Posted: January 6, 2017 Opening night of the Jan 6-7th Retreat. This talk included a guided meditation on the breath, a talk on the...

Posted: January 7, 2017 Jan 7th-Morning talk on the two wings of Mindfulness and how these two wings are a necessary part of the...

Posted: February 5, 2017 True refuge is a coming home to the wisdom of the awakened heart and mind. Instead of seeking peace, belonging...

Posted: July 23, 2017 In this talk, we explore this practice and how it helps us move toward freedom of heart/mind through the...

Posted: August 21, 2017 “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only...

Posted: August 27, 2017 DEAR YOU By Kaveri Patel Dear you, You who always have so many things to do so many places to be your mind...

Posted: September 13, 2017 Stepping out of our limiting beliefs… Why do we sit in meditation practice? I believe we sit in order to see...

Posted: January 26, 2018 Silence is essential and healing… Thich Nhat Hanh’s quote says that silence is essential. It’s an important...

Posted: August 15, 2018 Our planet is but a speck in the universe and within that speck, we are like a grain of sand. Yet, when we face...

Posted: September 17, 2018 “It’s not life that causes suffering, it’s our story about life—our interpretation—that causes so much...

Posted: October 21, 2018 ‘For someone deeply trapped in a prison of thought, how good it can feel to meet a mind that hears, a heart that...

Posted: November 12, 2018 “Cherish this very moment. Let go of the stream of distress and embrace life fully in your arms.” Thich Nhat...

Posted: February 21, 2019 “The two parts of genuine acceptance — seeing clearly and holding our experience with compassion —are as...

Posted: April 29, 2019 “The great gift of a spiritual path is coming to trust that you can find a way to true refuge. You realize that...

Posted: June 26, 2019 “Fearlessness also comes from benevolence and goodwill in the face of whatever oppresses you. You are afraid, but...

Posted: August 21, 2019 “The main affliction of our modern civilization is that we don’t know how to handle the suffering inside us and...

Posted: September 6, 2019 “We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really...

Posted: September 19, 2019 “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver Every moment is...

Posted: March 30, 2020 As human beings we share a tendency to scramble for certainty whenever we realize that everything around us is in...

Posted: August 9, 2021 In challenging times, we tend to be self absorbed, worried about our future, our loved ones or those in our close...