Saturday, May 30, 2015

Happy Birthday! - Dharma talk

Buddhism does not ask us to venerate the Buddha, but to become Buddha. Or more accurately, to realize that we already are Buddha. So why elevate one day above another? Every day is the Buddha's Birthday; every day is your birthday!

Introduction and sound engineering by Tom Eunsahn Gartland.


Monday, May 25, 2015

Mind the Gap - Dharma talk



The Buddha taught one thing--the end of suffering. He called it Nirvana, the unconditioned, unoriginated, deathless. In this episode, I discuss how Nirvana is available to us at all times, in the gaps between our thoughts.

Introduction and sound engineering by Tom Eunsahn Gartland.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

No I Behind My Eye - Dharma talk



We live in an impersonal universe. None of the things that I examine are me--not the objects of my senses, my senses themselves, or even the witnessing of these sensations. None are I! Suffering occurs when when we identify any of these as I, me, or mine. The Buddhist teaching of anatman encourages us to look past the phenomenal world of impermanence to that which never changes--Nirvana.

Introduction and sound engineering by Tom Eunsahn Gartland.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

This too (too) - Dharma talk

Here is the Dharma talk I delivered on 4/26/15 to accompany my last post, "This too." Enjoy.