Archive of Talks

Payton led our discussion on the concept of Dukkha, or unsatisfactoriness, in the context of the Three Characteristics (aka: Three Marks) of Existence. The Three being Impermanence, Dukkha, and Not-self. The Trilogy of Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta – By Bhikkhu Bodhi Ignorance functions in two ways, negative and positive. On the negative side it simply… Read more

Our Sangha meeting today was canceled due to snow.  We used the time ego meditate at home. Read more

Sam led the discussion, focusing on the three heavenly messengers – old age, sickness, and death.  Excerpts from the following dharma talks were used (all available on dharmaseed.org): 1) Heavenly Messengers by Narayan Liebenson , 3/23/06 – first 13 min., 2) Natchiketa and the Lord of Death by Jack Kornfield, 9/10/12 – first 9.5 min, 3) Mystery and… Read more

Margaret guided exploration of Perception. This third of the five skandhas relates us clearly – or not sometimes so clearly – to the outside world. To what degree are we subject to the biases of our perceptions, and to what degree can we gain clarity and perspective on our own distortions, thus taking a step toward… Read more

Jessica led our reflections today,focusing on the ways we can meet negative emotions which arise habitually.  Excerpts from a dharma talk by Tara Brach on Self-Compassion provided perspective for the discussion.  For the full talk, click here http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/175/talk/18874/   Read more

This Sunday, Anne B guided our reflections, investigating how our practice ripens as we dedicate ourselves to it over time.  Contributing to the discussion were excerpts from Spirit Rock Teacher Anna Douglas, speaking on “What Changes as We Practice?”  That talk can be found at http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/23/talk/10372/ Read more