The Sacred Art of Listening (2015-08-05)

The Sacred Art of Listening (2015-08-05) – Deep listening – the kind of listening that brings intimacy and understanding—takes intentional practice. This talk looks at the societal and inner obstacles to an undistracted presence, and the mindfulness st…

Beloved Community (2015-06-17)

Beloved Community (2015-06-17) – Martin Luther King’s term, “Beloved Community,” points to our potential for living together with love, justice and respect. This talk explores the often hidden expressions of racism that fuel separation and violence, an…

Part 2: The Sure Heart’s Release

2011-02-16 – Part 2 – The Sure Heart’s Release – Our longing is to realize and embody loving presence, yet we each have deeply conditioned habits that bind our hearts. This talk reflects on these habits, and explores how we can free ourselves by bringi…

Part 1: The Sure Heart’s Release

2011-02-29 – Part 1 – The Sure Heart’s release – Our longing is to realize and embody loving presence, yet we each have deeply conditioned habits that bind our hearts. This talk reflects on these habits, and explores how we can free ourselves by bringi…

Committing to Joy

2012-06-13 – Committing to Joy – What makes joy rare? How do we awaken this beautiful capacity to embrace life? In this talk we explore the obstacles to joy and the attitude and practices that free us to “love what is.” Please support this podcast by d…

Freedom in the Midst of Difficulty

2012-03-07 – Freedom in the Midst of Difficulty – We suffer when we forget who we are and get caught in a limited sense of self. This talk explores how we become identified with a sliver of what we are, and the pathway to remembering our wholeness. Whe…

Unconditional Love for the Life Within

2011-10-08 – Unconditional Love for the Life Within – (Retreat Talk) The tyranny of “should” prevents us from living and loving fully. This talk explores how we get trapped in the identity of a flawed self and the ways a wise attention can free us. Ple…

Finding The Juice Inside Fear

2011-09-07 – Finding The Juice Inside of Fear – Learning to bring a mindful presence to fear is an intrinsic part of spiritual awakening. In this talk we look at the ways we get caught in the trance of fear, and how the two wings of presence–clear rec…

Soul Recognition – Seeing Past the Mask

2011-06-15 – Soul Recognition – Seeing Past the Mask – We each long to be true to ourselves–to live from the love, creativity and wisdom that is our essence. This talk explores how, by attending to three key domains, we train ourselves to see beyond e…

Remembering Love (Retreat Talk)

2011-05-01 – Remembering Love (from IMCW Spring Retreat) – The habit of self-judgment not only causes emotional pain, it creates a trance that obscures the purity and vastness of our Being. This talk explores how a wakeful and forgiving heart can heal …

Part 2 – The Sure Heart’s Release

2011-02-16 – The Sure Heart’s Release – Our longing is to realize and embody loving presence, yet we each have deeply conditioned habits that bind our hearts. This talk reflects on these habits, and explores how we can free ourselves by bringing a mind…

The Sure Heart’s Release

2011-02-09 – The Sure Heart’s Release – Our longing is to realize and embody loving presence, yet we each have deeply conditioned habits that bind our hearts. This talk reflects on these habits, and explores how we can free ourselves by bringing a mind…

Releasing Karmic Patterns

2010-11-10 – Releasing Karmic Patterns – We all have conditioned patterns of thinking and behaving that keep us identified as a separate, deficient self. This talk investigates the roots of this conditioning and ways that pausing and awakening mindfuln…

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