10/31/2024 “Dharmette: Equanimity” with Rich Howard
EQUANIMITY PHRASES from SIM Senior Teacher John Travis: May I accept things as they are.May I remain in peace, and let go of expectations.May I find the inner resources to […]
Entries by David Guerrieri
10/17/2024 “Lessons & Practices from the Traditional Model of Awakening” with Dennis Warren
Awakening, or Enlightenment, is considered the point of liberation when a practitioner exits the Wheel of Suffering associated with daily life. The biographies of those who practiced directly with the […]
10/10/2024 “The Story About Stories” with Diana Clark
Humans love stories. Part of the path of practice is to not only help us see the unspoken stories in our lives but also to help us discern whether they […]
10/3/2024 “Peacemaking, Outer and Inner” with Rich Howard
Humans long for peace in our lives and in our world. In our practice of boundless kindness (Metta in Pali), we say, “May you be peaceful.” So, what are the conditions […]
9/26/2024 “The Five Aggregates in Daily Life” with John Travis
I will go through the five aggregates — they are the essential explanation of the human condition: Body, feeling, perception, and mental formations…in the elusive consciousness. I’d look at these […]
9/19/2024 “Practice: A Path and Safety Net or Confusing Puzzle?” with Dennis Warren
The Historical Buddha’s teaching, psychology and practice methods are frequently referred to as a Path or The Path. Sometimes, they are presented as a vast inter-connected net that provides us […]
9/12/2024 “Revealing the City Within: A Journey to Insight and Freedom” with Adam Stonebraker
In this talk, we’ll explore the metaphor of the ancient city as described in the City Sutta, reflecting on how our journey toward liberation unfolds step by step. By integrating […]
8/29/2024 “Concentration Is Really Composure of the Mind” with Walt Opie
In daily life, we have a lot of distractions that can easily cause our minds to be quite scattered and distracted, and lacking in composure or serenity. One aspect of […]