Courage and hope in the shadow of slavery. Reflections on healing racial separation and finding friendship through honesty, faith and spiritual practice.

Time: 64 min.

The 4 Noble Truths form the foundation of the Buddha's teachings. Members of our community share their experiences and insights around the 1st Noble Truth. 

Time: 38 min.

Susan Stone

In a society focused on somebodying, our practice ultimately involves nobodying. The Buddha said no-self is a characteristic of existence, and as we practice, we begin to experience the lightness and joy of nobodying.

Time: 40 min

Sharon Beckman-Brindley

We continue an exploration of relationship in light of the First Noble Truth, seeing how our relationship challenges invite an inquiry into the deep mysteries of this human life.

Time: 42 min

Sharon Beckman-Brindley

To be human is to be in relationship. This talk, the first in a series, addresses relationships of all kinds in light of the Buddha's teachings of the First Noble Truth

Time: 37 min

Jackie Erskine

Experiencing the possibility for trusting in Awareness, Truth, and Relatedness. Trust is the basis for examining our beliefs about what is possible for us

Time: 39 min

Sharon Beckman-Brindley

To find happiness is to cultivate hearts and minds that are open and loving toward all being and event of our lives. This includes the most difficult beings in our world as well as the very most difficult - ourselves.

Time: 41 min.

Susan Stone

Looking at global environmental challenges and asking what we can do to help heal the planet and our immediate environment. And how, amidst these dilemmas, can we live as spiritual pilgrims with peace in our hearts?

Time: 30 min.

Susan Stone

Bringing mindfulness, lovingkindness to pain by envisioning breathing through the heart, embracing pain (yours, another’s, Earth’s) on inhale, and blessing it with love on exhale.

Time: 10 min

Jackie Erskine

“Felt sense” of delights and difficulties in practice of generosity.

Time: 39 min