The Legend of Mass-Murderer Angulimala … and lessons about negative karma The redemption of the mass murderer Angulimala, is memorialized in the Pali Canon in Majjhima Nikaya 86. Angulimala’s brutality […]
Introducing a new online community now available and open for you to join. Click on the image or Click Here to access your invitation to “SIM Online Group” which is […]
If you’d like to listen to the part 1 talk, click here. The principal purpose of Insight Practice is the creation of conditions that led to spontaneous, intuitive Insight that […]
Commitment to Practice: Hobby, Pastime, or Lifetime Aspiration? We may come to the practice of meditative awareness as a curiosity or from an intense experience of suffering. We may practice […]
The Buddha is said to have taught, “One who sees dependent origination sees the Dhamma; one who sees the Dhamma sees dependent origination.” What is this teaching that’s so central […]
Starting Over AGAIN – No blame. No shame. Let’s start again. Frequently, we need to remind ourselves about this practice; what we are doing and why are we doing it. It […]
The Meaning and Practice of “Investigation” in Insight Practice – The principal purpose of Insight Practice is the creation of conditions that lead to spontaneous, intuitive Insight that liberates the mind […]
As May 13 is Mother’s Day, there will be no Family Sangha this month. Enjoy the day!
Another Piece of the Map: The Meaning and Practical Importance of “Causes and Conditions”. This will be the third in a series of talks on the basic map of Buddhist […]
Daylong Retreat with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg. Two audio files: If you would like to download this talk, please right click and select “save as” here. If you would […]