Love is Always Loving You – This talk draws on Christian mystic Henri Nouwen’s book Return of the Prodigal...

Releasing Self-Blame – Pathways to a Forgiving Heart When we are stuck in blaming, disliking or hating ourselves, we...

Healing Self-Doubt – Siddhartha Gautama’s last challenge before enlightenment was doubt, and to some degree, most of us live...

Pain and Living Fully ~ The experiences we most value – feeling creative, loving, vital – require being awake...

Embodied Awareness – Embracing Unlived Life – Part 2 ~ When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body,...

When we are caught in a stress reaction, we are in a trance that cuts us off from our...

When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body, we are in a trance that prevents us from living...

While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by clouds, our...

While the brightness and warmth of our hearts is always here, like the sun when blocked by clouds, our...

In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand reality, and it involves bringing an interested, engaged...

Part I – In spiritual life, inquiry arises from our deep yearning to understand reality, and it involves bringing...

A key spiritual inquiry is, “In this moment, what most serves awakening?” Rather than a particular style of meditation...

Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, inner fire...

Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, inner fire...

The archetypal figure of the Bodhisattva (“awakening being”) reflects our potential to realize our connectedness with all beings, and...

This talk explores the traditional refuges of awareness (buddha nature), truth (dharma) and love (sangha) that are at the...

“…discover what’s happening here, beyond the veil of thinking.” Tara gives additional instructions and responds to questions after the...

We each have a deep interest in reality–in understanding what is true and who we are. In Buddhist teachings,...

This solstice talk explores two pathways to realizing the Secret Beauty that is our essence.  One is through the...

This talk explores three key features of the trance of unworthiness and introduces a guided meditation based on the...