Archive of Talks

Many Buddhist teachers remind us in multiple ways that we are not what we seem to be, the separate embodied selves from which our ego identities rise. Instead, we are encouraged to discover that we are the wind, the rain, the ocean, the mountain and the stars.  What does that mean, and how can we… Read more

At first, it can come as a surprise that Not Knowing can be so crucial to Dharma practice.  In most of our engagements in the world – school, work, friendship, counseling, and so forth – the last thing we want to say — to admit — is that we don’t know.  Yet in Buddhism, that very response… Read more

There is now, and always has been, much to grieve about life.  Whether we grieve the loss of a loved one, our own health, a pet, a species, a sense of social and political stability or any other past constant in our life, pausing for self care is essential. Buddhism as well has tools to… Read more

When we’re all sitting together, it may look like we’re all doing the same thing. But of course there are many different styles of levels of practice going on. This Sunday Michael guided us as we explored several models typical among our sangha, with a look at ways in which these methods have traditionally been… Read more

Steve writes, “I have recently been appreciating the elegance of the Noble Eightfold Path. In this teaching we find the hub, the spokes, and the wheel of the whole of the Buddha Dharma. It is the Middle Way. The Noble Eightfold Path is the ‘path’ that is the Fourth Noble Truth. Each of the eight… Read more

Sangha is held to be one of the three jewels of Buddhism. The Buddha invites us to “take refuge” in sangha as an aspect of the path to freedom. It is a place where we can be held, supported, comforted, and also encouraged to live with compassion, generosity, and metta. Additionally, sangha moves us away… Read more