“Play a Greater Part” – Part 2 – Bodhisattva for Our Times

“Play a Greater Part” – Part 2 – Bodhisattva for Our Times

During scary and uncertain times, the habitual reflex is to try to find ground by creating stories about what’s happening and hardening into us-them blame. This only perpetuates the aggression and violence that is so prevalent in our societies. These two talks are a...
“Play a Greater Part” – Part 1 – Bodhisattva for Our Times

“Play a Greater Part” – Part 1 – Bodhisattva for Our Times

During scary and uncertain times, the habitual reflex is to try to find ground by creating stories about what’s happening and hardening into us-them blame. This only perpetuates the aggression and violence that is so prevalent in our societies. These two talks are a...
Beloved Community

Beloved Community

Martin Luther King’s term, “Beloved Community,” points to our potential for living together with love, justice and respect. This talk explores the often hidden expressions of racism that fuel separation and violence, and pathways toward healing and freeing our...
Mindfulness in Education: Enabling Children to Realize their Full Potential

Peace Work

The hope for inner and world peace lies in our evolutionary capacity to shift from Fight-Flight-Freeze reactivity to responding to aggravation with Attend-Befriend. This talk explores the three elements on this path of awakening that support us in this transformation:...
Loving the Earth

Loving the Earth

How is it possible that we humans have wreaked such havoc on this planet, on the web of life that we belong to? This talk explores the ways that egoic consciousness can lead to violating life, and how evolving consciousness can move us toward healing this earth.