10/15/2026 “The First Practice” with Dennis Warren

Among the vast treasury of teachings offered by the Historical Buddha, there was one practice he would return to again and again as the place to begin. This foundational practice illuminates the path ahead, grounding us in direct experience, and opening the door to the deeper practices of relationship, mental cultivation, the heart’s higher emotions, and wisdom itself.

We’ll explore this familiar practice this Thursday evening from a different perspective, as the first practice, guided by a few questions:

_{What is this foundational practice?
How do we practice it?
Why did the Buddha so often recommend it first?
How does it represent a model that shapes the entire path?}