Dhamma Talks

There is great benefit in providing opportunities for those recently completing a significant retreat to "think out loud" about the experience, as this "connects the dots" regarding the experience to support integrating the insights and skills acquired during the...

This talk completes a series beginning February 16, 2022, which was titled "How Do You Want To Live?", that encourages reevaluating lifestyle choices in response to the significant changes created by the pandemic, ecological disruption and other emerging disruptions...

This talk continues the series entitled "How Do You Want to Live?", which began February 17, 2022.  "Right Relationship" is not a true Buddhist conceptual category, but is applicable to our lived experience.  At the beginning of the talk, a quote from the Suttas...

This continues a series of Dharma talks focused on the theme "How Do You Want to Live?", which began February 17, 2022.  Using the concepts included in the Four Noble Truths, the discussion provides information describing the emerging world environmental crisis as an...

This is the second of a series entitled "How Do You Want to Live Your Life?", with a focus on disorders of mood--anxiety and depression--which are increasing as a percentage of people are stressed by the multiple disruptions in normal life over the last several...

This talk focuses on the challenges we face as we are affected by the pandemic, disrupted weather patterns due to global warming and the cultural conflicts of this era, and how Buddhist principles and practices can be an effective coping strategy.  Peter focuses...