The power of intention.

Daily Meditation Recordings, with Ulla König – Week of December 7, 2020

This week’s theme is The Paramis — Building a Powerful Support System.

How to Find Equanimity Amidst Upheaval

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 put in. In this striving, we forget to ask: “Who is it that’s striving?” This question isn’t about finding the right…

Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness (NSM): An Accelerated Path for Healing & Awakening

Recorded : February 4, 2024

Roshi Fleet Maull, PhD will offer a brief talk and guide a session of his deeply embodied, neuroscience and trauma-informed approach to classic mindfulness & awareness meditation followed by Q&A. NSM facilitates the transition from self-directed self-regulation to the body’s capacity for auto-regulation, flow, and effortless mindfulness, as well as the shift from witnessing mindfulness to nondual…

Dismantling Racism in Our Minds and Hearts

Recorded : July 15, 2017

If one lives as a human on this earth one is affected by racism. Power and privilege have been unfairly awarded throughout history to certain groups of people based on race while disempowering others. These systems function on a systemic and cultural level, but also within each of us individually when we unconsciously internalize messages…

This Is What We Are: Foam, Bubbles, Mirage, Banana Tree Trunks and Magical Shows

Recorded : January 22, 2023

In this session, we will explore the Buddha’s wise use of images in the Phena Sutta. We will see how these are representations of the deepest teachings of Insight Meditation and how they can be relevant for us today in our quest to free the mind and heart from constriction. There will be time to practice together guided by Pascal and time for questions and beginning of answers.

The Practice of the Beautiful: Moving Beyond Fragmentation and Stability

Recorded : June 2, 2024

Allowing the beautiful to guide us in our practice opens up possibilities beyond our conditioned habits. Awakening to beauty involves being with the messiness and the challenges of our lives. Beauty does not belong to anyone. As we orient away from that which is pleasing to that which is beautiful in ourselves and in our communities, we align ourselves with a path that blossoms into liberation for all beings.