Episodes
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Optimism
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
As dharma students, we learn to meet our practice with an attitude of optimism. We have faith in our capacity to know a greater happiness. We believe in ourselves. When we consider our dharma practice, we bring a quality of brightness. Peter gave this talk on "Optimism" at the Sunday Night Meditation class in June 2015.
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Conviction in Awakening
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
As we develop in conviction, we make a greater effort to practice. This is an important cause and effect relationship. But what is conviction? How do we develop it? In this talk, given at the Sunday Night Meditation class, Peter discusses these essential questions.
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
Being True
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
The dharma student learns to make an ongoing, wholehearted effort to develop in truthfulness. In this talk, given on November 5, 2017, Peter discusses this elemental aspect of our goodness.
Sunday Jun 09, 2019
Letting Go
Sunday Jun 09, 2019
Sunday Jun 09, 2019
"Letting Go." The dharma student doesn't attempt to "let go" of her suffering through an act of will; in fact, the Buddha's instruction when it comes to suffering and clinging isn't simply to "let go." Instead, the dharma student learns to develop the skill that will enable letting go to happen. In this talk, given at Downtwon Meditation Community, Peter discusses the skill of letting go.
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
The Real Problem
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
The dharma student is a learner. For the dharma student, practicing meditation is much more than simply a process of attaining tranquility; it's a process of learning. And when we meditate, we begin to learn why we suffer; we begin to learn what the real problem is. This dharma talk was given in February 2018 at the Sunday Night Meditation class.