In our practice the refuge of home is limitless and all encompassing. We are never outside of it. So when it feels as if we are shut out, why is this, and what can we do to return?
Read MoreWhen your spiritual practice feels dull or remote and it’s difficult to remember its living, breathing power, here are eight ways to re-engage—find the one that speaks to you now. This dharma talk begins with the Student Entering Ceremony of Eric Geist.
Read MoreOpen up to the practices of offering (dedicating the merit of our practice) and letting go (acknowledge, surrender, and grieve)…
Read MoreExplore the practice of prayer—learn how we as Buddhists can engage this powerful tool in the service of ending distraction and reclaiming love and liberation.
Read MoreExplore the practice of faith and the ways it sparks, sustains, and guides us on our path.
Read MoreFear can be practiced, no matter how strong or subtle it appears to us. Drawing on the Buddhist sutras, this talk illustrates the path of meeting our fears and moving beyond them.
Read MoreZen monasteries around the world practice oryoki, the meal ceremony that highlights that eating is a sacred act— one that puts us in touch, not just with physical hunger, but with our deeper aspiration to awaken.
Read MoreWe are lucky enough to have all that we need for liberation and enlightenment, so what happens now?
Read MoreIn the midst of what can be an awesome fear, and grief, the teachings on death and dying can also be a source of great power, wonder, and love.
Read MoreZuisei shares just how the practice of love is the heart, the path, and the realization of the Buddhist teachings.
Read MoreHas a teacher’s dharma talk ever confused you or seemed just out of reach? There’s a Buddhist teaching on just how we can engage with all that’s offered in four steps. It’s not about logic or intellect, it does require patience and a soft touch.
Read MoreAn intense reaction, a wayward mood, a harmful thought, all the ways in which the mind can hold us back from getting close—it may sound unlikely, yet these are precious moments. Accept their invitation to put into practice the tools explored here.
Read MoreWhat makes a good friend according to the Buddhist teachings? Because we need good friends along the spiritual path, the Buddha offered clear guidance on what is needed to see and to be that friend for others.
Read MoreZuisei offers the most powerful way to face the heart of loneliness and to shed the ignorance that sustains it.
Read MoreTake a deep dive into another aspect of Zen training that prepares us to be present in our lives—koan study. This talk draws on Zen Master Dogen’s Case 114, Zhaozhou’s Dog: Does a dog have Buddha Nature?
Read MoreKarma Yeshe Chödrön and Karma Zopa Jigme, married couple and teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, on the reality of engaging in spiritual practice and the fragility of a human life…
Read MoreWhere we are and what we are doing is exactly right—even when it’s a struggle…
Read MoreTake a look into how our sense of self gets in the way of our lives and catch a glimpse of what remains once we let go…
Read MoreAccording to the poet David Whyte, there is a faith in loving fiercely the one who is rightfully yours. What if the one who is rightfully yours is you?
Read MoreDiscover what it means to create this world and how we might face it and ourselves in spaciousness and love…
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