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- Already Free of Fear, Already at Peace Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/11/24)
- How to Feel Already OK Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/04/24)
- Steadying Your Mind through Finding Wholeness and Stillness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/28/24)
- Three Ways to Steady Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/21/24)
- Bottom-Up Healing and Growing Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/14/24)
- Cultivating Patience with Loving Strength Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Anne Roise (08/07/24)
- Practicing with Unprecedented Sources of Anxiety Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (07/31/24)
- Making Your Own Life Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (07/24/24)
- Gathering and Dispersing: The Two Great Movements of the Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (07/17/24)
- Gathering and Dispersing: The Two Great Movements of the Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (07/10/24)
- The Future of Wise Leadership Is Up to Us Hill Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Dr Diana Hill (07/03/24)
- Confidence, Hope, and Fear Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Ethan Nichtern (06/26/24)
- 7 Practices for Dealing with Regrets Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (06/19/24)
- Healing Regrets Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (06/12/24)
- Love Refuses to Despair Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (06/05/24)
- Recognizing the Conditioned Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Caverly Morgan (05/29/24)
- The Power of Directing the Attention Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Caverly Morgan (05/22/24)
- Coming Home to Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Anne Roise (05/15/24)
- From Autonomic to Volitional Attention Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Sean Oaks (05/08/24)
- Exploring the Costs and Benefits of Anger and the Value of Forgiveness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher sujatha baliga (05/01/24)
- Forgiving Yourself, Encouraging Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/24/24)
- Wise Friendship: Nurturing Your Inner Ally Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Dr. Diana Hill (04/17/24)
- How “Not Knowing” Dissolves Suffering Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/10/24)
- How to Prevent and Release Needless Anxiety Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/03/24)
- The Deep Peace in Approaching Your Life as an Offering Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/27/24)
- Finding Contentment – Wherever You Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/20/24)
- Eat the Meal, Not the Menu Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/13/24)
- The Power of Wishing Others Well Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/06/24)
- How to Be Calmer . . . Now Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/28/24)
- The Heart of Who We Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Caverly Morgan (02/21/24)
- A Little Big Thing: In the Present, Craving – or Not? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/14/24)
- Coming Home: Resting in Peace and Stillness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Doetsu Snyder (01/31/24)
- Greenlighting, the Green Zone, and Maximizing Your Joy Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teachers Saniel and Linda (01/24/24)
- Appreciating Life Through Mindfulness of Death Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Sean Fargo (01/17/24)
- The Wise Effort of Letting Go of Self Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/10/24)
- What Are You Doing Here? The Why and the How of Buddhist Practice Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/03/24)
- How to Let Go Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/27/23)
- Caring More . . . and Caring Less Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/20/23)
- Right Effort . . . about Right Effort! Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/13/23)
- Effortless Effort: The Wise Effort of No-Self Meditation and Discussion and Talk and Q&A – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Doetsu Snyder(12/06/23)
- Releasing and Receiving Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/29/23)
- The Essence of Practice: Loving, Knowing, and Growing Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/22/23)
- Wise Effort – Already Home Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/15/23)
- Tools For Difficult Conversations Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Oren Jay Sofer (11/8/23)
- How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/1/23)
- See the Whole, Be the Whole Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/25/23)
- The Power of Love in Turbulent Times Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/18/23)
- Bringing Wisdom to our Reactions to World Events Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/11/23)
- Two Fundamental Realities – 1. We Will All Die; 2. We Know Not When Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (10/04/23)
- How Mindful Awareness of Emotional Pleasure and Pain Can Break the Chain of Suffering Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/27/23)
- How to Balance Caring for Them and Caring for Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/20/23)
- Buddhist Myth #3: “Have No Judgments” Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/13/23)
- Buddhist Myth #2: “Just Be Mindful” Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (09/06/23)
- Buddhist Myth #1: “Life Is Suffering” Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/30/23)
- Three Key Resources for the Intractable Challenges of Life Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/30/23)
- Opening to the Unconditioned Love of the Absolute Talk and Meditation and Q & A – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Doetsu Snyder (08/23/23)
- Cultivating Belonging Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Dr. Allison-Briscoe-Smith (08/16/23)
- You Are Whole and Complete, and There Is Nothing to Add Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/09/23)
- The Good News in the Four Ennobling Truths Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (08/02/23)
- Struggles, Lessons, and Hope Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Rick Hanson and Mamphela Ramphele (07/26/23)
- Wisdom In The Wounds Meditation (the Meditation is 12 minutes short) and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Lakiba Pittman (07/19/23) Videos not presented due to technical issues.
