Dhamma Talks
Peter’s April 2023 Retreat Review
This talk reviews a just completed 12 day self-retreat that focused on cultivating strong and persistent levels of focused intention in order to realized the potential of experiencing nimitta, mental phenomena that emerge in consciousness when the mind is almost...
Guided Diligent Mindful Clear Comprehension Meditation
This recording provides support for enhancing the ability to focus attention persistently with increasing clarity on the sensations noticeable practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation. This focused investigative awareness begins at the rim of the nostrils,...
Guided Meditation for Mindfulness of the Mind – Lezlie Laws
Guided Meditation for Mindfulness of the Mind
The First Noble Truth – Dharma Talk by Allie Vaknin
Allie Vaknin discusses the meaning and implications behind the First Noble Truth. Deepening one's understanding of the first truth is essential for understanding the subsequent truths, which collectively represent the Buddha's core teachings. As a Counselor Intern,...
The Buddha’s Life Before His Enlightenment – Dharma talk by Lezlie Laws
Lezlie Laws gives us background on the historical period that shaped the Buddha’s early life up to the point of his Enlightenment in 528 BCE. She reviews the predominant characteristics of what is now called the “Axial Age” and show how this unique time in history...
Dharma Books Review
This talk focuses on reviewing some of my personal collection of Dharma books, divided into various categories. This recording provides my comments about the books, and the accompanying notes provide specific titles and suggestions for either purchasing copies or...
Understanding Buddhist Emptiness
A core concept within Buddhist psychology is sunnata, translated as emptiness; this talk reviews this often mystified and misunderstood aspect of Buddhist doctrine. Early Buddhist schools emphasized that sunnata is synonymous with anatta, the absence of an...
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
This talk reviews the Buddhist underpinnings of the book "Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ", by Daniel Goleman, who has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 50 years. Emotional intelligence, often termed as EQ, has been considered a more...
Lezlie Laws Reviews A Combined Ashtanga Yoga And Mindfulness Meditation Retreat
It is our custom to provide an opportunity for anyone who recently completed a significant retreat to reflect upon their experience, because "thinking out loud" about it helps integrate their insights. Lezlie has practiced Ashtanga Yoga for decades and is certified...
Reviewing the Anapanasati Sutta’s 16 Stanzas
This talk focuses on reviewing the 16 stanzas of the Anapanasati Sutta, one of the core teachings of Buddhism. The stanzas are typically organized into four tetrads, which mirror the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, another key Buddhist discourse. The talk of March...
