Meditation: Relax Into Happiness (2017-11-22) – Lama Gendun Rinpoche writes, “Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but it is already there, in relaxation and letting go.” This meditation turns us toward this naturally arising h…
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Meditation: Relax Into Happiness (2017-11-22)
Meditation: Relax Into Happiness (2017-11-22) – Lama Gendun Rinpoche writes, “Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but it is already there, in relaxation and letting go.” This meditation turns us toward this naturally arising h…
The Gift of Silence
The Gift of Silence ~ Through all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes possible to see into the truth of what we are. Yet quieting can turn into a battle with the process of the thinki…
The Gift of Silence
The Gift of Silence ~ Through all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes possible to see into the truth of what we are. Yet quieting can turn into a battle with the process of the thinki…
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening – Listening to sounds is a powerful way to quiet the thinking mind and connect with the natural openness of awareness. This meditation emphasizes the anchor of listening, and guides us to relax through our bodi…
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening
Meditation: The Silence That is Listening – Listening to sounds is a powerful way to quiet the thinking mind and connect with the natural openness of awareness. This meditation emphasizes the anchor of listening, and guides us to relax through our bodi…
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08)
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08) – When we bring a full presence to prayer, it becomes a powerful pathway of homecoming. This talk explores how prayer heals the pain of separation, and offers practical guidance in what poet John …
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08)
Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08) – When we bring a full presence to prayer, it becomes a powerful pathway of homecoming. This talk explores how prayer heals the pain of separation, and offers practical guidance in what poet John …
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08)
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08) – The primary qualities of a healing and freeing presence are being alert, open and tender. This meditation arouses these qualities by engaging a mindful awareness of the breath, and then a relaxed, gentle…
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08)
Meditation: Relaxed Attentiveness (2017-11-08) – The primary qualities of a healing and freeing presence are being alert, open and tender. This meditation arouses these qualities by engaging a mindful awareness of the breath, and then a relaxed, gentle…
Accessing Innate Wisdom
Accessing Innate Wisdom – Wisdom is an innate capacity, but often covered over by trance. This talk explores how we abandon ourselves as we busily seek ways to feel more worthy, lovable and safe. We then look at the pathway home, the radical non-doing …
Accessing Innate Wisdom
Accessing Innate Wisdom – Wisdom is an innate capacity, but often covered over by trance. This talk explores how we abandon ourselves as we busily seek ways to feel more worthy, lovable and safe. We then look at the pathway home, the radical non-doing …
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30)
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30) – Love is an innate capacity, and when we intentionally cultivate it, love shifts from a state to a trait. This meditation offers guidance on how to access love, and open ourselves to it in a way that…
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30)
Reflection: Cultivating a Loving Heart (2017-08-30) – Love is an innate capacity, and when we intentionally cultivate it, love shifts from a state to a trait. This meditation offers guidance on how to access love, and open ourselves to it in a way that…
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25)
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25) – Anger is natural, intelligent and necessary for surviving and flourishing. Yet when we are hooked by anger, it causes great personal and collective suffering. This talk explores how to transform patterns o…
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25)
Anger: Responding, Not Reacting (2017-10-25) – Anger is natural, intelligent and necessary for surviving and flourishing. Yet when we are hooked by anger, it causes great personal and collective suffering. This talk explores how to transform patterns o…
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25)
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25) – We arrive in presence through the gateway of the body, scanning through with awareness, and then resting with the breath and body sensations. As we include whatever arises with a gentle and kind attention, …
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25)
Meditation: Refuge in Presence (2017-10-25) – We arrive in presence through the gateway of the body, scanning through with awareness, and then resting with the breath and body sensations. As we include whatever arises with a gentle and kind attention, …
Embodied Spirit – Mindfulness of the Body
Embodied Spirit – Mindfulness of the Body ~ The Buddha taught that mindfulness of the body is a direct path to the realization of truth, to peace and freedom. This talk explores how we leave a present-centered awareness of our body, and the pathways of…
Embodied Spirit – Mindfulness of the Body
Embodied Spirit – Mindfulness of the Body ~ The Buddha taught that mindfulness of the body is a direct path to the realization of truth, to peace and freedom. This talk explores how we leave a present-centered awareness of our body, and the pathways of…
