Archive of Talks

Over the last several weeks, voices from the non-dual tradition have been getting a hearing in our sangha meetings.  Michael, Jeff, and Joey have each drawn on the teachings of Rupert Spira, as well as others in that tradition.  This past week, Sam guided our reflections, drawing on the thoughts of long-time buddhist teacher Guy Armstrong. The… Read more

Wise View is the first component of the Eightfold Noble Path, and one that can shape all the other aspects of the Path.  Following on Jeffrey’s presentation on perception, this week Joey continued the discussion with offerings from Yuka Nakamura, Mark Nunberg and Rupert Spira that explore Wise View and how we can practice it.… Read more

This past week, Jeffrey presented the topic Seeing as Meditation. Drawing, in part, from Culadasa’s discussion of the balance between attention and awareness as the basis of mindfulness, we engaged with images to observe our process of perception.  Does this make it harder or easier to enter a non-dualistic connection with the object? Connections were… Read more

Stephen proposed a slightly different format this week — that we spend our time after meditation in an extended group discussion about practice.  Since it usually seems our discussion could outlast our ending time, it might be useful to have a bit more time and to open up the discussion to any topic that folks… Read more

In several previous gatherings, we have considered ideas of Culadasa, a neuroscientist and ordained Budhhist minister, with extensive meditation experience.   This Sunday we considered some aspects of the model of mind that Culadasa presents, and some of the implications for the practice of meditation. Guided by Margaret, we based our reflections on interviews with Culadasa.   … Read more

Every moment we are making decisions, large and small, which create our reality and can change the world. However, when we become more aware of the subtle forces of Greed, Aversion, and Delusion in our day-to-day experience, we may find that they are the driving forces behind all our decisions. Can we learn to act… Read more