Archive of Talks

This past Sunday, Stephen guided our reflections, exploring how effective practice can lead to a mind prepared to achieve insights into the nature of the self.  Using a short talk by Culadasa, we discussed the specific process by which lasting transformations can be achieved. Read more

Joy is a central part of the Buddhist Path, and cultivating it is a key element in our practice.  Denise guided our reflections this past Sunday, focusing on this “song of the awakened heart,” and drawing on a dharma talk by Christina Feldman. The talk is available here: https://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/44/talk/10583/ Read more

This Sunday Patrick guided our reflections, on the topic of Karma and Reincarnation, drawing on a talk by Joseph Goldstein about the role that karma plays in our everyday lives and the consequences of our volitional acts, including some consideration of reincarnation.  We explored the different beliefs people have about reincarnation, the role it might have in our… Read more

To what extent do we create our own reality with our perceptions and ruminations?  This week Margaret guided our reflections, using excerpts from talks by Christina Feldman to explore the ways in which mindfulness of moods can help us discern when our experience is clouded and when it is sharpened by our mental processes and our… Read more

As well as being experienced in the outer world, the suffering of inner homelessness and and the joy of inner homecoming can be felt acutely as parts of the journey toward spiritual and psychological maturity.  Sam guided our reflections this Sunday, drawing particularly on the insights of Christina Feldman. We listened to a talk by… Read more

This Sunday the topic for our exploration and reflection was the Four Noble Truths. With teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh and Stephen Batchelor, Ginny led us on an exploration of the foundational nature of this teaching. We discussed how just “showing up” and witnessing the activity of our mind can often be the hardest and… Read more