Buddhist Perspectives and Practices

These talks (mainly by Rick Hanson from his sitting group) explore practical wisdom from one of the world’s oldest contemplative traditions.

• The Enlightenment Factor of Investigation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/29/23)
• The Seven Factors of Awakening – starting with Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/22/23)
• Why Do We Take in the Good? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/15/23)
• Finding A Greater Wholeness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (03/08/23)
• Practicing with Mistakes, Regret, and Remorse Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (03/01/23)
• How Do You Know You’re a Good Person? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/22/23)
• Love’s In Need of Love Today Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Reggie Hubbard (02/15/23)
• Resting in the Beautiful Good Qualities Already Within You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/08/23)
• Lovingness and Peacefulness: Combining Compassion and Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (02/01/23)
• Equanimity: Inner Freedom with a Heart as Wide as the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/25/23)
• Privilege: What We Don’t Take into Account – and Should Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/18/23)
• Loving Freely Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/11/23)
• What Matters, and What Doesn’t Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (01/04/23)
• Most Things Fall Apart Eventually, Yet Some Things Endure Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/28/22)
• The Metta Sutta – and Compassion’s Shadow Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/21/22)
• How to Disentangle Yourself in Challenging Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/14/22)
• Generosity – for Others and for Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/07/22)
• Appreciating Others and Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/30/22)
• Fear Doesn’t Help Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/23/22)
• Abiding In and Radiating Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tarané Sayler (11/16/22)
• Accessing the Absolute: Pure Love and Peace Guided Meditation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (11/9/22)
• Four Ways to Help Yourself in Challenging Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/2/22)
• Letting Go of Problematic Beliefs in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/26/22)
• Skillful and Unskillful Patience in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/19/22)
• Appreciating Humanness in Others – and Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/12/22)
• Living in Harmony While Also Taking Care of Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/5/22)
• The Power of Realistic Optimism in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/28/22)
• Not-Knowing in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/21/22)
• Trusting Yourself  Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/14/22)
• Trust, Mistrust, and Deep Trust Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/7/22)
• Love and Power Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/31/22)
• Joining and Separating in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/24/22)
• The Cradle of Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/17/22)
• A Spacey Ecstatic Riff on Everything Is Relationship Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/10/22)
• Being Nature Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Download the Notes from the Talk (8/3/22)
• Compassion in Society: Embodying the Changes We Want to See Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Download the Slides from the Talk with Guest Teacher Lakiba Pittman (7/27/22)
• Presence Infused with Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Caverly Morgan (7/20/22)
• Cultivating a Wholehearted Practice Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison (7/13/22)
• Equanimity and Letting Go Talk + Meditation and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (7/6/22)
• Opening to Deep Peace and Unconditioned Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (6/29/22)
• Is Life Suffering? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/22/22)
• The Power of Simply Widening Your View Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/15/22)
• The Essence of Mindfulness, the Foundation of All Inner Practice Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/8/22)
• Appreciating the Many Kinds of Diversity, Including Inside Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/1/22)
• The Multifaceted Powers of Mindfulness and Compassion Practices Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Lakiba Pittman (5/25/22)
• Self-Reliance Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/18/22)
• What Were You Like When You Were 9 Years Old? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/11/22)
• What Do You Do When You Meditate? Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/4/22)
• Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Other Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/27/22)
• What to Do when They Get Triggered Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/20/22)
