Archive of Talks

This morning, Joey guided our reflections on Dharma and Relationships.  The approach was grounded in the practice of Insight Dialogue, as examined in the talk by Matthew Brensilver: Mindfulness in Close Relationships.  http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/496/talk/24457/ The approach is based in the Insight Dialogue work of Gregory Kramer, and the words that are most often recalled from encounter with his… Read more

This morning, Wendy guided our work with our shared tendency to turn to doing rather than reflecting or simply being – the ways in which we compulsively turn t activity rather than investigating our states of mind.  As a prompt for discussion, we listened to excerpts to this talk by Tara Brach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23nUp3a9R8&feature=youtu.be&list=UUE3E-d8dUieqIbKYIO5-pFg Read more

This Sunday, Jessica guided our reflections, with a focus on Compassion.  There are many ways of relating to the suffering of others, some skillful, many not so skillful.  Compassion, the second of the Brahma Viharas, is the fullest, most intimate and open-hearted way.  Excerpts from Mark Coleman’s Dharma talk and guided meditation on Compassion anchored… Read more

Payton led this the discussion this past Sunday on the topic of Anxiety, based around a talk by Matthew Brensilver. http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/496/talk/24441/ Some other good talks on the topic include a talk by Donald Rothberg and one by Michael Grady. Read more

Today, Michael brought our series on the 12 links of dependent arising to its conclusion, examining the ways in which Craving and Clinging lead almost inevitably to Becoming (taking on a personality style, which we then defend), Birth (inhabiting that style of being so completely that we can’t imagine seeing beyond it), and finally Old Age… Read more

This Sunday, Nancy led our investigation of the Four Great Elements of Nature and their relation to our own fundamental nature, Anatta.  As part of our exploration we spent time quietly and fully taking in the gardens outside the Studio, the wind, the sounds, the earth beneath our feet.   Read more