Archive of Talks

Sharing Joy, celebrating the good fortune that comes to others, can be quite individual. But it can also be deeply social – as when we work for social justice to change the lives of others for the better.  We can work with joyful hearts to move beyond racism, economic inequality, gender bias and the like, rather… Read more

Gratitude is a doorway into our practice. We are always in relationship – interdependent with everything around us.  An attitude of gratitude – fully realizing ‘I am receiving this in this moment’ – can be felt in the body. It relaxes and calms the mind.  We are unstuck, and the world looks new. With open eyes, we… Read more

Stress is at the heart of most suffering, and many teachers today have begun to use “Stress” as the best translation of Dukkha.  Stress is stressful not only because we resist it, but because we actually  participate in its creation as well.  Ironically, we may seek to ‘cure’ it by engaging in other activities that are themselves stressful.… Read more

All indigenous healing systems highlight the elements we humans share with the physical world we inhabit, and from which we arise—Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Lorilee facilitated our session this week based in a guided Gaia meditation by Jenny Wilks, exploring our true nature and what we are made of. You can listen to the meditation… Read more

We have each been tasked with a huge project called “my life”. Moment by moment we are steering this project, trying to maximize our happiness. Using feedback from feeling in the body, our thinking mind evaluates our experience and creates strategies. The main tool of the mind is language, our constant self-talk.  In a talk… Read more

Faith is often translated from the Pali language, as saddhā, which means “to place the heart upon”. However, in these times of great change and crisis, what do we place our heart upon? Buddhism teaches that everything is changing and impermanent. So, how do we cultivate the wisdom and the resolve to act, when there… Read more