archive 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 201 Page 1 of 2412345 >Last » 2016/09/28 - Spiritual Empowerment ~ “a heart that is ready for anything”Spiritual Empowerment ~ When we are trying to control life, we are removed from presence, and act in ways...2016/09/23 - Realizing Our Undefended and Awakened Heart (retreat talk)Realizing Our Undefended and Awakened Heart (retreat talk) – It is our evolutionary and spiritual potential to release unnecessary...2016/09/15 - Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and AddictionsThe Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Working with Attachments and Addictions In Buddhist cosmology the torment of intense desire that...2016/09/09 - Trusting Our Hearts – Trust in Our Basic GoodnessTrusting Our Hearts – Trust in Our Basic Goodness (2016-04-06) – Trust in our basic goodness directly effects our...2016/08/31 - Letting Go – The Freedom of Awake AwarenessLetting Go – The Freedom of Awake Awareness – We know we need to let go of harmful habits...2016/08/24 - Your Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMindYour Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMind – Our lives are shaped by our evolutionary past – the...2016/08/17 - How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2 The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the...2016/08/10 - How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 1How Hope can Heal and Free Us – Part I The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the...2016/08/03 - Wise Investigation: Dissolving the TranceWise Investigation: Dissolving the Trance If we are suffering, it is because we are believing something that is not...2016/07/28 - Loving the Life Within Us (Retreat Talk)Loving the Life Within Us (Retreat Talk) – If we don’t love the life we consider “self,” we will...2016/07/20 - That Bird Got My Wings – Mindfulness & HeartfulnessThis talk looks at how we are imprisoned by a limited sense of who we are. It describes how...2016/07/13 - Fear as a Pathway to Loving Presence – Night Travelers (retreat talk)Shifting our relationship with fear is central to the evolution of consciousness. Our suffering arises when our thoughts, feelings...2016/07/06 - Stress and Everyday Nirvana – Part 2Our habitual view of stress is that it is a bad thing, an obstacle to healthy living and spiritual...2016/06/29 - Stress and Everyday Nirvana – Part 1Our habitual view of stress is that it is a bad thing, an obstacle to healthy living and spiritual...2016/06/22 - Reconnecting with Our Lives – Healing from DissociationDissociation is the universal mechanism for pulling away from the pain of “too much.” While it’s necessary and natural...2016/06/15 - Remembering What Matters: Aspiration and IntentionRemembering What Matters – Aspiration and Intention (from 2013-01-30) ~ Our conscious aspiration toward awakening is what energizes the...2016/06/08 - Three Gestures of LoveThree Gestures of Love – If we inquire “what is between me and presence” we usually find we’ve been...2016/06/01 - Real but Not True: Freeing Ourselves from Harmful BeliefsThoughts and beliefs are navigational maps that are not inherently true. Rather, some serve us and others cause feelings...2016/05/25 - Happy for No Reason – Part 2These two talks explore the two different kinds of happiness, the blocks to happiness, and the ways that mindful...2016/05/18 - Happy for No Reason – Part 1These two talks explore the two different kinds of happiness, the blocks to happiness, and the ways that mindful... Page 1 of 2412345 >Last »