- Practicing with Sorrow Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (07/12/23)
- The Power of Giving and Receiving Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (07/5/23)
- Connecting with Yourself and Others: Three Foundational Practices Connecting with Yourself and Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (06/28/23)
- The Ten (10 ) Ways of Dealing with Difficult Emotions Meditation (meditation starts 19 seconds in) and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita (06/21/23)
- The Sense of Inner Knowing and R.A.I.N. Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher John J. Prendergast, Ph.D. (06/14/23)
- The Sense of Inner Knowing Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher John J. Prendergast, Ph.D. (06/07/23)
- Tenderness and Vastness, Assertiveness and Compassion Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (05/31/23)
- Who Most Needs Your Compassion and Appreciation? You! Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (05/24/23)
- Coming to Rest in Both Ordinary and Extraordinary Ways Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (05/17/23)
- Equanimity: The Seventh Factor of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (05/10/23)
- “Samadhi”: The Sixth Factor of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (05/03/23)
- Tranquility: The Fifth Factor of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/26/23)
- Bliss, Rapture, Joy: The Fourth Factor of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/19/23)
- Making Efforts: The Third Factor of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (04/12/23)
- The Brahma Viharas and Moral Beauty: Portals to Awe and Inter-Connectedness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Linda Graham (04/05/23)
- The Enlightenment Factor of Investigation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/29/23)
- The Seven Factors of Awakening – starting with Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/22/23)
- Why Do We Take in the Good? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/15/23)
- Finding A Greater Wholeness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (03/08/23)
- Practicing with Mistakes, Regret, and Remorse Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/01/23)
- How Do You Know You’re a Good Person? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/22/23)
- Love’s In Need of Love Today Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Reggie Hubbard (02/15/23)
- Resting in the Beautiful Good Qualities Already Within You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/08/23)
- Lovingness and Peacefulness: Combining Compassion and Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/01/23)
- Equanimity: Inner Freedom with a Heart as Wide as the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/25/23)
- Privilege: What We Don’t Take into Account – and Should Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/18/23)
- Loving Freely Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/11/23)
- What Matters, and What Doesn’t Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/04/23)
- Most Things Fall Apart Eventually, Yet Some Things Endure Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/28/22)
- The Metta Sutta – and Compassion’s Shadow Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/21/22)
- How to Disentangle Yourself in Challenging Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/14/22)
- Generosity – for Others and for Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/07/22)
- Appreciating Others and Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/30/22)
- Fear Doesn’t Help Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/23/22)
- Abiding In and Radiating Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tarané Sayler (11/16/22)
- Accessing the Absolute: Pure Love and Peace Guided Meditation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (11/9/22)
- Four Ways to Help Yourself in Challenging Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/2/22)
- Letting Go of Problematic Beliefs in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/26/22)
- Skillful and Unskillful Patience in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/19/22)
- Appreciating Humanness in Others – and Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/12/22)
- Living in Harmony While Also Taking Care of Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/5/22)
- The Power of Realistic Optimism in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/28/22)
- Not-Knowing in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/21/22)
- Trusting Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/14/22)
- Trust, Mistrust, and Deep Trust Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/7/22)
- Love and Power Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/31/22)
- Joining and Separating in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/24/22)
- The Cradle of Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/17/22)
- A Spacey Ecstatic Riff on Everything Is Relationship Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/10/22)
- Being Nature Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Download the Notes from the Talk (8/3/22)
- Compassion in Society: Embodying the Changes We Want to See Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Download the Slides from the Talk with Guest Teacher Lakiba Pittman (7/27/22)
- Presence Infused with Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Caverly Morgan (7/20/22)