• What to Do when You Get Triggered Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/13/22)
• The Living Heart of Compassion Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/6/22)
• The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/30/22)
• Resting in the Ground of Everything Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/23/22)
• Innate Goodness as a Portal to Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (3/16/22)
• Embracing What Can Be Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (3/9/22)
• How to Take Heart When the World Gets Scary Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/2/22)
• Three Kinds of Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/23/22)
• Welcoming and Embracing Our Selves Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (2/16/22)
• 5 Ways to Steady Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/9/22)
• The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Zindel Segal (2/2/22)
• Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/26/22)
• Not Harming Others – Including during the COVID Pandemic Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/19/22)
• Not Harming Oneself and Others – with Reference to the Climate Crisis Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/12/22)
• The Foundation of all Happiness: Virtuous Conduct Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (1/5/22)
• How to Rest in Peacefulness, Contentment, and Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/29/21)
• Facing Loss, Illness, and Death: Practical Wisdom from the Buddha Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/22/21)
• Letting Go of Fear Around Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/15/21)
• Embracing Vulnerability Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Daniel Ellenberg (12/8/21)
• How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We” Meditation and at the beginning of the talk please find a brief discussion on The Great Un Talk – See Videos Here (12/1/21)
• The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/24/21)
• Being Who You Want to Become Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/17/21)
• Confidence – The Power of Bodhicitta Track Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (11/10/21)
• The Joy of Unilateral Virtue Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/3/21)
• How To Stay Up When Others Put You Down Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/27/21)
• Accepting Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/20/21)
• How to Get out of the War in Your Head Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/13/21)
• The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/6/21)
• Taking Life Less Personally Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/29/21)
• Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/22/21)
• Introduction to a Koan: Washing Your Bowls Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (9/15/21)
• Suffering and the Two-Rut Track Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher  Henry Shukman (9/8/21)
• Seeing the Person Behind the Eyes Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/1/21)
• Lived by Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/25/21)
• Hug The Monkey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/18/21)
• Forgiving Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/11/21)
• Letting Go of Toxic Self-Doubt and Trusting Yourself Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (8/4/21)
• Accepting Yourself and Your Needs Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/21/21)
• Feeling Calm and Strong in Your Relationships Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/14/21)
• Be Loyal to You Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/7/21)
• What Is Your Ultimate Concern? Talk – See Video Here Guest Teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo (6/30/21)
• How to Feel Less Anxious and More Peaceful Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/23/21)
• Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of the End of Anxiety Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (6/16/21)
• Innate Goodness Talk and Meditation and Questions and Answers – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Stephen Snyder (6/9/21)
• Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Cessation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (6/2/21)
• Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Craving Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (5/26/21)
• Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness – Deeply Embodied, Trauma-Informed Approach to Mindfulness Meditation & Self-Healing Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Fleet Maull (5/19/21)
• Anxiety – and the Noble Truth of Suffering Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here and Notes Here (5/12/21)
• Original Love – and the Path of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Henry Shukman (5/5/21)
• Why and How to Meditate – and I Answered Some Common questions Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/28/21)
• Why and How to Meditate Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/21/21)
• Liberation: Awake and Full of Feeling Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Amana Brembry Johnson (4/14/21)
