Archive of Talks

This Sunday, under the skilled guidance of Zac, explored walking meditation as a powerful practice on the path of awakening. It is a way to touch the depths of insight while moving through the world, and an invaluable resource when sitting practice isn’t possible. Zac played a section of: Winnie Nazarko: 2017-07-11 The Other Retreat… Read more

Joey led our meditation practice this week with guidance by Chris Cullen in how we can gather our attention and enjoy cultivating spacious awareness while still being grounded. From Chris Cullen’s instructions for collecting and gathering the attention: Insight comes from cultivation of collectedness. The six Jhana factors are tools in collecting the heart-mind. Viveka:… Read more

This week Sam led our Sangha, reading some quotes from the Phena Sutta and presenting a recorded dharma talk by Pascal Auclair on the ephemerality of experience. The talk is here: https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/198/talk/51928/ He also read from the Phena Sutta: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN22_95.html Read more

This week Payton led the Sangha’s discussion, bringing a recorded Q&A with Bhikku Bodhi (American Buddhist monk, author, translator, and activist) to inspire conversation on the topic of moral and social responsibility. The talk is here: http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/86/talk/39855/ Read more

During this week’s Sangha, Jeffrey facilitated the topic of Right Effort. A talk by Ayya Anandabodhi and the discussion focused on improving one’s practice through pursuit of Right Effort, the 6th element in the Eightfold Path. Right Effort addresses the quality of effort, proper amount of effort, and finding the appropriate approach to each situation.… Read more

This past week Ginny guided our reflections, exploring the deep connections that arise between our formal practice and our engagement with our communities, large and small. How does our practice on the cushion support our vibrant presence amidst a challenging world? She played excerpts from Angel Kyodo Williams and Natalie Goldberg to provide different perspectives… Read more