Archive of Talks

Sam led our Sangha this week on the topic of a phrase mentioned many times in Buddhist cannon: “the deathless”. Sam chose excerpts from the following talks (from dharmaseed.org): 2016-03-27 Energy of Release – The Deathless Element – where Consciousness Finds no Footing 59:12 Ajahn Sucitto Buddhist Retreat Centre : The Deeper You Go, the… Read more

Today, Margaret shared a very deep talk with the sangha on the Mula Sutta as interpreted by Thanissara. The link is:  http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/178/talk/47371/ And here are the Pali and English translations of the last ten lines.  These were taken from http://obo.genaud.net/dhamma-vinaya/pali/an/10_tens/an10.058.pali.bd.htm and https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.058.than.html respectively. Read more

On January 21, Michael offered a presentation on the Distraction and Dharma. His interest piqued by the effect of increasing, even compulsive use of digital devices on the part of the general population (himself included), he put together the observations of several respected teachers on the subject of the kinds of distractions that we actually… Read more

This Sunday, Zac led our Sangha discussion exploring the question, “what is insight?”. He played an excerpt from a talk by Rob Burbea and read from the Samanupassana Sutta: Assumptions. Read more

To enter with mindful intention into the new year, Joey drew from Sally Clough Armstrong’s dharma talk on the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness. This talk offers an overview of the many roads that through practice can lead to liberation. http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/153/talk/47000/ Read more

Sangha New Years Eve Day 2017/8 In this season of sincere resolutions often not skillfully made, our focus was on wise intention, the second step of the eightfold path. Michael led our reflections, beginning with a look at the inscription on the wooden Han which is struck with a mallet to call monks to meditate… Read more