Dharma Talk Archives (click on title to listen)
These recordings are from our weekly Monday night zoom meditation meetings.
2021 Dharma Talks
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8/2/21
Alan Lessik "Recognizing and Transforming Shame: A Zen Approach" (audio-00:26:45) You can also read the transcript of this talk. 7/26/21 Dawn Haney "Liberation in Relationships" (audio-00:26:40) 7/19/21 Syra Smith "What is it that keeps us practicing?" (audio-00:15:02) 7/12/21 Steven Tierney "Sangha as Sanctuary" (audio-00:22:00) 6/28/2020 John Lewis "Celebrating all Our Names" (audio-00:25:35) 6/21/20 Daigan Gaither "Buddhism is not..." (audio-00:26:09) 4/26/21 Ari Lathuras "The Tyranny of Opinions" (audio-00:18:44) 4/12/21 Steven Tierney "A life that matters - Intimacy with all things" (audio-00:24:26) 4/5/21 Daigan Gaither "Buddhist ideas about the mind" (audio-00:30:03) |
3/29/21
Lein Shutt "Skillful Speech" (audio-00:24:17) 3/22/21 Chinh Nguyen "Work with What Arises" (audio-00:23:36) 3/1/21 Alan Lessik "Not-Knowing is Most-Intimate" (audio-00:27:41) 2/22/21 Syra Smith "The Parami of Patience" (audio-00:27:19) 2/8/21 Steven Tierney "Creating Beauty" (audio-00:22:42) 2/1/21 Patrick Brown "The Struggle Drives Practice" (audio-00:27:16) 1/25/21 Dawn Haney "Taking Refuge in The Dharma" (audio-00:23:12) 1/4/21 David Richo "Interconnectedness" (audio-00:27:29) |
2020 Dharma Talks
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12/28/20
Daigan Gaither "Returning to Practice" (audio-00:29:11) 12/21/20 Alan Lessik "A Solstice Koan" (audio-00:25:24) You can also review this talk on Alan's blog. 12/14/20 Steven Tierney "Harmony of Difference and Equality" (audio-00:23:37) Readings Paradox of Noise by Gunilla Norris Harmony of Difference and Equality -- Sandokai 12/7/20 Trip Weil "Invitation of the Dharma" (audio-00:24:06) 11/30/20 John Lewis "Breathing and grounding for meditation" (audio-00:35:17) 11/23/20 Daigan Gaither "We are all one" (audio-00:26:24) 11/16/20 Syra Smith "Mindfulness" (audio-00:27:01) 11/9/20 Steven Tierney "Daring to Live in Delight" (audio-00:30:04) 11/2/20 Alan Lessik "Fear, Loathing, Elections and Zazen" (audio-00:23:46) 10/26/20 Ari Lathuras "Resilience" (audio-00:15:06) |
10/19/20
Syra Smith "Adapting" (audio-00:29:54) 10/5/20 Steven Tierney "The Fire Sermon" (audio-00:23:05) 9/21/20 Syra Smith "RGB and the Future" (audio-00:25:50) 9/14/20 Steven Tierney "Kindness as Practice" (audio-00:26:07) 8/31/20 John Lewis "Beauty" (audio-00:27:31) 8/17/20 Daigan Gaither "Engaging in Wise Conduct" (audio-00:24:06) note the first few minutes got cut off 8/10/20 Steven Tierney "Bringing in Creativity" (audio-00:24:56) Book referenced in talk: The Zen of Creativity, by John Daido Loori 8/3/20 Alan Lessik "The 4 Bodhisattva Vows" Note the sound improves after about 5 minutes. (audio-00:24:24) 7/20/20 Syra Smith "Fearlessness" (audio-00:29:17) 7/13/20 Steven Tierney "How We Can Show Up" (audio-00:29:17) 7/6/20 John Lewis "Non-Hatred" (audio-00:26:38) |
6/29/20
Daigan Gaither "Our Shadow Parts" (audio-00:29:18) Book referenced in talk: Love & Rage, the Path of Liberation through Anger, by Lama Rod Owens 6/1/20 Ari Lathuras "Happiness" (audio-00:16:36) 5/11/20 Steven Tierney "Engaged Buddhism" (audio-00:23:17) 5/4/2020 John Lewis "Joy and Loneliness" (audio-00:28:00) 04/20/20 Syra Smith "Practicing Equanimity" (audio-00:20:30) 04/13/20 Steven Tierney "Favorite Readings" (audio-00:23:23) 4/6/20 Paul Irving "Making the Dharma Talk Together" (audio-00:17:37) 3/3/20 Alan Lessik "Trauma" on KQED. (audio) There’s a name for what many are experiencing emotionally right now – trauma. And Alan Lessik has this Perspective, recorded from his San Francisco home, about how he is dealing with it. Also read "Welcome to Our Collective Retreat (Sesshin)" on Alan's blog 3/23/20 Ari Lathuras "We have been practicing for these times" (audio-00:14:58) |