Practicing Compassion Amid Chaos & Illusion from a talk by Jim Roseberry in 2016 The term ‘compassion’ maintains an exalted status in Buddhism. Avalokiteshvara (or Kwan Yin) is revered as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Along with loving kindness, joy, and equanimity, compassion is…
SnowFlower Sun July 2020
Where is Thich Nhat Hanh Right Now? from a talk by Steven Spiro, Spring, 2015 Thay is known for saying that the next Buddha will be the Sangha. In Buddhist tradition the next Buddha is called Maitreya {from Sanskrit ‘maitri’,…
SnowFlower Sun June 2020
Compassion from a talk by Gloria Green Compassion is the strong wish of the heart to alleviate suffering. Our hearts open to the suffering that is there with a feeling of connection to those suffering. Thay says that compassion is…
SnowFlower Sun May 2020
A Cloud Never Dies from a talk by David Zeman “What Happens When We are Alive and What Happens When We Die?” This was the theme of a retreat with Thay at Plum Village that I attended a few years…
SnowFlower Sun April 2020
Interplay of the Divine Abodes from a talk by Gloria Green Loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity are called divine as they teach us how to lessen suffering, and they are called abodes because they are our true home.…
SnowFlower Sun September 2019
Vedana: Mindfulness of Feeling From a talk by Lisa Glueck As you know, the Four Foundations are deeply interconnected and flow inseparably into one another. When we feel an unpleasant feeling, our body tightens in response, while our mind…
SnowFlower Sun August 2019
Gratitude and Equanimity From a talk by Cheri Maples You can’t find gratitude in your mind. You can only find it by leading with your heart and living it. When we are grateful, we are able to delight in what…
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 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 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…