archive 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 201 Page 1 of 3212345 >Last » 2019/09/11 - The Gift of Silence: Quieting the MindThrough all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes...2019/09/06 - Befriending IreneWhile Tara is away, this talk is from 2011 after Hurricane Irene hit us with fury. Dorian is now...2019/08/28 - Earth’s Crisis: On the Edge of the RoofThis talk was given in 2015, yet it is as timely as ever. It views the ecological dis-ease of...2019/08/21 - “Good Othering” – Helping Each Other Trust the GoldOne of the great gifts we can offer is being a mirror of goodness, reminding one another that we...2019/08/14 - Part 2 – The Answer is Love: Evolving out of “Bad Other”These two talks address the inquiry: How do we awaken from the contempt and hatred that causes so much...2019/08/07 - Part 1 – The Answer is Love: Evolving out of “Bad Other”These two talks address the inquiry: How do we awaken from the contempt and hatred that causes so much...2019/07/31 - Longing to Belong: Bringing Presence through the Three RefugesSpiritual practice reveals our belonging through bringing presence to three gateways: the aliveness of the present moment, loving relatedness,...2019/07/24 - The Path of Spiritual Surrender: Part 2Cultivating a surrendering presence allows us to release the identity of a small, separate self, and open to the...2019/07/17 - Desire: A Current of HomecomingDesire is intrinsic to our aliveness, yet when we have unmet needs, it can possess us. This talk explores...2019/07/10 - The Path of Spiritual Surrender: Part 1Cultivating a surrendering presence allows us to release the identity of a small, separate self, and open to the...2019/07/03 - How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this...2019/06/26 - How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 1The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this...2019/06/19 - The Courage to Love – Part 2The gateway to full intimacy and love is our capacity to open to vulnerability. These two talks look at...2019/06/12 - The Courage to Love – Part 1The gateway to full intimacy and love is our capacity to open to vulnerability. These two talks look at...2019/06/05 - An Appropriate Response: Living from an Awake HeartMuch of our suffering comes from reacting to stressful situations with fear or aggression, rather than responding with wisdom...2019/05/29 - Forgiveness: Releasing Ourselves and Others from Aversive Blame – Part 3Rumi invites us to find the barriers we’ve erected against love, and a universal one is blame. These three...2019/05/22 - Trusting the Gold (retreat talk)This talk looks at how our upbringing and culture lead us to mistrust who we are and become identified...2019/05/15 - Compassion Towards All: Moving toward a Plant Based DietFor most of human history it’s been “normal” to eat non-human animals. This is now changing. We are awakening...2019/05/08 - Conscious Prayer – Finding Refuge in Loving Awareness (retreat talk)Prayer is a communing with our enlarged being. This talk examines less conscious forms of prayer, and how we...2019/05/01 - Forgiveness: Releasing Ourselves and Others from Aversive Blame – Part 2Rumi invites us to find the barriers we’ve erected against love, and a universal one is blame. These three... Page 1 of 3212345 >Last »
