Dharma and Politics
Many Buddhist practitioners have questioned what to do in these turbulent times. More than anything, I believe the world is in need of a spiritual...
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Audio: The Joy of Virtue
Conscious conduct or virtue, means acting harmoniously and with care toward the life around us. For spiritual practice to develop, it is absolutely essential that...
Awakening to Your Buddha Nature
“O Nobly Born” the Buddhist texts begin, remember your Buddha Nature. Remember your innate capacity for dignity, understanding and vast compassion. These gifts were born...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 67 – Who Am I?
Loving-awareness allows a profound shift of identity from a small limited sense of self to one of spacious wisdom. Exploring questions about freedom and identity...
Open to Mystery
Marcel Proust once said, “The real voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Buddhist practice gives us...
Audio: A Mind Like Sky Meditation
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts and worries that make up the small...
Your Mind: Friend or Foe?
Who is your enemy? Mind is your enemy. No one can harm you more than your own mind untamed. And who is your friend? Mind...
The Beauty of Beginner’s Mind
The wisdom of uncertainty frees us from what Buddhist psychology calls the thicket of views and opinions. “Seeing misery in those who cling to views,...
Heart and Conduct
One way we create identity is seeing ourself as a member of a particular ethnic group, religion, tribe, caste, and class. I can identify myself...
The Time is Now
Buddhist teachings are filled with the principles of respect, tolerance, and compassion. When community members were sick, the Buddha told his followers to care for...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 51 – Identity and Freedom
Jack delivers a talk on how identity leads us to suffer and shares the Buddha’s path towards freedom from that suffering. The Buddha’s teachings are...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 46 – The Stories We Tell
Jack’s timeless wisdom leads the way as he responds to a handful of questions concerning some of the common struggles encountered on the human plane....