Archive of Talks

Anne B led our reflections on the question of Karma and Identity, using as a jumping off point a talk on that topic by Tony Bernhard at Spirit Rock. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/182/talk/6788/ Read more

Nancy let the sangha in using the Five Recollections as a way of examining the question of our karma.  ” The Buddha recommended that every person should recollect these five facts every day. They are well known to us, but we like to forget them . We like to pretend that these five experiences do… Read more

Michael offered a presentation on the Buddhist theory of causality, known variously as Dependent Co-Arising, Inter-Dependent Co-Origination, Dependent Origination, etc.  Using the famous depiction of the Wheel of Life, in which the Dependent Co-Arising is depicted in 12 phases (the 12 nidanans) on the outer circle of the wheel, we discussed the inter-relation of cause… Read more

Beginning a month of presentations on different aspects of Karma, Joey shared her own reflections on Karma and Intention, and also brought excerpts from several buddhist teachers, anchored in a talk by dharma teacher Greg Scharf http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/229/talk/17659/   Read more

Anne B hosted this session which featured a talk from Tara Brach about meditation in times of stress, that we might explore together how we get through tough times as meditators. http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/175/talk/13010/   Read more

Sam offered a presentation on The Present – an all important, sometimes elusive, and often provocative dimension of the dharma.  In addition to excerpts from Rodney Smith’s talk titled “Perpendicular Universe,” http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/148/talk/1865/ Sam shared a poem by Rumi (The Present and The Presence) and quotations from Tony Parsons and Christina Feldman, provided in the attachment… Read more