• Walking Lightly in the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/7/21)
• Letting Go of Fear, and Resting in Peaceful Confidence Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/31/21)
• Steadying the Mind, and Working with Hindrances and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D. (3/24/21)
• How to Steady Your Mind and Enter Deep States of Meditative Absorption and Discussion – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D. (3/17/21)
• Four Ways to Let Go Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/10/21)
• The Upward Spiral of Sudden Awakening and Gradual Cultivation Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (3/3/21)
• Seven Factors of Awakening, Three Approaches to the Unconditioned Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/24/21)
• Changing Your Mind Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (2/17/21)
• Cultivating Compassion for the Journey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher JD Doyle (2/10/21)
• Guided Connection to Calm and Equanimity with Wisdom Mudra Meditation (parts of guided meditation were muted by mistake) and Talk – See Videos Here Guest Teacher Tarané Sayler (2/3/21)
• Resting in Simply Being in the Present – Before Craving and Suffering Can Carry You Away Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/27/21)
• Growing What You Want to Be, and Being What You Already Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/20/21)
• Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/13/21)
• Learning to Care . . . and Not to Care Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (1/6/21)
• Rested in the Qualities of Being Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/30/20)
• Remembering Your True Home Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/23/20)
• A Powerful Simple Way to Stay Rested in the Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/16/20)
• Knowing How Deeply Our Lives Are Intertwined Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Guest Teacher Leslie Booker (12/9/20)
• The Perfection of Patience Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (12/2/20)
• Thankfulness and Gratitude Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/25/20)
• Developing Lovingkindness and Equanimity Through the “Paramis” Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here – Guest Teacher Leslie Booker (11/18/20)
• Making Peace in Your Mind with Other Peoples Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/11/20)
• Taking Refuge In The Good That Endures Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (11/4/20)
• Accepting the World Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/28/20)
• Accepting Other People Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/21/20)
• Accepting All of Who You Are Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/14/20)
• Acceptance Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (10/7/20)
• How to Develop Genuine Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/30/20)
• Brain Tips for Deep Calm Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/23/20)
• Calming Reactions to Others Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (9/16/20)
• Working with Anger in Relationships Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (9/9/20)
• How to Use Anger and Not Let It Use You Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (9/2/20)
• Finding Peace and Presence in Daily Life Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (8/26/20)
• 5 Ways to Steady Your Mind Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (8/19/20)
• The Inner Peace That Releases Fear Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (8/12/20)
• Letting Go While Aiming High Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (8/5/20)
• The Freedom from Suffering in the Buddha’s Central Insight Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (7/29/20)
• Your Life’s Journey – and Lessons from the Buddha’s Own Journey Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (7/22/20)
• Finding Refuge in Positive Qualities We Internalize from Others Meditation and  Talk – See Videos Here (7/15/20)
• Opening into a Calm and Open Heart Meditation and The Buddha’s Last Words: “Tread the Path with Care” Talk – See Videos Here (7/8/20)
• The Refuge of Calm Talk – See the Video Here (7/1/20)
• Finding Refuge – Why and How, in Turbulent Times Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/24/20)
• Lived by Everything Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/17/20)
• The Power of Love Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/10/20)
• Openhearted Peacefulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (6/3/20)
• The Impermanence of Experiences Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/27/20)
• Equanimity Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/20/20)
• Deep Rest Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/13/20)
• Practicing Seven Aspects of Awakening Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (5/6/20)
• Practicing with a Warm Heart Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/29/20)
• Mindful Spaciousness Meditation and Three Wise Efforts Talk – See Videos Here (4/22/20)
• The Essence of Mindfulness Meditation and Talk – See Videos Here (4/15/20)