- Cultivating a Wholehearted Practice Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison (7/13/22)
- Equanimity and Letting Go Talk + Meditation and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (7/6/22)
- Opening to Deep Peace and Unconditioned Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (6/29/22)
- Is Life Suffering? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/22/22)
- The Power of Simply Widening Your View Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/15/22)
- The Essence of Mindfulness, the Foundation of All Inner Practice Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/8/22)
- Appreciating the Many Kinds of Diversity, Including Inside Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/1/22)
- The Multifaceted Powers of Mindfulness and Compassion Practices Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Lakiba Pittman (5/25/22)
- Self-Reliance Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/18/22)
- What Were You Like When You Were 9 Years Old? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/11/22)
- What Do You Do When You Meditate? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/4/22)
- Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Other Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/27/22)
- What to Do when They Get Triggered Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/20/22)
- What to Do when You Get Triggered Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/13/22)
- The Living Heart of Compassions Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/6/22)
- The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/30/22)
- Resting in the Ground of Everything Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/23/22)
- Innate Goodness as a Portal to Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (3/16/22)
- Embracing What Can Be Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (3/9/22)
- How to Take Heart When the World Gets Scary Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/2/22)
- Three Kinds of Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/23/22)
- Welcoming and Embracing Our Selves Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (2/16/22)
- 5 Ways to Steady Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/9/22)
- The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Zindel Segal (2/2/22)
- Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/26/22)
- Not Harming Others – Including during the COVID Pandemic Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/19/22)
- Not Harming Oneself and Others – with Reference to the Climate Crisis Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/12/22)
- The Foundation of all Happiness: Virtuous Conduct Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/5/22)
- How to Rest in Peacefulness, Contentment, and Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/29/21)
- Facing Loss, Illness, and Death: Practical Wisdom from the Buddha Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/22/21)
- Letting Go of Fear Around Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/15/21)
- Embracing Vulnerability Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (12/8/21)
- How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We” Meditation and at the beginning of the talk please find a brief discussion on The Great Un Talk – See Videos Here (12/1/21)
- The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart Meditation and Talks – See Videos Here (11/24/21)
- Being Who You Want to Become Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/17/21)
- Confidence – The Power of Bodhicitta Track Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (11/10/21)
- The Joy of Unilateral Virtue Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/3/21)
- How To Stay Up When Others Put You Down Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/27/21)
- Accepting Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/20/21)
- How to Get out of the War in Your Head Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/13/21)
- The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/6/21)
- Taking Life Less Personally Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/29/21)
- Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/22/21)
- Introduction to a Koan: Washing Your Bowls Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (9/15/21)
- Suffering and the Two-Rut Track Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (9/8/21)
- Seeing the Person Behind the Eyes Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/1/21)
- Lived by Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/25/21)
- Hug The Monkey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/18/21)
- Forgiving Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/11/21)
- Letting Go of Toxic Self-Doubt and Trusting Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/4/21)
- Accepting Yourself and Your Needs Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/21/21)
- Feeling Calm and Strong in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/14/21)
- Be Loyal to You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/7/21)
- What Is Your Ultimate Concern? Talk – See Video Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (6/30/21)
- How to Feel Less Anxious and More Peaceful Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/23/21)
- Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of the End of Anxiety Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (6/16/21)
- Innate Goodness Talk and Meditation and Questions and Answers – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (6/9/21)
- Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Cessation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (6/2/21)
- Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Craving Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (5/26/21)
- Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness – Deeply Embodied, Trauma-Informed Approach to Mindfulness Meditation & Self-Healing Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Fleet Maull (5/19/21)
- Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Suffering Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (5/12/21)
- Original Love – and the Path of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (5/5/21)
- Why and How to Meditate – and I Answered Some Common questions Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/28/21)
- Why and How to Meditate Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/21/21)
- Liberation: Awake and Full of Feeling Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Amana Brembry Johnson (4/14/21)
- Walking Lightly in the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/7/21)
- Letting Go of Fear, and Resting in Peaceful Confidence Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/31/21)
- Steadying the Mind, and Working with Hindrances and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D. (3/24/21)
- How to Steady Your Mind and Enter Deep States of Meditative Absorption and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D. (3/17/21)
- The Four Ways to Let Go Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/10/21)
- The Upward Spiral of Sudden Awakening and Gradual Cultivation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/3/21)
- Seven Factors of Awakening, Three Approaches to the Unconditioned Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/24/21)
- Changing Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/17/21)
- Cultivating Compassion for the Journey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher JD Doyle (2/10/21)
- Guided Connection to Calm and Equanimity with Wisdom Mudra Meditation (parts of guided meditation were muted by mistake) and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tarané Sayler (2/3/21)
- Resting in Simply Being in the Present – Before Craving and Suffering Can Carry You Away Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/27/21)
- Growing What You Want to Be, and Being What You Already Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/20/21)
- Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/13/21)
- Learning to Care . . . and Not to Care Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/6/21)
- Rested in the Qualities of Being Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/30/20)
- Remembering Your True Home Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/23/20)
- A Powerful Simple Way to Stay Rested in the Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/16/20)
- Knowing How Deeply Our Lives Are Intertwined Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Guest Teacher Leslie Booker (12/9/20)
- The Perfection of Patience Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/2/20)
- Thankfulness and Gratitude Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/25/20)
- Developing Lovingkindness and Equanimity Through the “Paramus” Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Guest Teacher Leslie Booker (11/18/20)
- Making Peace in Your Mind with Other Peoples Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/11/20)
- Taking Refuge In The Good That Endures Meditation and Talks – See Videos Here (11/4/20)
- Accepting the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/28/20)
- Accepting Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/21/20)
- Accepting All of Who You Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/14/20)
- Acceptance Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/7/20)
- How to Develop Genuine Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/30/20)
- Brain Tips for Deep Calm Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/23/20)
- Calming Reactions to Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/16/20)
- Working with Anger in Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/9/20)
- How to Use Anger and Not Let It Use You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/2/20)
- Finding Peace and Presence in Daily Life Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/26/20)
- 5 Ways to Steady Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/19/20)
- The Inner Peace That Releases Fear Meditation and Talks – See Videos Here (8/12/20)
- Letting Go While Aiming High Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/5/20)
- The Freedom from Suffering in the Buddha’s Central Insight Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/29/20)
- Your Life’s Journey – and Lessons from the Buddha’s Own Journey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/22/20)
- Finding Refuge in Positive Qualities We Internalize from Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/15/20)
- Opening into a Calm and Open Heart Meditation and The Buddha’s Last Words: “Tread the Path with Care” Talk – See Videos Here (7/8/20)
- The Refuge of Calm Talk – See the Video Here (7/1/20)
- Finding Refuge – Why and How, in Turbulent Times Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/24/20)
- Lived by Everything Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/17/20)
- The Power of Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/10/20)
- Openhearted Peacefulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/3/20)
