Wise Effort as an important issue in practice. This talk explores finding the balance between too much and too little as well as understanding the four classical Wise Efforts described in the teachings.

Opening up the meditation field to include the physical realm

This talk brings in Thanissaro Bikkhu's guidance for offering "Goodwill for the Real World" and self compassion as an inner nourishment and sustainer. A dharmette followed by a 15 minute guided self compassion practice.

Forgiveness to ourselves (Body, mind, heart) and between us and others

This talk offers the Niramisa Sutta and explores the 3 sources of joy and the possbiility of living in joy and being sustained by it to support engagement in these challenging times. The talk includes the song This Joy, as inspired by the Resistance Revival Chorus, and closes with the story of Jim Settee.

Choiceless Attention instructions as a natural process we all know and practice when we are in nature - gazing at the sunset, watching the ocean.

This guided meditation shifts the subject of attention from objects to the awareness that knows.