• Being the Space in Which Experiences Flow Meditation and What Can’t Be Lost and Can Always Be Found Talk – See Videos Here  (4/8/20)
• Releasing Anxiety, Finding Peace Meditation and Dealing with Worries Talk – See Videos Here (4/1/20)
• Resting at Peace in a Radiant Heart Meditation and Love and Anger in the Time of Corona Talk – See Videos Here (3/25/20)
• Grounding in Openhearted Peacefulness Meditation and Three Ways to Deal with This Hard Time – and Any Hard Time Talk (3/18/20)
• Finding Refuge in a Time of Fear (at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 3/16/20)
• How to Be Mindful of the Body Meditation and Talk (3/4/20)
• The Buddha’s Approach to Mindfulness of the Body (2/26/20)
• Why Mindfulness of the Body Is So Important (2/19/20)
• Nirvana – and the Progression toward It in the Brain (1/22/20)
• Three Ways of Approaching the “Unconditioned” (1/15/20)
• Letting Go Meditation and Wise Intentions for the New Year Talk (1/8/20)
• Introduction to Nirvana (12/11/19)
• Integrating Wholeness, Nowness, and Allness Meditation and Talk (12/4/19)
• Who am I? (11/27/19)
• Cherish the Person . . . to Relax the Sense of Self (11/20/19)
• Introduction to Allness (11/6/19)
• Being Your Own Nature Meditation and Emptiness and Delight Talk (10/16/19)
• Why Our Experiences are “Empty” (10/9/19)
• Taking Refuge in the Teacher, the Teaching, and the Taught  (9/4/19)
• Helping Yourself Be Comfortable with Impermanence (8/21/19)
• The Buddha’s Five “Aggregates” of Experience – Using Them to Receive Nowness (8/14/19)
• Steadiness, Warmheartedness, Fullness, Wholeness Meditation and Introducing Nowness Talk (8/7/19)
• Four Kinds of Awareness Meditation and Talk (7/31/19)
• Releasing Hindrances, Uncovering Wholeness (7/17/19)
• Being and Doing (7/10/19)
• Steadiness, Lovingness, Fullness, Wholeness (recommended) Meditation and Feeling Whole, Accepting Yourself Fully Talk (7/3/19)
• Introducing Wholeness – in Your Brain and Life (6/26/19)
• Resting in Love Meditation and Talk (6/19/19)
• Cultivating Contentment and Easing the Craving of Grasping Meditation and Talk (6/12/19)
• Growing Inner Resources for Feeling Safe and at Peace Meditation and Talk (5/29/19)
• Resting in Fullness: Peace, Contentment, Love Meditation and The Biology of Craving and Not Talk (5/22/19)
• Practices for Three Sources of Craving  (5/15/19)
• Breathing in Wholeness Meditation and Is Life Actually Suffering Talk (5/8/19)
• The Basement of Suffering (5/1/19)
• Compassionate Assertiveness (4/24/19)
• Grounded Warmheartedness Meditation and Right Conduct toward Others and Yourself Talk (4/17/19)
• Taking an Ennobling Path in Relationships (4/3/19)
• The Sweetness of Lovingkindness (3/27/19)
• Connecting with Your Breathing, Body, and World Meditation (3/20/19)
• Healthy Desire, Benevolence toward Yourself, and Self-Compassion (2/27/19)
• Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation and Talk (2/20/19)
• Six Ways to Steady the Mind Meditation and Talk (2/13/19)
• The Top-Down, Executive Control of Attention Meditation and Talk (2/6/19)
• Why and the How to Cultivating Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (1/23/19)
• Grounding the Mind in Living Body (1/16/19)
• Introduction to the Neurodharma Exploration in 2019, Framework Meditation and Talk (1/9/19)
• Forgiving Yourself (12/19/18)
• Forgiving Others – and the World (12/12/18)
• Acceptance and Relaxing the Self as the Foundation of Forgiveness (12/5/18)
• The Generosity of Presence, Spaciousness, and Blessings (11/28/18)
• Real Empathy: Open, Listen, Imagine (9/12/18)
• Autonomy Enables Intimacy (9/5/18)
• Everyday Action and the Ground of Being (8/29/18)
• Being Mindful of What Tires You, Not Just What Stresses You  (8/22/18)
• Play Part 1 and Part 2 (8/15/18)
• Aspiration without Attachment (and Raising Your Level of Being) (8/8/18)
• Loss and Grief – and the Buddha’s Teachings about the Death of His Friend, Sariputta (6/27/18)
• Three Questions to Change Your Day – and Life (6/20/18)
• Dependent Arising and Gratitude (5/30/18)
• The Perfection of Patience (4/11/18)
• Helplessness and Agency (4/4/18)
• From Craving to Contentment (3/28/18)
• Where Does Your Mind Dwell? (3/14/18)
• Why “Cultivation” Is Important, and How the Brain Is Involved (3/7/18)
• Resting in Refuge (2/28/18)
• Meeting the Next Moment with No Need for Craving (2/21/18)
• Mindfulness of Craving – and Not – Guided  Meditation and Talk (2/14/18)
• Impermanence, Suffering, and Not-Self: The Three Characteristics of Existence – Guided Meditation and Talk (2/7/18)
• Our Underlying Buddha Nature, Cultivation Nonetheless, and Self-Acceptance (1/31/18)
• Self-Compassion (1/17/18)
• Getting on Your Own Side – and the Buddha’s Life Story (1/10/18)
• Making Your Offering (12/13/17)
• Responding to Unwanted Speech (12/6/17)
• Dealing with Unwanted Speech (and Touch, Harassment, and Assault) (11/29/17)
• Thankfulness Two (11/22/17)
• Thankfulness One (11/22/17)
• Knowing for Yourself What Matters (11/15/17)
• When Others Won’t Repair a Relationship (11/1/17)
• The Felt Recognition of Consciousness in Others (10/18/17)
• A Meditation on Compassion and Kindness (10/11/17)
• The Practice of Compassion and Kindnesss (10/11/17)
• Encouraging Others – and Yourself (10/4/17)
• Courage (9/27/17)
• Buddhist Fundamentals (9/13/17) [This takes a few seconds longer than usual to open – Please turn sound up.]
