Recorded Teachings

A Matrix

Dependent origination is not parts; it’s really more than that. Nagarjuna says, “Neither samsara nor nirvana exist, but all is a complex...

Working with Addictions

Observe what you produce on the cushion and in your life. The thought production is covering up what it is you need to see. Receive...

Observe Your Production

Observe what you produce on the cushion and in your life. The thought production is covering up what it is you need to see. Receive...

The Circle of Thoughts

Just watch the rotation that is trying to seduce you into into some kind of thought pattern of passion, aggression or ignorance. That...

Mountains and Rivers (XXVIII)

This Q & A session begins with a question about the teaching, “Don’t do what you’re told.”

Time is an Illusion

About Enlightened Society

What does it mean to live in a society, a group, a Sangha, in an "Enlightened" way?

Choosing

Choosing keeps the delusion going. By choosing, we hide out and we create an artificial situation that looks like we have some control. ...

Illusion and Delusion

Most of the world is operating out of delusion. Something shows up and immediately we project onto it; what that is, how it should be. We...

Gratitude for What?

Let’s start with the basics; be grateful for gravity. Receive the ordinary magic of everything. Be grateful for your life, that you can...

Chants, Precepts and...