This talk reflects on the three gateways to liberating presence-- Buddha nature (our awakened heartmind); Dharma (the living moment,...

In Buddhism, lovingkindness is considered a divine abode, our true home. This talk explores how we can recognize the...

This talk investigates three core themes on the path of spiritual awakening: forgiveness, inner fire or aspiration, and the...

When we feel grateful, there is a sense of homecoming. We are connected with what we cherish, and in...

The Buddha taught that our fear is great, but greater yet is the truth of our connectedness. These two...

We are designed to respond to stress with flight/fight/freeze and this can proliferate and then harden into our ongoing...

In Buddhism there are three, interdependent gateways to freedom. Called refuges, they are the expressions of truth that carry...

In Buddhism there are three, interdependent gateways to freedom. Called refuges, they are the expressions of truth that carry...

Through all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes...

We live in a relational field, and as we develop the capacity for presence with others, we discover the...

The Dalai Lama often begins his talks "Everyone wants to be Happy... Nobody wants to suffer." It's true, and...

A wholehearted commitment to awakening is intrinsic to the spiritual path. Yet often this becomes a striving kind of...

Our suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt parts of our experience- our unlived life. This rejected energy is stored...

Our incessant inner dialog contracts us into the sense of a small limited self. The practices of presence -...

Our life experience is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves and the underlying belief that "something is wrong...

Our greatest suffering is not realizing who we are. Identified with a sense of separate and deficient self, we...