Recording Category: Dharma Talks
“All beings want to move toward a state of ease.” What is ease in the Buddhist sense? And how do we move towards it?
Genko explores the relationship between pride in an identity that has experienced oppression and attachment to a constructed self.
Faced with the ongoing barrage of emotionally-hooked news of all that’s wrong in the world, we may experience reactivity. How can we lighten up on our reactivity, and find ways… Read more »
Most of us can identify one (or more) of the Three Poisons of greed, hatred and delusion that most closely matches our karmic patterns. This sometimes results in shame, which makes… Read more »
Jyoshin asks “What is a temple?” and goes on to explore different ways of viewing that. She talks about Nagarjuna’s The Precious Garland of Advice for a King, which contains… Read more »
It’s said that all beings, sentient and insentient, expound the Dharma. How can we listen to the Dharma of trees, rocks and compost buckets? How can we meet them?
Kakumyo speaks about Nyogen Senzaki, Hongshi, and meditation practice.
Twice a year, the sangha has an opportunity to hear from our governing bodies and to ask questions and give feedback. In the spring, the forum is sponsored by the… Read more »
Regret is one of those phenomena that can go different directions; it can provide wholesome clarity or throw us off our seat. How we perceive and relate to responsibility, and… Read more »
We all have three wishes, and one is a secret.
Three participants in the ESLT (Emerging Sangha Leadership Training) program each give a short Dharma Talk.
What happens when we set an intention, make a vow to change something in our lives? Often, resistance arises. What is that, what causes it, and how can we work… Read more »