…desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God’s eyes. If only they could all see themselves as they really are….
Heart Meditation: Taking in the Goodness (24:31 min.)
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Sheltering in Love – Part 8: Finding Freedom in the Midst of Failure
…of who we are beyond the imperfect separate self. This talk calls on Samuel Beckett’s wonderful quote (referenced by Pema Chödron), “Fail, Fail again, Fail better,” and offers guidance on…
Awakening from the Trance of Unworthiness – An interview with Tara and Dr. Mark Hyman
…at how we wake up out of the stories that keep us in fear and self-doubt and discover a true intimacy with ourselves and our world. Photo Credit: Shell Fischer…
After the RAIN: The Flowering of Awake Awareness – Part I
…that of a separate self to realizing the formless luminous presence that, like a boundless ocean, includes all the waves or expressions of our being. This two-part series includes several…
The Path of Spiritual Surrender: Part 1
Cultivating a surrendering presence allows us to release the identity of a small, separate self, and open to the truth and fullness of who we are. These two talks explore…
The Path of Spiritual Surrender: Part 2
…freedom. Wean yourself Little by little, wean yourself. This is the gist of what I have to say. From an embryo, whose nourishment comes in the blood, move to an…
IntraConnected – Part 1: Conversation with Tara and Dan Siegel
…on come from indigenous wisdom, the contemplative or wisdom traditions, neuroscience and quantum physics. Dan Siegel’s new book: IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and…
Unwinding Anxiety with Awareness: A conversation with Tara and Dr. Judson Brewer (Part 1)
…curiosity and cultivating self-care. They shine a light on the genesis of worrying, how it perpetuates anxiety and ways we can become disenchanted with the habit. Judson Brewer’s new book…
Meditation: Receiving This Life in Awareness (22:27 min)
In our everyday life we are conditioned to feel that life is happening to us, or that we are the doer. This meditation deconditions that self-centrality by bringing attention to…
Awakening Consciousness in Shadowy Times (Part 1)
…ways of practice that help us to awaken from a limiting self-sense characterized by “something is wrong with me, or you.” In addition to guided meditations, our time includes sharing…
IntraConnected – Part 2: Conversation with Tara and Dan Siegel
…on come from indigenous wisdom, the contemplative or wisdom traditions, neuroscience and quantum physics. Dan Siegel’s new book: IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and…
Meditation: Vast and Timeless Presence (19:57 min.)
…sensations, feelings, thoughts and sounds, and discover the boundless awareness that is our true home. Center of all centers, core of cores, almond self-enclosed and growing sweet- all this universe,…
Spiritual Hope
…will benefit a separate self, spiritual hope arises from trust in the openhearted awareness (bodhichitta) that is always and already within us. This talk explores how, as individuals and as…
Blog: About LGBTQIA and Use of Pronouns
…of gender. It is directly linked to our sense of self and the sense of being male, female, both or neither. While pronouns are pivotal to an individual’s gender identity…
Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk)
When we are suffering, we are believing something untrue – usually a limiting story about who we are. This talk explores the roots of our self-doubts, and the teachings and…
Meditation: Vast and Timeless Presence (21:16 min.)
…sensations, feelings, thoughts and sounds, and discover the boundless awareness that is our true home. Center of all centers, core of cores, almond self-enclosed and growing sweet- all this universe,…
Meditation: Home to Awake Awareness (16:58 min)
…listening to and feeling the changing sounds and sensations; and then the awake awareness that experiences our own heart. We end with a lovingkindness prayer for ourself and the world….
Trusting the Gold (retreat talk)
When we are unaware of the emotions and beliefs that shape our experience, we are in a trance characterized by an identity as a separate, incomplete self. Trance obscures the…
Trusting Our Awakening Heart
…an angry or egoic reactivity, but from real wisdom.” Enjoy a clip from this talk: Reflection: Heart Wisdom of Your Future Self (9:20 min) https://youtu.be/lBPkkjon0lY photo: Ben Kerckx – Pixabay.com…
Heart Meditation: Awakening Loving Presence (35:24 min)
…of a smile to bring a relaxed receptivity to the body. We then engage with our future self (our Being when our heart is fully awake) and explore what it…
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