08/10/2023 “Seeing Impermanence, Learning to Let Go” with Walt Opie
We often hear the phrase to “just let it go,” but sometimes that can be frustrating advice. In this talk, we will explore the insights we are encouraged to investigate […]
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07/27/2023 “How pleasant and unpleasant feelings (Vedanā) shape experience” with Rick Maddock
How pleasant and unpleasant feelings (Vedanā) shape experience – Converging views from neuroscience and early Buddhism.The five aggregates (skandhas) together encompass all aspects of experience. Vedanā is one of the […]
07/20/2023 “Truthfulness: Precept, Parami, and Profound” with Rich Howard
A commitment to speaking the truth brings a sense of trust and safety to our relationships, and we reinforce this commitment when we take the fourth precept of refraining from […]
07/06/2023 “Questions and Answers” with Dennis Warren
This evening will be all questions and answers. During this session we’ll explore questions you’ve been wanting to ask about Buddhism, practice, different traditions, a situation you’re dealing with or […]
06/22/2023 “The Clarifying & Healing Power of ‘Right’ View” with Dennis Warren
“Right” View is considered the North Star of practice. It can guide the mind, and mobilizes our attention and effort, in nourishing, enriching and healing directions. It is the first […]
06/08/2023 “The Skandhas and the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness” with Tony Bernhard
Cultivation of the fourth foundation of mindfulness offers distinct insights into the non-self (anatta) aspect of our experience. In our talk, we will explore the practice of mindfulness of mind […]
06/01/2023 “Does Anger Always Lead to Suffering?” with Matt Russell
Anger gets a bad rap in Buddhism. 8th-century Buddhist scholar Shantideva described anger as the most extreme negative force. Buddhist psychology identifies anger as a detrimental emotional state that clouds […]
05/25/2023 “Patience as Safety, Help & Creativity” with Dennis Warren
“Patience” is one of the most important and useful, but undervalued, skills from a Buddhist perspective. It is not merely tolerance, enduring or resignation. It is, instead, a purposeful process […]
05/18/2023 “Teachings & Practices for the Experience of Filling Up and Emptying Out the Sense of Self” with Heather Sundberg
Tonight’s teaching from Heather will focus on the theme of Emptiness, and how it relates to our sense of self. Short guided practices and inquiries will be a part of […]
05/11/2023 “Equanimity: ‘There in the Middleness’” with Walt Opie
According to Bhikkhu Bodhi, upekkha, the Pali term we usually translate as equanimity, could literally be translated as “there in the middleness.” This points to the balancing power of equanimity. […]