• The Sage Washed Clean (9/6/17)
• Accepting Yourself (8/30/17)
• Forgiveness – for Yourself (8/16/17)
• Their Lives Are Hard, Too (8/2/17)
• Five Ways to Release Resentment (7/26/17)
• Two Kinds of Forgiveness (7/19/17)
• What Is Good or Bad in Relationships? (7/12/17)
• The Ongoingness of Relatedness – and Letting Things Go By (5/24/17)
• Living Like Milk and Water with Others (5/17/17)
• Enjoying Vitality, Building Resources for Equanimity in Conflicts with Others (4/26/17)
• Four Triggers of “Craving” in Relationships (plus Opening into Mind as a Whole) (4/19/17)
• Healthy Attachment to Others without Craving (4/12/17) [There is a little static at the start, plus between 23.06 and 25.58, and between 26:55 and 27:18]
• The Benefits of Impermanence (3/22/17)
• Mindfulness of the Impermanence of Others (3/15/17)
• Taking Others into Account (3/8/17)
• The Neural Substrates of Mindful Empathy (2/22/17)
• Buddhadharma through the Lens of Attachment Theory (2/1/17) [There is some static initially, with the sound getting better around 13:00 and no static after 23:56]
• What Supports You? Part 1 and Part 2  (1/25/17)
• Investigating Reassurance and Relief (1/18/17) [There is some static at the start]
• How Does Buddhism Intersect with Neuroplasticity and an Ambitious Life? (1/11/17)
• Real-time Investigation of Experience (12/21/16)
• The Awakening Factor of Investigation (12/14/16)
• The Awakening Factor of Samadhi (12/7/16)
• The Awakening Factor of Joy (11/30/16)
• Introduction to the Factors of Awakening (11/23/16)
• The Seven Factors of Awakening – But What Is Awakening? (10/26/16)
• Cultivating Wholesome Motivation (10/12/16)
• Three Kinds of Selfing (10/05/16)
• Mindfulness of “Selfing” (9/28/16)
• The Third Foundation of Mindfulness (9/21/16)
• Play and Practice (9/14/16)
• Introduction to the Third Foundation of Mindfulness; Love the Ripple while Being the River (9/7/16)
• Aspiration without Attachment (8/24/16)
• Love More, Cling Less (8/17/16) 
• Five Questions When Someone Upsets You (8/10/16)
• Undeceived By The Inner Ad Agency (8/3/16) [There is some static]
• Practicing with Pain and Threat (7/27/16) [There is some static]
• Mindfulness of Anxiety (7/20/16) [There is a little static at the beginning]
• Can’t Make a Good Thing Happen (7/13/16) [Sorry, there is a little static at the beginning]
• Cling to Nothing, Be Everything: Mindfulness of the Eventual Dissolution of the Body (6/15/16) [Sorry, there is a little static at the beginning]
• The Four Elements: Inside Us, Outside Us: The Same (6/8/16)
• Mindfulness of Somatic Markers (6/1/16)
• Why be Mindful of Your Body? (4/6/16)
• Introduction to Mindfulness of the Body (3/30/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
• Mindfulness of the Three Characteristics of Existence (3/9/16)
• Living from a Stable Base (3/2/16)
• How Mindfulness Works in Your Brain (2/24/16) [Sorry, there is some static]
• The Power of Awe (2/17/16)
• Receive the Moment, Taking a Wider View (2/10/16)
• The Foundation of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (1/6/16)
• Inter-Being and Responding to the Needs of Others (12/30/15)
• Self-Consciousness and Self-Awareness (12/16/15)
• Be Still and Know the Sweet Joy of the Way (12/9/15)
