Archive of Talks

Rebecca led our reflections this morning, centering them around readings from Joseph Goldstein’s new book, Mindfulness. Read more

If the self is in some way an illusion, and if it causes so much difficulty, why do we create it.  Sam guided our reflections on this tantalizing question, anchoring us in a talk by Akincano Marc Weber titled “Setting to sea in the leaky boat of self”, recorded at a recent IMS retreat. http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/360/talk/24014/   Read more

Payton led this the discussion this past Sunday on the topic of the concept of Mara as a personification of the Hinderances in traditional Buddhist thought, as well as how the Buddha used the recognition of Mara in his liberation. There were excerpts from three talks played. Below are the talks and some notes for each:… Read more

Payton lead our reflections on the aspect of Saddhā, usually translated as Faith, Trust, or Confidence. There are many kinds of Faith in Buddhist practice, but we explored the concept of “borrowing faith” and verifying it for yourself as discussed in a talk by Andrea Fella. The Pali term is literally, “to place one’s heart upon”.… Read more

Wendy led our reflections on exploring aloneness and how it can bring, not isolation and withdrawal, but connectedness.  Anchoring her presentation is a talk by Christina Feldman. The talk is available here: http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/44/talk/263/   Read more