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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With
Gregory Kramer
Recorded : January 19, 2020
The world is on fire, internally and externally; we can no longer look away, but in order to deal with it we need to be awake.The mind is often muddy, but it is also...
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With
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Recorded : January 12, 2020
Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching on the different layers of consciousness, we will explore the nature of the seeds that sleep in the depths of our mind. We can each learn to be...
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With
Christopher Titmuss
Recorded : January 5, 2020
We start a new year. It is 2020. Perhaps the intensity of environmental dramas in 2019 finally made clear to many people the vulnerabilities to life on Earth. It might be useful to make...
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With
Shaila Catherine
Recorded : December 15, 2019
Scientists have documented some significant and measurable changes that occur as a result of meditation. But Buddhist practice is not limited to calm, pleasant, relaxing states of meditation. The liberating path includes a broad...
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With
Kittisaro
Recorded : December 8, 2019
In this session, Kittisaro looks at some essential ways the Dharma can help us find refuge and resilience in our fast-changing world.
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With
Caverly Morgan
Recorded : December 1, 2019
In a progressive path approach to practice, we sometimes fall for the idea that liberation is in the future. We are conditioned to believe that we must end thinking, master practices, meditate for years,...
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With
Vimalasara Mason-John
Recorded : November 22, 2019
This class is an opportunity to explore our meditation practice, on and off the cushions. Meditation can be everything we do. It’s up to us whether we have a life of meditation or a...
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With
Martin Aylward
Recorded : November 17, 2019
In this session, Martin opened up to dharma questions from the Sangha. He invited questions that were personal or impersonal, about technical aspects of Buddhism or the wider field of Dharma practice, about anything...
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With
Zohar Lavie
Recorded : November 10, 2019
Being human includes feeling great and feeling pain; given the changing nature of experience what kind of happiness is possible for us? Can we cultivate freedom, happiness and contentment that are less reliant on...
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With
Ronya Banks
Recorded : November 3, 2019
“Practicing systematically, taking the time to go into deep practice and making it the number one priority, leads to a state where the mind is very still and malleable and can investigate.” – Nikki...
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With
Leslie Booker
Recorded : October 27, 2019
There seems to be a sense of disorientation, disjointedness and overall running around in circles happening in the world today. And for some reason, many of us think that we’re the only ones who...
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With
Oren Jay Sofer
Recorded : October 20, 2019
Anxiety is a completely normal, natural human emotion. Anxiety can be rooted in circumstances related to one’s personal life, relationships, or larger issues affecting our society and planet. Regardless of the source, many suffer...
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With
Eugene Cash
Recorded : October 13, 2019
What do you love? What’s your relationship to love? Do you love yourself? Do you love someone else? Do you love your job or your hobbies or your house or your friends or your...
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With
Diana Winston
Recorded : October 6, 2019
What is this incredible archetype? How does it show up in Buddhist history and teachings? How is it relevant to our current times? This talk will explore the idea of beings who commit to...
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With
Thanissara
Recorded : September 29, 2019
It’s important to recognize that we are living in extremely challenging times, and because of this, we are going to experience some very painful and disturbing bodily feelings, emotions, and mind states. As profound...
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With
Ralph Steele
Recorded : September 22, 2019
In this session you will gain insight into understanding what makes the Buddhist practice unique. You’ll receive guidance in relation to knowing when you are not on the path of awakening, and gain a...
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