Making Peace with Ourselves

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:55:32 — 79.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThe date is November 25, 2001 at Plum Village, Upper Hamlet. This is the first talk of the 3-month winter retreat. The talk is offered in English. 00:00 Connecting with Green Mountain Dharma Center and Deer Park Monastery09:10 Chanting34:12 Going Home to Ourselves41:08 Drinking our Tea43:22… Continue reading Making Peace with Ourselves

Happiness is Right Here

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 43:30 — 39.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSA 43-minute segment on the third door of liberation – aimlessness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part four of a four-part series. Aimlessness You don’t… Continue reading Happiness is Right Here

Falling in Love with a Cloud

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:38 — 12.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSA 13-minute segment on the second door of liberation – signlessness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part three of a four-part series. Signlessness… Continue reading Falling in Love with a Cloud

The Raft is not the Shore

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 38:21 — 35.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSA 38-minute segment on the first door of liberation – emptiness. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part two of a four-part series. Three… Continue reading The Raft is not the Shore

The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 15:42 — 14.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSA 15-minute segment on the Wisdom of Nondiscrimination. The talk takes place on August 17, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness and this is part one of a four-part series. The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination… Continue reading The Wisdom of Nondiscrimination

Misunderstanding and Fear

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 8:03 — 7.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this eleventh post, we hear a question on the theme of spiritual leaders being killed. Jesus, Martin Luther King and Gandhi were all killed and I know that you were exiled from Vietnam. Why do… Continue reading Misunderstanding and Fear

Sexual Abuse at the Family Level

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:31 — 12.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this tenth post, we hear questions on the theme of sexual abuse in families. Earlier we had a question about transforming suffering from sexual misconduct at a community level. Now we have a question from… Continue reading Sexual Abuse at the Family Level

Working with Judgment and Fear

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 10:47 — 9.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this ninth post, we hear two questions. Two years ago I was here extremely depressed and anxious. You said, people feel the storm of the mind when experiencing depression. For now that storm has subsided.… Continue reading Working with Judgment and Fear

Chronic Depression and Medications

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 8:45 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this eighth post, we hear one question. Many of us experience chronic depression. Earlier in the retreat you talked about what is feeding that depression. For me, there is also an underlying biochemical component. Do… Continue reading Chronic Depression and Medications

Living with Cancer

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 9:07 — 8.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe continue our series of posts with questions and answers. In this seventh post, we hear one question. The session takes place on August 16, 2007 during the Stonehill College retreat during the U.S. Tour. The retreat theme is Mindfulness, Fearlessness, and Togetherness. There are 10-million… Continue reading Living with Cancer