Freedom from Inner and Outer Tyranny: The Path of Spiritual Warriors

Freedom from Inner and Outer Tyranny: The Path of Spiritual Warriors

Many agree that this is the most unpredictable and dangerous time we’ve ever lived through. How do we hold what is unfolding, and respond with courage and clarity?  In this talk we reflect on the ways we become spiritual warriors dedicated to freeing ourselves...
Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness (19 min)

Meditation: Coming Home to Openhearted Awareness (19 min)

In daily life we often leave ourselves, get lost in thoughts, and cut off from a direct, openhearted experience of our life. This meditation reconnects by opening all the senses, turning towards the awareness that is here, and resting in the awakened heartspace that...
Meditation: The Space and Aliveness of Presence (21:56 min.)

Meditation: The Space and Aliveness of Presence (21:56 min.)

We arrive in presence by deepening attention in the body; relaxing and awakening through a body scan. That presence deepens as we bring our attention to the space of awareness that includes the changing flow of sounds, sensations and feelings. In that wholeness of...
Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (18:40 min.)

Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome (18:40 min.)

This meditation scans through the body, and awakens attention to the open, inclusive awareness that all life arises in. We then explore experiencing that openness in the region of the heart, saying yes to life and including whatever is here with unconditional...
Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love

Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love

Part 3: Joy – blossoms in the moments our hearts open boundlessly to reality, to the 10,000 joys and sorrows. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the...
Meditation: Awareness is Our Home (21:39 min.)

Meditation: Awareness is Our Home (21:39 min.)

This guided practice helps us come into our senses through a body scan. We then rest in the awareness that is listening to and feeling the changing flow of experience. When the mind drifts, the return is a relaxing back to our senses, and to the sea of awareness that...
Meditation: Living Presence (21:08 min.)

Meditation: Living Presence (21:08 min.)

This meditation guides us to awaken to our senses through scanning through the body and then listening to sounds. When distracted by thoughts we relax open again and again, learning to rest in the formless awareness that includes sounds, sensations and all passing...
Meditation: Embodied Metta (19:36 min.)

Meditation: Embodied Metta (19:36 min.)

Lovingkindness becomes full when it is energetically experienced in our bodies. This meditation guides us in awakening the receptivity, warmth and openness of metta through our body, and then invites us to rest in the space of loving presence, as we open to whatever...
Meeting these Times with Courageous Love

Meeting these Times with Courageous Love

Many recognize that love is the antidote to the suffering in our divided world, yet finding the path to an open heart can feel more challenging than ever. This talk explores the full spectrum of love—both tender and open, as well as fierce, protective, and engaged....
Meditation: Open Awareness – Relaxing Back into Presence (19:20 min)

Meditation: Open Awareness – Relaxing Back into Presence (19:20 min)

This guided meditation practice brings attention to the continuous space within and around the body, and the aliveness of sound, sensation and feeling that lives through us. While it’s natural for attention to get distracted, the pathway home is a relaxing back into...
The Infinite Game – From Self-Improvement to Spiritual Freedom

The Infinite Game – From Self-Improvement to Spiritual Freedom

While meditation is widely practiced in today’s world, many miss the opportunity to tap into its profound potential to awaken the heart and mind. Beyond its surface benefits, meditation can guide us to the radiant light, boundless love, and pure awareness that is our...
Meditation: Receiving Life in Open Awareness (16:06 min)

Meditation: Receiving Life in Open Awareness (16:06 min)

Our habit is to try to manage our experience from a mental control tower. This meditation awakens us through the body, and then invites us to rest in that vast presence that includes the changing flow of life. When we inhabit that openness, there’s a natural arising...