Dhamma Talks
Countering Aversion and Ill-Will
This talk continues an ongoing review of the Mindfulness of Breathing Discourse, focusing on the hindrance of Aversion and Ill-Will. Allie Vaknin describes the characteristics of aversion in a way that is not only effective for spiritual development, but can be...
The Hindrance Of Sense Desire
During this talk, Susan Baxter continues the review by our teachers of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. After reviewing the overall structure of the Sutta, she focuses on the first of the Five Hindrances, Sense Desire, which...
March 2026 Dharma Questions
During this talk, Peter responds to questions about lojong training, (A Tibetan discipline for developing compassion), and the "near and far enemy" of lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity.
Knowing The Mind
This talk, provided by Lezlie Laws, continues reviewing elements of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, focusing in the Third Foundation, Mindfulness of the Mind. Lezlie uses a Zen question to foster internal understanding of how the mind creates a self: ...
Guided Knowing The Mind Contemplation
During this meditation, Lezlie Laws provides suggestions that involve a useful question for exploring the nature of the mind--"What is this?". The question curiosity regarding how the mind creates the experience of selfing and is intended to diminish the demands of...
Reviewing Mindfulness of Feelings
During this talk, Allie Vaknin provides a review of the second of the four foundations of mindfulness, vedanupassana, traditionally translated as mindfulness of feelings. Her comments include references to how feelings can be understood not only as emotions, but also...
Reviewing Mindfulness of the Body
This talk, presented by Susan Baxter, focuses on the first of the four foundations of mindfulness, which contemplates how the mind makes meaning and responses to physical stimuli. She describes how she learned how to skillfully use various mindfulness practices to...
Overview of the Satipatthana Sutta
During this first of a series of talks reviewing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, a key teaching in all the Buddhist traditions. Peter describes the repetitive passages in each of the foundations were required for centuries in a pre-literate culture. ...
February 2026 Open Dharma Questions
Periodically, Peter will be available to answer questions about Buddhist concepts and practices. During this talk, he focuses on how consistent meditation practice develops internal awareness skills in the same way that consistent practice with a musical instrument...
Purifying Energy
During this talk, Allie Vaknin continues reviewing the Paramis, a grouping of mind conditioning functions that, when developed to full potential, cooperatively liberate the mind from distress and confusion. Energy is described as the driver of Right Effort in the...