• Buddhism as Experiential Practice (12/2/15) [Sorry, there is some minor static]
• The Samadhi Pillar of Practice (11/25/15)
• Already Happy Now (11/18/15)
• Presence, Letting Go, and Love (11/11/15)
• When You Just Can’t Make a Good Thing Happen (9/23/15)
• Compassion and Equanimity (9/2/15)
• Practicing with Negative Reactions to Others (8/26/15)
• Not So Hard on Yourself (8/12/15)
• Accepting and Alrightness Undermines Craving (7/29/15)
• Recognizing Stillness (7/22/15)
• What We Practice (7/15/15)
• Practice for Others, Too (7/1/15)
• Be the Whole, Not the Part (4/29/15)
• Mind Precedes All Things (4/22/15)
• Listening to Your Longing for Peace (4/15/15)
• Bear It (4/1/15)
• The Mind That Seizes and Suffers (3/25/15)
• Reducing Craving by Taking in Core Interpersonal Supplies (3/18/15)
• Secure at the Edge of Now (3/11/15)
• Three Refuges in This Undependable World (3/4/15)
• Right Livelihood Through the Lens of the Hindrances (1/7/15)
• Craving and Enoughness (12/17/14)
• Appreciating Your Good Intentions (12/3/14)
• The Three Refuges of Peace, Contentment, and Love (11/26/14)
• A Peaceful Heart (11/19/14)
• Three Meditations (11/5/14)
• Will Pye – Blessed with a Brain Tumor (10/29/14)
• Thou All Others (10/8/14)
• Mindfulness of Object Relations (9/24/14)
• Realizing You Don’t Need to Feel Frightened, Frustrated, or Hurt (9/17/14)
• An Openhearted Peace with the Pain of Others (9/10/14)
• Sila in Relationships (8/6/14)
• Ethical Impacts (7/31/14)
• Beyond Delusional Fear (7/23/14)
• Heavy Heart (7/16/14) [Sorry, the first 25 minutes have a lot of static]
• Bowing with Respect, with Gratitude, and with Acceptance (7/9/14)  [Sorry, the first 30 seconds and the last 3 minutes have some static]
• Refuges and Impermanence (7/2/14) [Sorry, the volume is rather low on this recording.]
• Being Present in This Moment as it Passes Away (6/25/14)
• Impermanence and Unconditionality (6/18/14)
• Compassion and Equanimity (6/11/14)
• Healing the Craving for “Narcissistic Supplies” (4/16/14)
• Attachment Theory and Craving (3/26/14)
• Neural Networks of Experience as a Whole (3/12/14)
• The Deep Path of Mindfulness (3/5/14)
• Practicing with Doing Tasks (2/26/14)
• Sila Is Your Friend (2/19/14)
• Resting in Good Wishes No Matter What (1/22/14)
• Let Go of Needless Fear Around Others (1/15/14)
• The Dharma of Fear (1/8/14)
• Wise Intentions for the New Year (1/1/14)
• Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Ignorance and Craving (12/11/13)
• Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Pain and Suffering (12/4/13)
• Neuropsychology of the Four Noble Truths: Foundations (11/20/13)
• Questions and Answers (11/11/13)
• The Wallpaper of the Mind (10/30/13)
• Hardwiring Happiness: The HEAL Steps to Inner Strength and Peace (9/25/13)
• Hardwiring Happiness: Being for Yourself, and the Three Ways to Practice with Your Mind (9/18/13)
• Hardwiring Happiness: Using the Mind to Change the Brain to Change the Mind (9/11/13) (Part 1) and (Part 2)
• Nurture the Basement (8/14/13)
• Enjoy Four Kinds of Peace (8/7/13)
• The Primacy of Peace (7/31/13)
• The Ground of Relationship (7/17/13)
• Buddhist Assertiveness Is Not an Oxymoron (7/3/13)
