Dharma Talks given by SnowFlower teachers

Dharma Talks from Thay and Plum Village Monastics

Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks – Talks given by Thay and Senior Dharma Teachers from around the world.

SnowFlower Sun July 2019

Delusion from a talk by Steven Spiro In Buddhist traditions, avidya, delusion, is known as one of the Three Hindrances. Greed, hatred, delusion. In Sanskrit and Pali languages we find that such terms embody their opposite. [In English too a…

Ordained Dharma Teacher Coming to SnowFlower

On July 5, we will have a special speaker at Friday Night Sangha. Richard Brady, MS, is a practicing meditator and certified Mindfulness teacher. In 2001 he was recognized by Thich Nhat Hanh as a teacher in his tradition with a special focus on cultivating mindfulness in…

SnowFlower Sun June 2019

Cultivating Joy and Happiness from a talk by Lisa Glueck The Dalai Lama tells us that the purpose of life is to be happy. This is not a hedonistic statement, but is based on understanding that true happiness grows out…

SnowFlower Sun May 2019

The Sustaining Power of Mindfulness from a talk by Cheri Maples The understandings, openings, and sense of vastness created by a mindfulness practice happen in different ways for different people. When I think about my own painfully slow transformation from…

SnowFlower Sun April 2019

Silent Illumination Meditation from a talk by Susan O’Leary Our lineage through Thich Nhat Hanh is in the Linji (‘Rinzai’ in Japanese) Zen tradition. For me, the most important and deepest teaching in Zen is that nothing is separate. Nothing.…

SnowFlower Sun March 2019

Equanimity from a talk by Lisa Glueck Equanimity is a spacious stillness of the mind that is able to meet with steadiness and serenity the changing experiences that constitute our world and our lives. It is a lovely place to…