- The Impermanence of Experiences Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/27/20)
- Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/20/20)
- Deep Rest Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/13/20)
- Practicing Seven Aspects of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/6/20)
- Practicing with a Warm Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/29/20)
- Mindful Spaciousness Meditation and Three Wise Efforts Talk – See Videos Here (4/22/20)
- The Essence of Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/15/20)
- Being the Space in Which Experiences Flow Meditation and What Can’t Be Lost and Can Always Be Found Talk – See Videos Here (4/8/20)
- Releasing Anxiety, Finding Peace Meditation and Dealing with Worries Talk – See Videos Here (4/1/20)
- Resting at Peace in a Radiant Heart Meditation and Love and Anger in the Time of Corona Talk – See Videos Here (3/25/20)
- Grounding in Openhearted Peacefulness Meditation and Three Ways to Deal with This Hard Time – and Any Hard Time Talk (3/18/20)
- Finding Refuge in a Time of Fear (at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 3/16/20)
- How to Be Mindful of the Body Meditation and Talk (3/4/20)
- The Buddha’s Approach to Mindfulness of the Body (2/26/20)
- Why Mindfulness of the Body Is So Important (2/19/20)
- Nirvana – and the Progression toward It in the Brain (1/22/20)
- Three Ways of Approaching the “Unconditioned” (1/15/20)
- Letting Go Meditation and Wise Intentions for the New Year Talk (1/8/20)
- Introduction to Nirvana (12/11/19)
- Integrating Wholeness, Nowness, and Allness – Meditation and Talk (12/4/19)
- Who am I? (11/27/19)
- Cherish the Person . . . to Relax the Sense of Self (11/20/19)
- Introduction to Allness (11/6/19)
- Being Your Own Nature Meditation and Emptiness and Delight Talk (10/16/19)
- Why Our Experiences are “Empty” (10/9/19)
- Taking Refuge in the Teacher, the Teaching, and the Taught (9/4/19)
- Helping Yourself Be Comfortable with Impermanence (8/21/19)
- The Buddha’s Five “Aggregates” of Experience – and Using Them to Receive Nowness (8/14/19)
- Steadiness, Warmheartedness, Fullness, Wholeness Meditation and Introducing Nowness Talk (8/7/19
- Four Kinds of Awareness – Meditation and Talk (7/31/19)
- Releasing Hindrances, Uncovering Wholeness (7/17/19)
- Being and Doing (7/10/19)
- Steadiness, Lovingness, Fullness, Wholeness (recommended) Meditation and Feeling Whole – Accepting Yourself Fully Talk (7/3/19)
- Introducing Wholeness – in Your Brain and Life (6/26/19)
- Resting in Love – Meditation and Talk (6/19/19)
- Cultivating Contentment and Easing the Craving of Grasping – Meditation and Talk (6/12/19)
- Growing Inner Resources for Feeling Safe and at Peace – Meditation and Talk (5/29/19)
- Resting in Fullness: Peace, Contentment, Love – Meditation and The Biology of Craving – and Not – Talk (5/22/19)
- Practices for Three Sources of Craving (5/15/19)
- Breathing in Wholeness Meditation and Is Life Actually Suffering Talk (5/8/19)
- The Basement of Suffering (5/1/19)
- Compassionate Assertiveness (4/24/19)
- Grounded Warm Heartedness Meditation and Right Conduct toward Others and Yourself Talk (4/17/19)
- Taking an Ennobling Path in Relationships (4/3/19)
- The Sweetness of Lovingkindness (3/27/19)
- Connecting with Your Breathing, Body, and World Meditation (3/20/19)
- Healthy Desire, Benevolence toward Yourself, and Self-Compassion (2/27/19)
- Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation and Talk (2/20/19)
- Six Ways to Steady the Mind Meditation and Talk (2/13/19)
- The Top-Down, Executive Control of Attention Medittaion and Talk (2/6/19)
- Why and How to Cultivating Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (1/23/19)
- Grounding the Mind in Living Body (1/16/19)
- Introduction to the Neurodharma Exploration in 2019: How to Grow Your Sense of Steadiness, Lovingness, Fullness, Wholeness, Nowness, Allness, and Timelessness Meditation and Talk (1/9/19)
- Forgiving Yourself (12/19/18)
- Forgiving Others – and the World (12/12/18)
- Acceptance and Relaxing the Self as the Foundation of Forgiveness (12/5/18)
- The Generosity of Presence, Spaciousness, and Blessings (11/28/18)
- Real Empathy: Open, Listen, Imagine (9/12/18)
- Autonomy Enables Intimacy (9/5/18)
- Everyday Action and the Ground of Being (8/29/18)
- Being Mindful of What Tires You, Not Just What Stresses You (8/22/18)
- Play Part 1 and Part 2 (8/15/18)
- Aspiration without Attachment (and Raising Your Level of Being) (8/8/18)
- Loss and Grief – and the Buddha’s Teachings about the Death of His Friend, Sariputta (6/27/18)
- Three Questions to Change Your Day – and Life (6/20/18)
- Dependent Arising and Gratitude (5/30/18)
- The Perfection of Patience (4/11/18)
- Helplessness and Agency (4/4/18)
- From Craving to Contentment (3/28/18)
- Where Does Your Mind Dwell? (3/14/18)
- Why “Cultivation” Is Important, and How the Brain Is Involved (3/7/18)
- Resting in Refuge (2/28/18)
- Meeting the Next Moment with No Need for Craving (2/21/18)
- Mindfulness of Craving – and Not – Guided Meditation and Talk (2/14/18)
- Impermanence, Suffering, and Not-Self: The Three Characteristics of Existence – Guided Meditation and Talk (2/7/18)
- Underlying Buddha Nature, Cultivation Nonetheless, and Self-Acceptance (1/31/18)
- Self-Compassion (1/17/18)
- Getting on Your Own Side – and the Buddha’s Life Story (1/10/18)
- Making Your Offering (12/13/17)
- Responding to Unwanted Speech (12/6/17)
- Dealing with Unwanted Speech (and Touch, Harassment, and Assault (11/29/17)
- Thankfulness Two (11/22/17)
