2010-05-12 - While desire is intrinsic to life, it can contract into the craving that traps us in suffering. This talk explores how we seek happiness yet become habituated to false refuges--substitutes like over- consuming food, dependent relationships, approval, achieving--that can never bring happiness. Our freedom becomes possible when we forgive the way ... Show More
Jan 21
Meditation: Receiving Life in Open, Awake Awareness (20:34 min.)
This meditation awakens a receptive attention to the senses, starting with physical sensations and opening to sound. Then we sense how open awake awareness is receiving the moment to moment arising and passing life. In the final part of the practice, we explore how awake awarenes ... Show More
20m 34s
Jan 21
How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2
What if hope is not something we cling to—but a capacity we can cultivate? In this talk, we'll explore how hope becomes a healing and liberating force when it is rooted in awareness, trust, and compassionate action. The mature expression of hope includes three interwoven elements ... Show More
58m 24s
Jan 15
How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 1
The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this is possible, and an energy that engages to serve this unfolding. In this talk, we explore the importance of hope on the spiritual path, its shadow side, and ... Show More
49m 17s
May 2020
The Unconscious Mind: How To Silence Our Mental Chatter and Protect Ourselves From Loneliness and Disconnection with Iman Boundaoui
What goes on in your mind has the power to change your life. But when you have a million thoughts racing through your head all at once, it’s hard to focus on the present moment.In Episode 16 of Season 2, we are joined by Iman Boundaoui to discuss mindfulness, cherishing the essen ... Show More
1h 31m
Aug 2023
When Life Is Unfair, How Can We Stay Happy?
Life frequently confronts us with circumstances that might appear unfair. We may encounter letdowns, such as not securing a job we were well-suited for, enduring heartbreak from a breakup, or feeling helpless in the face of societal issues we passionately believe need change. Nev ... Show More
10m 37s