On October 12, 2025, after meditation, we honored the recently departed teacher Dr. Larry Ward (1948-2025), and shared one of his last Dharma talk on “Civic Dharma, ” offering guidance on how to live the principles of Dharma in our public lives; how we might reimagine our personal and collective responsibilities as citizens through the lens of spiritual practice.
On March 9, 2025, after meditation, we shared a recorded Dharma Talk by Dr. Larry Ward, on “Cultivating Mindful Consumption of the Media, ” offering guidance on "Living in the World with Your Heart Undisturbed." Dr. Ward explores how we can engage with the world and the media without losing our inner peace and deeper purpose.
On Sunday, August 11, 2024, after meditation, we watched four video clips from interviews of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on the topic of our "Buddha Nature" and how practice can help…
On Sunday, May 12, 2024, after meditation we listened to a Dharma talk titled "Healing Blocks of Suffering in the Individual and Collective Consciousness" by meditation teacher, Kaira Jewel Lingo.…
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, after meditation we listened to a talk on "Real Happiness at Work" by meditation teacher and author, Sharon Salzberg. Salzberg defines "real happiness" as an…
On Sunday, November 11, 2023, after meditation, we listened to segments of a public Dharma talk from Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche titled "Meditation and Going Beyond Mindfulness - A Secular Perspective".…
On February 13, 2022, after meditation, we met online for a Teachers’ Corner session to learn from the recently departed Zen Master Thich Nhất Hạnh about the practice of “Mindfulness”.…
On January 9, 2022, after meditation, we studied the topic of "The Four Great Vows." Before watching the Dharma Talk by Zen Master Bon Soeng on The Four Great Vows,…
On December 11, 2021, after meditation, we listened to excerpts from Dr. Larry Ward’s talk titled “Unshakable Deliverance of the Mind”, on how to practice with the Five Hindrances. Dr. Ward explained that the goal of our practice is to achieve “a mind that is unshakable” and a mind that is “delivered… from itself.” To achieve unshakable deliverance, we must develop an awareness of our mind, and the power to reshape it toward compassion and kindness, and this process calls for us to practice with the Five Hindrances.