- Thankfulness One (11/22/17)
- Knowing for Yourself What Matters (11/15/17)
- When Others Won’t Repair a Relationship (11/1/17)
- The Felt Recognition of Consciousness in Others (10/18/17)
- A Meditation on Compassion and Kindness (10/11/17)
- The Practice of Compassion and Kindness (10/11/17)
- Encouraging Others – and Yourself (10/4/17)
- Courage (9/27/17)
- Buddhist Fundamentals (9/13/17)
- The Sage Washed Clean (9/6/17)
- Accepting Yourself (8/30/17)
- Forgiveness – for Yourself (8/16/17)
- Their Lives Are Hard, Too (8/2/17)
- Five Ways to Release Resentment (7/26/19)
- Two Kinds of Forgiveness? (7/19/17)
- What Is Good or Bad in Relationships? (7/12/17)
- The Ongoingness of Relatedness – and Letting Things Go By (5/24/17)
- Living Like Milk and Water with Other (5/17/17)
- Enjoying Vitality, Building Resources for Equanimity in Conflicts with Others (4/26/17)
- Four Triggers of “Craving” in Relationships (plus Opening into Mind as a Whole)Four Triggers of “Craving” in Relationships (plus Opening into Mind as a Whole) (4/19/17)
- Healthy Attachment to Others without Craving (4/12/17) [There is a little static at the start, plus between 23.06 and 25.58, and between 26:55 and 27:18]
- Cultivating Happiness for the Happiness of Others (3/29/17) [There is some static at the start, and between 25.52 and 27.23]
- The Benefits of Impermanence (3/22/17)
- Mindfulness of the Impermanence of Others (3/15/17)
- Taking Others into Account (3/8/17)
- The Neural Substrates of Mindful Empathy (2/22/17)
- Buddhadharma through the Lens of Attachment Theory (2/1/17) [There is some static initially, with the sound getting better around 13:00 and no static after 23:56]
- What Supports You? Part 1 and Part 2
- Investigating Reassurance and Relief (1/18/17) [There is some static at the start]
- How Does Buddhism Intersect with Neuroplasticity and an Ambitious Life? (1/11/17)
- Real-time Investigation of Experience (12/21/16)
- The Awakening Factor of Investigation (12/14/16)
- The Awakening Factor of Samadhi (12/7/16)
- The Awakening Factor of Joy (11/30/16)
- Introduction to the Factors of Awakening (11/23/16)
- The Seven Factors of Awakening – But What Is Awakening? (10/26/16)
- Cultivating Wholesome Motivation (10/12/16)
- Three Kinds of Selfing (10/5/16)
- Mindfulness of “Selfing” (9/28/16)
- The Third Foundation of Mindfulness (9/21/16)
- Play and Practice (9/14/16)
- Introduction to the Third Foundation of Mindfulness; Love the Ripple while Being the River (9/7/16)
- Aspiration without Attachment (8/24/16)
- Love More, Cling Less (8/17/16)
- Five Questions When Someone Upsets you (8/10/16)
- Undeceived By The Inner Ad Agency (8/3/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- Practicing with Pain and Threat (7/27/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- Mindfulness of Anxiety (7/20/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- Can’t Make A Good Thing Happen (7/13/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- Cling to Nothing, Be Everything: Mindfulness of the Eventual Dissolution of the Body (6/15/16)
- The Four Elements: Inside Us, Outside Us: The Same (6/8/16)
- Mindfulness of Somatic Markers (6/1/16)
- Why be Mindful of Body? (4/6/16)
- Introduction to Mindfulness of the Body (3/30/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- Mindfulness of the Three Characteristics of Existence (3/9/16)
- Living from a Stable Base (3/2/16)
- How Mindfulness Works in Your Brain (2/24/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
- The Power of Awe (2/17/16)
- Receive the Moment, Taking a Wider View (2/10/16)
- The Foundation of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (1/6/16)
- Inter-Being and Responding to the Needs of Others (12/30/15)
- Self-Consciousness and Self-Awareness (12/16/15)
- Be Still and Know the Sweet Joy of the Way (12/9/15)
- Buddhism as Experiential Practice (12/2/15) [Sorry, there is some minor static]
- The Samadhi Pillar of Practice (11/25/15)
- Already Happy Now (11/18/15)
- Presence, Letting Go, and Love (11/11/15)
- When You Just Can’t Make a Good Thing Happen (9/23/15)
- Compassion and Equanimity (9/2/15)
- Practicing with Negative Reactions to Others (8/26/15)
- Not So Hard on Yourself (8/12/15)
- Accepting and Alrightness Undermines Craving (7/29/15)
- Recognizing Stillness (7/22/15)
- What We Practice (7/15/15)
- Practice for Others, Too (7/1/15)
- Be the Whole, Not the Part (4/29/15)
- Mind Precedes All Things (4/22/15)
- Listening to Your Longing for Peace (4/15/15)
- Bear It (4/1/15)
- The Mind That Siezes and Suffers (3/25/15)
- Reducing Craving by Taking in Core Interpersonal Supplies (3/18/15)
- Secure at the Edge of Now (3/11/15)
- Three Refuges in This Undependable World (3/4/15)
- Right Livelihood Through the Lends of the Hindrances (1/7/15)
- Craving and Enoughness (12/17/14)
- Appreciating Your Good Intentions (12/3/14)
- The Three Refuges of Peace, Contentment, and Love (11/26/14)
- A Peaceful Heart (11/19/14)
- Three Meditations (11/5/14)
- Thou All Others (10/8/14)
- Object Relations (9/24/14)
- Realizing You Don’t Need to Feel Frightened, Frustrated, or Hurt (9/17/14)
- An Openhearted Peace with the Pain of Others (9/10/14)
- Sila in Relationships (8/6/14)
- Ethical Impacts (7/31/14)
- Beyond Delusional Fear (7/23/14)
- Heavy Heart (7/16/14) [Sorry, the first 25 minutes have a lot of static]
- Bowing with Respect, with Gratitude, and with Acceptance (7/9/14) [Sorry, the first 30 seconds and the last 3 minutes has some static]
- Refuges and Impermanence (7/2/14) [Sorry, the volume is rather low on this recording.]
