Author: Gloria Green

Cultivating the Inner Stability of Equanimity  A Dharma Talk by Don Katz In the world we usually inhabit, there are evil people doing evil self-interested deeds. These often include political figures these days, whichever side of the political polarization you…

Cultivating the Inner Stability of Equanimity A Dharma Talk by Gloria Green Tonight’s talk will be on Equanimity.  You may want to meditate using the traditional format for Equanimity, as with Loving-Kindness meditation. Start with yourself and then spread your…

Right Diligence                                                                            a…

Our Body Doesn’t Lie a dharma talk by Lisa Gleuck Early on, I’d sit on my zafu and soar freely through space. (At least on a good day.) Lovely wordlessness: no boundaries, no worries, and no stress.  The trouble was,…

Growing Compassion, Attention, Presence: the 4th Mindfulness Training From a talk by Walt Keough in 2012 Loving speech and deep listening are broader, wider practices than might first appear. Practice and effort are needed just to become ready to listen…

Finding the Positives from a talk by Don Katz-March/April 2013 If, as the Second Mindfulness Training, “True Happiness”, tells us, “we already have more than enough conditions to be happy,” the questions becomes how do we learn to notice the…

SEEDS FOR A BOUNDLESS LIFE – Part 1 By Zenkei Blanche Hartman; Excerpts by Susan O’Leary “When we sit in meditation, we can see the tranquil world despite the chaos that is present in and around our lives. The seeds…

MY MASTER’S ROBE by Thich Nhat Hanh My monastic ordination at Tu Hieu temple was scheduled for 4:00 o’clock in the morning. The night before, after chanting practice, I saw my teacher (Master Thanh Qui, of Tu Hieu Temple) sitting…

Awakening Joy through the Practice of Gratitude from a talk by Mary Michal in January of 2015 I used to think that joy was a feeling that I would either experience or not, and the same with gratitude. I now…

Discourse on the Dharma Seal from a talk by Jim Roseberry (Spring, 2013) What is the essence of this discourse in which the Buddha identified the Dharma Seal as the Three Doors of Liberation: emptiness, signlessness, wishlessness. To answer this,…