Jun 28, 2026
This talk was given on April 7 — the day before Hanamatsuri, the traditional celebration of the Buddha's birthday.
I'd been sharing a video that week of newborn lambs at the ecovillage where I live, jumping around within minutes of being born. Nearly everyone said the same thing: it's amazing how much they can do...
Jun 21, 2026
There were daffodils on the altar when I gave this talk — narcissus, named after the figure who fell in love with his own reflection in the pond. It turned out to be exactly the right image for what the practice is.
The central metaphor is one I return to often: imagine yourself sitting on the bank of a river. As the...
Jun 14, 2026
Life keeps getting harder to afford — in time, in money, in simple presence. And yet here you are.
This talk moves through the Three Treasures — Buddha, Dharma, Sangha — not as a Buddhism 101 survey, but as a question about how we actually live.
Buddha: not just the historical man, but the principle of awakening...
Jun 7, 2026
May 31, 2026