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Sunday Sangha – 22nd March 2026

Ralph Steele

This session is led by Ralph Steele.

Start Time: 12 pm PDT (LA) / 3 pm EDT (NY) / 7 pm GMT (London) / 8 pm CET (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: Introduction To Buddhist Psychology

Quote: “What Am I Doing In Here”

The Four Noble Truths are a foundational practice that supports our ability to navigate the inevitable changes life presents. They offer insight and guidance.
Mindfulness fosters compassion and paves the way for a deep dive into Buddhist Psychology.
You will gain a better understanding, a reason for, and an application in everyday life of the practices that the Buddha taught.

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Ralph Steele

Ralph Steele

Ralph Steele has taught meditation since 1987. He completed a year of intensive practice as a Theravada monk in Myanmar and Thailand; in 2000 he completed a four year teacher training with Jack Kornfield. He studied with Tibetan masters Ven. Kalu Rinpoche and Lobsang Lhalungpa, and worked on H.H. The Dalai Lama’s meditation team at the San Francisco conference of Nobel laureates. Ralph is a Vietnam veteran, and spearheaded the establishment of annual retreats for People of Color at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society. He is the guiding teacher of Life Transition Meditation Center, and director of Life Transition Therapy, Inc a clinic offering meditation-based treatment for trauma in Santa Fe, N.M., and the author of Tending The Fire: The Path of War and Meditation (2014). Click here to find out more about Ralph Steele.

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