• Transcending Impatience (6/26/13)
• Accepting Dependence (5/8/13)
• Four Noble Tasks (4/3/13)
• Squabbles Are Impermanent (3/20/13)
• Self-Reliance (3/13/13)
• Boundaries and Interdependence (3/6/13)
• When People Upset You (2/20/13)
• Being Helpful (02/06/13)
• Old Age, Disease, Death . . . and the Unconditioned (01/16/13)
• Neural Circuits of Oneness (01/09/13)
• Types of Meditation (01/02/13)
• The Dharma in a Breath (12/19/12)
• Feeling Fed (12/12/12)
• Questions About Fullness (12/5/12)
• Feeling Loved Enough (11/28/12)
• Taking Refuge in Thanksgiving (11/21/12)
• Taking Refuge in the Truth – Including the Truth of Your Own Good Intentions (11/14/12)
• Taking Refuge in Teachers – Including the One Within (11/7/12)
• Buddhanature and Seeing What’s Lovable (10/24/12)
• Love to Liberation (10/17/12)
• Disenchantment (10/10/12)
• Drop the “Shoulds” (9/5/12)
• Recognizing That Life Is Difficult for Others (and Yourself) (8/29/12)
• The Buddha’s Advice to His Son (8/15/12)
• Wake Up to Good (8/8/12)
• Clinging and Suffering (8/1/12)
• Trap and Escape (7/25/12)
• Two Kinds of Thought (7/18/12)
• Change and Stillness (6/13/12)
• Here Then Here No More (6/6/12)
• Impermanence (5/30/12)
• The Unconditioned (5/17/12)
• Equanimity – Conditional and Unconditional (5/9/12)
• Concentration and the Jhanas (5/2/12)
• Tranquility (4/4/12)
• Bliss (3/28/12)
• Energy (3/14/12)
• Cling Less, Love More (3/7/12)
• Be Gentle To Yourself (1/18/12)
• Sila (1/11/12)
• Receiving and Releasing (1/4/12)
• Admit Fault and Move On (12/21/11)
• Benevolence and “Assholes” (12/14/11)
• Healthy Attachment Without Clinging (11/30/11)
• Feeding the Wolf of Love (10/26/11)
• Making Sanctuary for Meditation (10/4/11)
• Calm Contented Caring (10/3/11)
• Healthy Passion (9/14/11)
• Like Not Want in Love (9/7/11)
• Why and How to Meditate (8/24/11)
• See Beings Not Bodies (8/3/11)
• Assertive Right Speech (6/15/11)
• Forming Community (6/8/11)
• Patience (6/1/11)
• Healthy Desire (5/18/11)
• Relationship Grit (4/13/11)
• Doubting Yourself (4/6/11)
• Using the Aggregates to Unpack Emotional Reactions (3/30/11)
• The Five Hindrances (3/9/11)
• Others as Aggregates (3/2/11)
• Don’t be Alarmed (2/9/11) Part 1, Part 2
• Dream Big Dreams (1/5/11)
• Quiet Eyes (12/15/10)
• Gratitude and Oneness (11/24/10)
• The Roots of Fear (10/13/10)
• Gratitude and Oneness (11/24/10)
• The Roots of Fear (10/13/10)
• Gratitude and Oneness (11/24/10)
• The Roots of Fear (10/13/10)
• Loving Kindness – with Manny Mansbach (9/22/10)
• Making Sanctuary for the Good (9/8/10)
• Wholesome Aspirations (9/1/10)
• The Intoxication of Anticipation (8/25/10)
• Wanting to Want (8/18/10)
• Your Nature is Already Heartwood (8/11/10)
• The Desires That Get You In Trouble (8/4/10)
• Gratitude Undoes Craving (7/28/10) Part 1, Part 2
• The Sacred (7/21/10)
• Love (7/14/10) Part 1, Part 2
• Relinquishment (7/7/10)
• Embodiment (6/30/10)
• Soften and Open (5/26/10)
• Anticipation (5/12/10)
• Mindfulness of Feeling Tone & Perception (5/5/10) Guided Meditation, Discussion
• Mindfulness of Breathing (4/28/10) Guided Meditation, Discussion
• Deep Mindfulness Is a Kind of Renunciation (4/14/10)
• Why the Buddha Was Mindful (4/7/10)
• Reducing Distractibility (3/31/10)
