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...

Desire is intrinsic to our aliveness, yet when we have unmet needs, it can possess us. This talk explores...

With prayers for Paris: What will it take to have us collectively awaken to the suffering of our earth...

Like breathing in and breathing out, gratitude and generosity allow us to live fully. This talks explores what blocks...

While we have strong conditioning to react to aggression with more aggression, we have the capacity to pause, and...

Anger is naturally triggered when we feel an obstacle to meeting our needs. How do we honor the intelligence...

All of our actions, our entire life experience, arises from the energy of intention.  While it’s natural that our...

Our survival brain reacts to perceived imperfection with aversion and anxiety, and if we are habituated to this reaction,...

Suffering is our call to deepen attention and discover the truth of who we are beyond the identity of...

In this human realm, healing and spiritual realization are rooted in awakening a love for the life that is...

How can we trust in basic goodness when we encounter so much greed and violence within and around us?...

  CC   ~ When we are lost in the trance of doing, our lives are on automatic, and...

Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People...

If we investigate patterns of emotional suffering or “stuckness,” we’ll discover that under our pain is a fear based...

(from 2015 IMCW Labor Day retreat) The scales of judgment confine us in a limited sense of self, they...

When stressed, we often react with looping fear-thoughts, feelings and behaviors that cause harm to ourselves and/or others. This...

When physical or emotional pain is too much, our conditioning is to pull away and avoid direct contact with...

There are two common fears that can block us from our full potential – fear of failure (FOF), and...