- Being Present in This Moment as it Passes Away (6/25/14)
- Impermanence and Unconditionality (6/18/14)
- Compassion and Equanimity (6/11/14)
- Healing the Craving for “Narcissistic Supplies” (4/16/14)
- Attachment Theory and Craving (3/26/14)
- Neural Networks of Experience as a Whole (3/13/14)
- The Deep Path of Mindfulness (3/5/14)
- Practicing with Doing Tasks (2/26/14)
- Sila Is Your Friend (2/18/14)
- Resting in Good Wishes No Matter What (1/22/14)
- Let Go of Needless Fear Around Others (1/15/14)
- Wise Intentions for the New Year (1/1/14)
- Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Ignorance and Craving (12/11/13)
- Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Pain and Suffering (12/4/13)
- Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Foundations (11/20/13)
- Questions and Answers (11/13/13)
- The Wallpaper of the Mind (10/30/13)
- Hardwiring Happiness: The HEAL Steps to Inner Strength and Peace (9/25/13)
- Hardwiring Happiness: Being for Yourself, and the Three Ways to Practice with Your Mind (9/18/13)
- Hardwiring Happiness: Using the Mind to Change the Brain to Change the Mind (9/11/13) (Part 1) and (Part 2)
- Nurture the Basement (8/14/13)
- Enjoy Four Kinds of Peace (8/7/13)
- The Primacy of Peace (7/31/13)
- The Ground of Relationship (7/17/13)
- Buddhist Assertiveness Is Not an Oxymoron (7/3/13)
- Transcending Impatience (6/26/13)
- Accepting Dependence (5/8/13)
- Four Noble Tasks (4/3/13)
- Squabbles Are Impermanent (3/20/13)
- Self-Reliance (3/13/13)
- Boundaries and Interdependence (3/6/13)
- When People Upset You (02/20/13)
- Being Helpful (02/06/13)
- Old Age, Disease, Death . . . and the Unconditioned (01/16/13)
- Neural Circuits of Oneness (01/09/13)
- Types of Meditation (01/02/13)
- The Dharma in a Breath (12/19/12)
- Feeling Fed (12/12/12)
- Questions About Fullness (12/5/12)
- Feeling Loved Enough (11/28/12)
- Taking Refuge in Thanksgiving (11/21/12)
- Taking Refuge in the Truth – Including the Truth of Your Own Good Intentions (11/14/12)
- Taking Refuge in Teachers – Including the One Within (11/7/12)
- Buddhanature and Seeing What’s Lovable (10/24/12)
- Love to Liberation (10/17/12)
- Disenchantment (10/10/12)
- Drop the “Shoulds” (9/5/12)
- Recognizing That Life Is Difficult for Others (and Yourself) (8/29/12)
- The Buddha’s Advice to His Son (8/15/12)
- Wake Up to Good (8/8/12)
- Clinging and Suffering (8/1/12)
- Trap and Escape (7/25/12)
- Two Kinds of Thought (7/18/12)
- Change and Stillness (6/13/12)
- Here Then Here No More (6/6/12)
- Impermanence (5/30/12)
- The Unconditioned (5/17/12)
- Equanimity – Conditional and Unconditional (5/9/12)
- Concentration and the Jhanas (5/2/12)
- Tranquility (4/4/12)
- Bliss (3/28/12)
- Energy (3/14/12)
- Cling Less, Love More (3/7/12)
- Be Gentle To Yourself (1/18/12)
- Sila (1/11/12)
- Receiving and Releasing (1/4/12)
- Admit Fault and Move On (12/21/11)
- Benevolence and “Assholes” (12/14/11)
- Healthy Attachment Without Clinging (11/30/11)
- Feeding the Wolf of Love (10/26/11)
- Making Sanctuary for Meditation (10/4/11)
- Calm Contented Caring (10/3/11)
- Healthy Passion (9/14/11)
- Like Not Want in Love (9/7/11)
- Why and How to Meditate (8/24/11)
- See Beings Not Bodies (8/3/11)
- Assertive Right Speech (6/15/11)
- Forming Community (6/8/11)
- Patience (6/1/11)
- Healthy Desire (5/18/11)
- Relationship Grit (4/13/11)
- Doubting Yourself (4/6/11)
- Using the Aggregates to Unpack Emotional Reactions (3/30/11)
- The Five Hindrances (3/9/11)
- Others as Aggregates (3/2/11)
- Don’t be Alarmed (2/9/11) Part 1, Part 2
- Dream Big Dreams (1/5/11)
- Quiet Eyes (12/15/10)
- Gratitude and Oneness (11/24/10)
- The Roots of Fear (10/13/10)
- Loving Kindness – with Manny Mansbach (9/22/10)
- Making Sanctuary for the Good (9/8/10)
- Wholesome Aspirations (9/1/10)
- The Intoxication of Anticipation (8/25/10)
- Wanting to Want (8/18/10)
- Your Nature is Already Heartwood (8/11/10)
- The Desires That Get You In Trouble (8/4/10)
- Gratitude Undoes Craving (7/28/10) Part 1, Part 2
- The Sacred (7/21/10)
