Archive of Talks

As much as we might be inspired by the four Brahma Viharas, it is very useful to have ways to bring qualities such as these into the tough spots in our daily lives.  Offering guidance on qualities that help us bring it all home, the Buddha spelled out the Five Spiritual Faculties: Confidence, Energy, Mindfulness, Collected… Read more

The Buddha named our Mental Formations (Pali: Sankhara) as one of the Five Aggregates that structure our lives. In the talk this Sunday, Dharma Teacher Andrea Fella showed how there can be great benefit in identifying the types of mental formations unique to each of us at any point in time, allowing for increased awareness,… Read more

Tara Brach’s deep and skillful combining of the Dharma with psychology has made her a go-to source of perspective and counsel for many serious practitioners.  In our sangha, Jackie was particularly struck and helped by a particular talk by Tara on her ‘signature theme’ – Radical Acceptance. A link to Tara’s talk is forthcoming. Read more

Ron guided our reflections this Sunday, drawing on a talk by Andrew Olendski, who begins his talk with this question:  During the time of Buddha there were many experiencing enlightenment. Why not in our contemporary world? There are many, many dedicated practitioners and scholars yet we can point to no one that has reached nirvana. The answer may be… Read more

This Sunday was our last in-person meeting at the Lojong Space, the physical home for our sangha for many years. Appropriately, Eric, who will lead this last meeting, chose the topic of Impermanence as the theme for meditation and discussion. Eric writes, As I was listening to this talk I was contemplating how associative our minds are.  Similar… Read more

 It may seem at times hard to believe that we each have an unlimited reservoir of joy available at all times.  But we touch into it spontaneously — during a sunset, seeing a newborn child, hearing a favorite song or catching a wonderful aroma.  Lorilee guided our session this Sunday, drawing on and sharing the teachings of… Read more