…an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and…
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. – Rumi Sign Up to…
…wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that…
…awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices…
…pain of those who are fearful and lonely and aggressive. May our actions be actions of love that bring more consciousness and compassion and more healing to our planet. https://youtu.be/CwBSdZoLt0w…
…is one way to practice compassion, reduce harm, and recognize our interconnectedness with all living beings and the earth itself. So what does the dharma say about vegetarianism? How might…
…of the Buddhist path. But there are powerful spiritual opportunities in embracing a plant-based diet. Following a vegetarian or plant-based diet is one way to practice compassion, reduce harm, and…
…are gone.” We look at the power of mindfulness and compassion to undo resistance, and open us to the loving presence that can handle whatever energies arise. This special talk…
…of Radical Acceptance begins with our own pause under the Bodhi Tree. Just as the Buddha willingly opened himself to all parts of himself, we too can stop running, pause,…
…weather within. Whether you face chronic anxiety or more violent storms of fear and anger, you can cultivate the wings of freedom–the mindfulness and compassion–that free you. This talk explores…
…you in your life, right now? Aligning with what is here is a way of practicing presence. It allows us to respond to our world with creativity and compassion. What…
Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each…
…The guided meditation offers an opportunity to choose a place of conflict and reactivity with others, and discover what is possible when we turn towards our deepest wisdom and compassion….
This talk and question and response format addresses the attitudes and practices that cultivate our natural wisdom and compassion….
…can glimpse a bit of their “secret history,” we don’t want them to suffer, and our circle of compassion naturally widens to include them. Photo by: Shell Fischer © Tara…
…care about caring. In describing his own spiritual unfolding, Gandhi said, “I hold myself to be incapable of hating any being on earth. By a long course of prayerful discipline,…
…it mean to “play the ball” here? If you could tap into your deepest wisdom, your true compassion, how would you like to respond to these circumstances? One of the…
…cares about our suffering. In taking this first refuge, I sometimes say, “I take refuge in the Beloved” and surrender into what I experience as the boundlessness of compassion. When…
…reviews the key pathways to equanimity in the face of difficulty. We also explore the blessing of equanimity: the freedom to respond to our life with wisdom, compassion and love….
…to “play the ball” here? If you could tap into your deepest wisdom, your true compassion, how would you like to respond to these circumstances? One of the great teachings in…
