A conversation on the Heart Sutra with Bill Porter (Red Pine).Appearances and reality; what life is and staying present in it; the world in which we think we live and the world in which we actually live; where does Buddhism and politics come together; how does one work with psychological trauma in practice; working with fear; how does … [Read more...] about Anything Is Possible
Teachings: In-depth Series
Eightfold Path
Does right livelihood mean having a noble profession? Is right action determined by intention or outcome? These teachings explore walking the eightfold path. Recorded during a 2010 class in Los Angeles. First Four ElementsDownload The Four Noble Truths are about finding a way to live without struggling with what we experience; why "struggle" … [Read more...] about Eightfold Path
Four Immeasurables – class 1
Does right livelihood mean having a noble profession? Is right action determined by intention or outcome? These teachings explore walking the eightfold path. Recorded during a 2010 class in Los Angeles. Introduction Download The context for the four immeasurables in Buddhist practice, how they differ from other emotions including … [Read more...] about Four Immeasurables – class 1
Ganges Mahamudra – class
A comprehensive commentary on Tilopa’s Mahamudra instructions to Naropa. Introduction DownloadIntroduction to text; historical context; Tilopa and Naropa; three doors to practice; Mahamudra as a way of experiencing; metaphors of space; letting experience be just as it is; meditation instruction for the next week: rest in experience of breathing, … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra – class
Heart Sutra Workshop
Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form. Emptiness is not other than form. Form is not other than emptiness. IntroductionDownloadNaropa’s meeting with Tilopa’s sister; introduction to Heart Sutra; guided primary practice meditation; participant’s experience; willingness, know-how, capacity; guided meditation with resting in experience and … [Read more...] about Heart Sutra Workshop
Ideology and Wisdom
Does right livelihood mean having a noble profession? Is right action determined by intention or outcome? These teachings explore walking the eightfold path. Recorded during a 2010 class in Los Angeles. Ideology and Wisdom 1 - 4 IAW 1 IAW 2 IAW 3 IAW 4 Direct Experience DownloadSufi teaching story: “The Story of Fire”; examples of ways … [Read more...] about Ideology and Wisdom