Sunday Dharma Talk

The Joyful Path

It's a joyful path.  When we practice the dharma, in accord with the dharma, what the Buddha taught, we know great joy.  And although the path asks us to comprehend our pain and suffering, as Peter Doobinin explains, when we do this skillfully, it's joyful.  The dharma talk was given in January 2024.

Living Along Spiritual Lines

The dharma student, resolved to following the Buddha's path, strives to live her life along spiritual lines.  What does this mean?  How do we develop in our resolve?  In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explores these questions.  The talk was given on New Year's Eve in 2023.

The Truth of Our Goodness

In making the journey of awakening, it's essential that we take joy in our goodness and the goodness in the world.  In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains how we learn to reflect on our goodness ... and how, in turn, we come to know the truth of our goodness.  The talk was given in December 2023.

Knowing What Matters

In following the path the Buddha put forth, the dharma, we learn to take a step back and reflect.  As Peter Doobinin describes, it's important to reflect on what matters in this life.  To know what matters.  In this talk, given in December 2023, Peter discusses the elements of making this reflection and developing in understanding. 

The Bliss of Renunciation

Renunciation and seclusion are integral elements to dharma practice.  In this talk, Peter Doobinin explains how these renunciation puts us in position to practice mindfulness and thusly know the fruits of the path.  The talk was given in November 2023.

The Field of Karma

As we journey through the fields of our past karma, we have to be mindful, alert, ardent, resolute.  If we're able to embody these, qualities, the Buddha tells us, we can avoid the pain of afflictive emotions and habitual patterns of suffering.  In this dharma talk, given in September 2022, Peter Doobinin describes how we learn to navigate the field of karma.

Not Holding On

What would if be like if we could let go of our stories...? In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin desribes how we learn to "not hold on" to our painful narratives about ourselves and the world.  The talk was given at a daylong retreat in 2013.

In Tune with Life

In meditation practice, we learn to find a rhythm.  We learn to come in to tune.  We learn to be in tune with life.  In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes how our practice leads us to being in tune.  The talk was given in April 2024.

The Dharma Inside

The dharma is found inside.  Although our tendency, as Peter Doobinin explains, is to look for happiness in things outside ourselves, in sense pleasure, in other people, in material things, we find a true, reliable happiness inside.  In this talk, Peter explains what this means and how we come to the dharma inside.  The talk was given in February 2021.

Making Space

The practice of meditation enables us to "make space."  We become more and more able, in doing so, to find refuge; to bring awareness, and thusly understanding, to our experience; and to know true happiness, a happiness that doesn't die.   In this talk, given in January 2023, Peter Doobinin describes how, by making space, we move toward a greater happiness in our lives.