- Love (7/14/10) Part 1, Part 2
- Relinquishment (7/7/10)
- Embodiment (6/30/10)
- Soften and Open (5/26/10)
- Anticipation (5/12/10)
- Mindfulness of Feeling Tone & Perception (5/5/10) Guided Meditation, Discussion
- Mindfulness of Breathing (4/28/10) Guided Meditation, Discussion
- Deep Mindfulness Is a Kind of Renunciation (4/14/10)
- Why the Buddha Was Mindful (4/7/10)
- Reducing Distractibility (3/31/10)
- What Is Mindfulness? (3/10/10)
- Awakened Brain (2/17/10)
- Slow Down for Clear Knowing (1/27/10)
- Diligence and Mindfulness (1/20/10)
- Happiness Steadies the Mind (1/13/10)
- Nourished by Community (1/6/10)
- Aspirations for the New Year (12/30/09)
- Letting Go – As We Approach the New Year (12/23/09)
- What Kind of Pleasure Will Not Invade the Mind and Remain? (12/16/09)
- Not Fixating on Sex (12/9/09)
- Broadening the Notion of Non-Harming in Sexuality (plus a discussion of self-compassion) (12/2/09)
- Taking the Other Person’s Gender into Account (11/11/09)
- Men and Women, Husbands and Wives (11/4/09)
- Practicing with Gender (10/28/09) Part 1, Part 2
- Practicing with Masculine and Feminine (10/21/09)
- Embodying Kindness (10/14/09)
- Modes of Metta (10/7/09)
- Letting Others Matter (9/30/09)
- Letting Go Letting In (9/23/09)
- Loving at Will (9/09)
- Birds on the Brain (9/09)
- Saying What You Need (9/09)
- Seeing Craving in Interpersonal Upsets (8/5/09)
- Wise View and Intention When Someone Is Upset with You (8/09)
- Wise Tone in Your Speech – 8/09
- Asking for What You Want – 8/09
- Being Your Refuges (7/29/09)
- The Progressive Path and Taking Refuge (7/22/09)
- The RAINBOW Process (7/15/09)
- Diving into the Upset (7/8/09)
- Seeing Others as Waves, Not Particles – 7/09
- Your Accumulated Force of Goodness (6/24/09)(starts about seven minutes in)
- Feeling Safe Enough to Open (6/17/09)
- Unilateral Virtue (5/13/09)
- Gratitude and Generosity (5/6/09)
- Feeling Loved (4/29/09)
- Healthy Boundaries (3/18/09)
- Kindness to Yourself Is Kindness to the World (2/25/09)
- Why We Suffer (2/4/09)
- The Brahmaviharas (The Heavenly Abodes) (1/09)
- Letting Go of Lesser Pleasures for Greater Ones (12/31/08)
- The Four Elements (11/12/08)
- Mindfulness of the Body (11/15/08) Part 1, Part 2
- Karma and Self (10/29/08)
- The Five Hindrances (9/10/08)
- Patience Is Like the Earth (8/27/08)
- Cling Less (8/6/08)
- Loving More (7/30/08
- Mindfulness of Feeling (7/9/08)
- Taking the Step in Front of You (6/25/08)
- Mindful Incarnation (6/4/08)
- True Being (5/28/08)
- Wise Action (5/21/08)
- Right Speech (5/14/08)
- Right Livelihood (5/7/08)
- 3rd Precept: Do Not Harm through Sexuality (4/23/08) Part 1, Part 2
- 4th Precept: Do Not Lie (4/9/08)
- 2nd Precept: Do Not Steal (4/2/08)
- Aggression (3/19/08)
- Aversion (3/12/08)
- 1st Precept: Do not kill (3/5/08)
- Virtue (2/27/08)
- Diversity (2/20/08)
- Faultlessly Imperfect (2/13/08)
- Reflections from Retreats (2/6/08)
- How to Meditate (1/23/08)
- A Year of Practice (1/9/08)
- Letting Go (1/2/08)
- Your True Self (12/19/07)
- Don’t Take It Personally (12/12/07) Part 1, Part 2
- Gratitude (11/21/07)
- The Brahmaviharas (11/14/07)
- Tending to Causes and Taking Refuge (11/7/07)
- Basic Meditation Instructions (11/7/07)
- Authenticity (10/31/07)
- Supports for Mindfulness (10/24/07)
- Mindfulness of Breathing (10/17/07)
- Healthy Desire (10/3/07)
- The Core of the Dharma (9/19/07)
- The Buddha’s Awakening (8/29/07)
- How Much Do You Want It? (8/22/07)
- Using Opportunities (8/15/07)
- Affecting Others, and Thus Oneself (8/8/07)
- Why Bother to Practice? (8/1/07)
- The Three Meanings of Emptiness (7/18/07)
- Even-Tempered, Even-Keeled: The Perfection of Equanimity (4/11/07)
- Patience is a Virtue: The Perfection of Patience (3/14/07)
- Knowing and Living the Truth: The Perfection of Wisdom (2/28/07)
- Giving Is Good: The Perfection of Generosity (2/7/07)
- The Parasympathetic Nervous System (1/07)
- The Noble and Ignoble Search
- The Jhanas
- Enlightenment or Bust
- Happiness Awakening
- Foundations of Mindfulness