Archive of Talks

Michael guided our reflections today, centering on a Dharma talk by artist and dharma teacher Marcia Rose, from the Forest Refuge, in which she explored the elusive and central experience of Not-Self in Buddhist practice.  Each time we look at this topic, different perspectives seem to be revealed, which is perhaps why Rose titles her… Read more

Rebecca guided our reflections on the Third Noble Truth and Nirvana, drawing on Joseph Goldstein’s “Mindfulness,”  thus connecting with last week’s exploration and offer new perspectives as well. Read more

The topic today was Nirvana, and Sam guided our reflections on this topic which, by definition, is beyond words and thoughts.  Still, we had a fruitful exploration, as Sam shared excerpts from several different dharma teachers and sages on the topic, including “Nirvana and Transcendence” by Rob Burbea http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/11974/ and “Your Original Face” by Stephen… Read more

As a way of offering perspective on Pema’s teachings on moving beyond isolation and neurotic self absorption, Joey brought to bear teachings by Tara Brach from a talk titled “Landlocked in fur” http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/175/talk/25959/ Read more

Wendy guided our reflections as we take in the final one of Pema Chodron’s six talks on Getting Unstuck: “Taking Your Practice into the World.”  How can we take what we learn on the cushion about the relief of suffering out into our daily lives?  If you’d like to listen to this talk, click here:… Read more

Nancy guided our reflections as we took in the fifth of Pema Chodron’s talks on Getting Unstuck: “Tools for Liberation.”  This talk furthers exploration of skillful means to deal with shenpa, the basic underlying hook of suffering, and you can listen to it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ss0mj8sf4az9q32/Pema%205%20Tools%20for%20Liberation.mp3?dl=0   Read more