking minds this can become very problematic...
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With
Ulla Koenig
Recorded : June 21, 2020
We wish for change. The time of the old is up. Its structures, habits and perspectives have lost their appeal. We sense the potential for something fresh to start. We can witness change. Feel...
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With
Thanissara
Recorded : June 14, 2020
Let’s pause. How are you doing in this time as all is showing up for reckoning at the same moment? Take some kind breaths, and have a moment of compassion for your self, others,...
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With
Ralph Steele
Recorded : June 7, 2020
(Please note that, due to problems with the video streaming platform on the day of this session, this talk was unfortunately not recorded in its entirety.) In this session Ralph explores using the Winds...
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With
Christopher Titmuss
Recorded : May 31, 2020
The Mind/Body Crisis provides an opportunity to wake up or live in fear and despair. Are our politicians, billionaires, pharmaceutical industry, food industry, and scientists fit for purpose?Change is required. Inner and Outer. Radical....
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With
Gregory Kramer
Recorded : May 24, 2020
Gregory writes: “Obviously our Dhamma practices infuse our lives (if not, something is amiss). We don’t usually talk about how this flows the other direction: the qualities we develop in our personal and professional...
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With
Eugene Cash
Recorded : May 17, 2020
These words, spoken by the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta, point us to the potential for awakening inherent in mindfulness practice. Even now, in the midst of the pandemic of Covid-19, we can explore...
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With
Justine Dawson
Recorded : May 10, 2020
Our current situation is giving us great practice with discomfort. whether we’re experiencing small inconveniences or significant disruption. Dharma teaches us that this very discomfort is a gateway to realization. Once our efforts to...
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With
Caverly Morgan
Recorded : May 3, 2020
We are deeply habituated to seek equanimity as if it’s a state to be found. In times of crisis, stakes are high. We try harder. The more desperate we feel, the more effort we...
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With
Jill Satterfield
Recorded : April 26, 2020
Jill writes: “We all possess the capacity to be very aware of our internal landscapes of body, heart and mind. And fortunately, with practice, we can tend to what we see, feel and know...
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With
Ronya Banks
Recorded : April 19, 2020
“The truth is that you will never be absolutely safe. All things change constantly, even what is most precious. This is the angst of life, the price of being a conscious human being.” –...
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With
Deborah Eden Tull
Recorded : April 12, 2020
The Coronavirus has given us the most explicit indication of interconnection in recent history. There is a quickening to the inquiry: What distortions is it time to let go of on behalf of the...
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With
Martin Aylward
Recorded : April 5, 2020
Martin, the founding and guiding teacher of Sangha Live, leads our regular Sunday session, looking at skilful ways to meet this time of confinement and ‘forced retreat’. He offers various reflections on caring for...
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With
Kate Johnson
Recorded : March 29, 2020
Rarely has our inherent interdependence been more exposed than it is right now. As a society, we are depending on one another not only to wash our hands and keep our distance. We are...
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With
Pamela Weiss
Recorded : March 15, 2020
What would it look like to re-weave historical and archetypal women’s stories back into the fabric of Buddhist teachings? How could the inclusion of feminine qualities—receptivity, relationship, intuition and embodiment—transform the shape of practice?...
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With
Willa Blythe Baker
Recorded : March 8, 2020
If you seek to deepen in your meditation practice, there is no better friend than the body. Like a venerable teacher, the body has the power to draw you into the present moment, show...
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With
Kim Allen
Recorded : March 1, 2020
Dharma practice encourages us to see the present moment clearly – to meet and respond to it well. What is here in this moment? Another dimension of practice is to learn to appreciate absence:...
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With
Martin Aylward
Recorded : February 23, 2020
At various times, it can feel like meditation practice has become routine. That nothing is really moving or deepening. However, there are many ways to consciously potentize your practice. In this class at the...
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With
Zohar Lavie
Recorded : February 16, 2020
Our lives include facing things we didn’t choose, and often cannot change; such as getting ill or injured, or loosing something or someone that we love. Dharma teachings invite us to turn towards these,...
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With
Stephen Fulder
Recorded : February 9, 2020
What is beyond the ordinary mind? What is beyond thought? How can we access a consciousness that is open, free and limitless? How can we dive into the ocean instead of being tossed by...
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With
Diana Winston
Recorded : February 2, 2020
This session will explore different ways in which attention works and associated meditation practices: from focused awareness, to flexible awareness, to natural awareness. We’ll do a number of fun experiential practices in hopes...
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With
Martin Aylward
Recorded : January 26, 2020
Basic goodness is the fundamental ground of your own heart and mind and being. A buoyant heart allows us to face the ‘infinite ocean of suffering’ and stay open-hearted; It is the foundation for...
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