Part 1: Happiness
The Buddha said that he would not teach about happiness if it were not possible to realize this experience of peace and deep well-being. In this three part series, we explore two kinds of happiness – that which arises out of particular causes and the experience of “happy for no reason.” The talks examine the attachments that block happiness, ways to “gladden the mind,” and the liberating presence that naturally expresses as pure happiness.
Meditation – Coming Back to Your Senses (22:00 min)
Part 2: Unconditional Love
These two talks explore key elements in manifesting our innate capacity for unconditional love. Both talks include teachings and meditative strategies for recognizing our blocks to loving, and, through courageous, embodied presence, discovering who we are when not...
Guided Meditation – “Loving Kindness” (22:10 min)
Guided Meditation – Loving Kindness ~ Loving kindness—embracing ourselves and all beings with a full and tender loving presence.
Part 1: Unconditional Love
These two talks explore key elements in manifesting our innate capacity for unconditional love. Both talks include teachings and meditative strategies for recognizing our blocks to loving, and, through courageous, embodied presence, discovering who we are when not...Meditation – “Listening to and Feeling Our Life” (19:56 min)
Awakening from the Landlocked Self
The Buddha taught that our suffering arises from forgetting who we are. This talk explores the trance of identifying as Somebody, and the compassionate witnessing that allows us to discover the freedom of our natural being. NOTE: the author of the poem, “Talk About...Meditation – “Befriending and Opening to Life” (29:47 min)
Enlarging Our Tribe – Seeing Behind Appearances
In the mid-1970s I worked as a tenants’ rights activist with poor families in Worcester, Massachusetts. Through organizing tenants’ unions we would try to pressure landlords into assuring fair rents and decent living conditions. One of these unions was comprised of...
Blog: Enlarging Our Tribe – Seeing Behind Appearances
In the mid-1970s I worked as a tenants’ rights activist with poor families in Worcester, Massachusetts. Through organizing tenants’ unions we would try to pressure landlords into assuring fair rents and decent living conditions. One of these unions was comprised of...
Earth’s Crisis: On the Edge of the Roof
This talk views the ecological dis-ease of our planet through the lens of our evolutionary unfolding. We explore the egoic trance that has precipitated the destruction of our environment, and the inner practices of presence that enable us to respond from love and wisdom.
Guided Meditation – “Opening to Aliveness”
Guided Meditation – “Loving This Life – Happiness (Metta Practice)” (16:30 min.)
Happiness and Loving this Life – Metta (Lovingkindness) Practice