On the fifth Sunday in August, we will meet online, and sit with the recorded instructions from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, to practice "wakefulness in this moment" in two gentle guided meditation sessions.
After a short meditation session, we will watch a documentary film about a group of prison inmates who participate in a 10-day Vipassana retreat -- a dramatic narrative of human potential and transformation. The film has the power to challenge stereotypes about incarcerated individuals and reshape our understanding of freedom.
On November 10, 2024, we listened to excerpts of a recorded Dharma talk by Roshi Joan Halifax, on cultivating wise hope with "Imagination and the Bodhisattva Attitude." Drawing from personal reflections and Buddhist teachings, Halifax invites us to embrace a hopeful yet grounded perspective that empowers us to act in the face of adversity
On August 13, 2023, after meditation, we shared a talk by Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner, on the teaching of Yogācāra, titled "Yogācāra: A Concise Instruction for Practitioners." Yogācāra, often referred…
On April 10, 2022, after meditation, we shared a talk on the Tibetan Lojong teaching of: "Turning Adversity Into the Path of Awakening" by Fred Eppsteiner. In his talk, Fred also…