Teachings: Short Talks

Explaining mahamudra to others (from Pointing Out Instructions 9) Mahamudra Download Differences between mahamudra and dzogchen, joining Kadampa and mahamudra, deciding whether or not to practice mahamudra   … [Read more...] about Mahamudra

From Death: Friend or Foe 6 Meditating On Impermanence: Experiences  Download Group contemplation: “I can’t know what this experience called life is -- and I can’t know what follows it. So how do I live this life?” If tears are allowed in the zendo, why not laughter?   … [Read more...] about Meditating On Impermanence: Experiences

From Death: Friend or Foe 1.  Meditating On Impermanence: Benefits  Download Value of contemplating death and impermanence; accept change and not hold on to what’s time has passed; sit in the whole mess.     [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] … [Read more...] about Meditating On Impermanence: Benefits

Chö: origins and experiences   Chö DownloadOrigins of Chö from the Diamond Sutra; Machik Labdron and Padampa Sangye; definition of Chö as creating difficult experiences and developing the ability to experience them completely   … [Read more...] about Chö and Opening To Experience

Reflection On EthicsDownload Function of Buddhist ethics; descriptive v. prescriptive. Excerpt from Mahayana Mind Training 7. … [Read more...] about Reflection on ethics