Our fear-based doings block us from realizing the formless dimension of our Being, and living from that source of wisdom and love. This talk explores the habitual control strategies that…
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Releasing the Barriers to Unconditional Loving
We long for love and habitually armor our hearts. This talk explores the aggression and clinging that protect our wound of feeling unlovable, and the ways that mindfulness can dissolve…
Part 2: Hope and the Spiritual Path
In this talk we further define the nature of mature or spiritual hope as part of a trinity that includes trust and love, and explore what blocks its unfolding. We…
Freedom from the Prison of Limiting Beliefs
…learning how to turn to presence and love (dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg). A moment of truly feeling loved – of truly feeling love – can start to undo a…
The Gift of Silence
…practices that allow us to settle in a natural way, the presence which is silence itself, and the wisdom and love that flows freely when we live from that silence….
The Heartspace That is Our True Home (retreat talk)
By dedicating ourselves to loving the life that is right here–ourselves–we discover the heartspace that holds this world. This talk explores the pathways of forgiveness, offering and letting in love,…
The Evolving of Generosity
This talk explores how we can open out of the habit of grasping and deliberately nourish our natural capacity for generosity, for living love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGUXZhNrBY8…
Path of True Refuge
This talk explores the three archetypal gateways to liberation – awareness (Buddha), truth (Dharma) and love (Sangha). It includes guided reflections and a refuge ceremony that can help us discover…
Part 5: Equanimity: A Heart That is Ready for Anything
…and controlling egoic self. When present, the solidity and constriction of egoic self dissolves, and our heart is free to respond to life with love, compassion, forgiveness and joy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEq5BeUOWzk…
Planting Ourselves in the Universe
When we are lost in the trance of thinking, we disconnect from the aliveness, awareness and love that is our source. Mindfulness, a key capacity of our evolving consciousness, awakens…
Listening to the Song
Listening with our full heart and attention is the gateway to understanding and love. This talk explores the challenges to deep listening, and offers ways of paying attention that awaken…
Beyond the Interpreted World
Hildegard of Bingen writes, “An interpreted world is not a Home.” This talk explores the suffering that arises from believing in an interpreted reality, and the love, aliveness and freedom…
Earth’s Crisis: On the Edge of the Roof
…the inner practices of presence that enable us to respond from love and wisdom (from the archives). When the animals come to us asking for our help, will we know…
Radical Self-Honesty: The Joy of Getting Real
…to live with spontaneity, confidence, wisdom and love. A quote by Elizabeth Lessor from the talk: “My prayer to god every day: Remove the veils so I might see what…
Awakening Through Change and Loss
CC ~ Our capacity to live and love fully is entirely related to how we open to the truth of impermanence. This talk examines how our ways of trying to…
Absolute Cooperation with the Inevitable
…is actually happening is that we’re opening to the universal intelligence, the universal love that can flow through us when we’re aligned. When the straw is aligned with the current,…
Worrier Pose: Finding Freedom from the Body of Fear (retreat talk)
…of physical tension, anxious thinking, emotions and behaviors; and how this constellation prevents us from inhabiting our full wisdom and love. We then explore two interrelated pathways of healing—unconditional presence,…
Equanimity: The Gifts of Non-Reactive Mindful Presence
If we want to bring our intelligence, creativity and love into our relationships and world, we need to be able to access an inner refuge of presence. This talk explores…
Three Core Reminders for Spiritual Practice
This talk explores three powerful ways you can direct your attention when you find yourself emotionally stuck: Wake up from thoughts; feel your feelings and remember love. We explore both…
Meditation: Relaxing Back and Saying Yes to the Moment (18:51 min)
…love. …Exploring what it means to unconditionally say “yes” to the life that’s here… In the moment when that “yes” becomes full, our hearts awaken in love. Tara Brach https://youtu.be/pDaNfYw1PUQ…
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