• What Is Mindfulness? (3/10/10)
• Awakened Brain (2/17/10)
• Slow Down for Clear Knowing (1/27/10)
• Diligence and Mindfulness (1/20/10)
• Happiness Steadies the Mind (1/13/10)
• Nourished by Community (1/6/10)
• Aspirations for the New Year (12/30/09)
• Letting Go – As We Approach the New Year (12/23/09)
• What Kind of Pleasure Will Not Invade the Mind and Remain? (12/16/09)
• Not Fixating on Sex (12/9/09)
• Broadening the Notion of Non-Harming in Sexuality (plus a discussion of self-compassion) (12/2/09)
• Taking the Other Person’s Gender into Account (11/11/09)
• Men and Women, Husbands and Wives (11/4/09)
• Practicing with Gender (10/28/09) Part 1, Part 2
• Practicing with Masculine and Feminine (10/21/09)
• Embodying Kindness (10/14/09)
• Modes of Metta (10/7/09)
• Letting Others Matter (9/30/09)
• Letting Go, Letting In (9/23/09)
• Seeing Craving in Interpersonal Upsets (8/5/09)
• Being Your Refuges (7/29/09)
• The Progressive Path and Taking Refuge (7/22/09)
• The RAINBOW Process (7/15/09)
• Diving into the Upset (7/8/09)
• Your Accumulated Force of Goodness (6/24/09)
• Feeling Safe Enough to Open (6/17/09)
• Unilateral Virtue (5/13/09)
• Gratitude and Generosity (5/6/09)
• Feeling Loved (4/29/09)
• Healthy Boundaries (3/18/09)
• Kindness to Yourself Is Kindness to the World (2/25/09)
• Why We Suffer (2/4/09)
• Letting Go of Lesser Pleasures for Greater Ones (12/31/08)
• The Four Elements (11/12/08)
• Mindfulness of the Body (11/5/08) Part 1, Part 2
• Karma and Self (10/29/08)
• The Five Hindrances (9/10/08)
• Patience Is Like the Earth (8/27/08)
• Cling Less (8/6/08)
• Loving More (7/30/08)
• Mindfulness of Feeling (7/9/08)
• Taking the Step in Front of You (6/25/08)
• Mindful Incarnation (6/4/08)
• True Being (5/28/08)
• Wise Action (5/21/08)
• Right Speech (5/14/08)
• Right Livelihood (5/7/08)
• 3rd Precept: Do Not Harm through Sexuality (4/23/08) Part 1, Part 2
• 4th Precept: Do Not Lie (4/9/08)
• 2nd Precept: Do Not Steal (4/2/08)
• Aggression (3/19/08)
• Aversion (3/12/08)
• 1st Precept: Do not kill (3/5/08)
• Virtue (2/27/08)
• Diversity (2/20/08)
• Faultlessly Imperfect (2/13/08)
• Reflections from Retreats (2/6/08)
• How to Meditate (1/23/08)
• A Year of Practice (1/9/08)
• Letting Go (1/2/08)
• Your True Self (12/19/07)
• Don’t Take It Personally (12/12/07) Part 1, Part 2
• Gratitude (11/21/07)
• The Brahmaviharas (11/14/07)
• Tending to Causes and Taking Refuge (11/7/07)
• Basic Meditation Instructions (11/7/07)
• Authenticity (10/31/07)
• Supports for Mindfulness (10/24/07)
• Mindfulness of Breathing (10/17/07)
• Healthy Desire (10/3/07)
• The Core of the Dharma (9/19/07)
• The Buddha’s Awakening (8/29/07)
• How Much Do You Want It? (8/22/07)
• Using Opportunities (8/15/07)
• Affecting Others, and Thus Oneself (8/8/07)
• Why Bother to Practice? (8/1/07)
• The Three Meanings of Emptiness (7/18/07)
• Even-Tempered, Even-Keeled: The Perfection of Equanimity (4/11/07)
• Patience is a Virtue: The Perfection of Patience (3/14/07)
• Knowing and Living the Truth: The Perfection of Wisdom (2/28/07)
• Giving Is Good: The Perfection of Generosity (2/7/07)
• The Noble and Ignoble Search
• The Jhanas
• Enlightenment or Bust
• Happiness Awakening