Exploring the connection between perception and feeling tones, looking deeply and compassionate response. Questioning if change is total or partial.

We combine a review of the nature of reactive judgments related to social conditioning (particularly related to social hierarchies such as those connected with race, gender, class, sexual orientation, etc.) with an outline of some ways to transform these judgments (pointing to the need also to transform the associated power structures).

From immediate and personal to vast and all inclusive, immeasurable, boundless; how we enable this growth in our practice.

As our understanding matures, we naturally outgrow ways of seeing happiness that don't work

Many of us are still processing the events of earlier this month and perhaps also a multitude of emotions. A number of practitioners are asking how to practice internally and externally, as directed by the Buddha, with the events of our contemporary lives. We are once again asked to investigate a most poignant aspect of practice — how external events can be met internally with the wisdom of interconnectedness, compassion and integrity; and externally without duality. On July 19, as part of our Monthly Sitting & Inquiry, NYI will offer the opportunity to come together and mindfully listen to, share with, and support one another as we bring our practice to all that is occurring within and around us.

Metta is a powerful tool to work with the tendency to be judgemental or harsh with ourselves and others.

Exploring anchoring and questioning in the context of secular meditation in terms of goal and values. Looking at meditative experience, and mindfulness of feeling tones.

These recordings are part of a ten month course entitled Living Fearlessly with Change - Exploring Ageing, Illness and Death Through Buddhist Practice and Service.

These recordings are part of a ten month course entitled Living Fearlessly with Change - Exploring Ageing, Illness and Death Through Buddhist Practice and Service.

Dharma Talk from Monday Night Meditation Class on July 18, 2016

Loving-kindness practice can be used to unify the heart and mind in deep contentment. To develop this unity we need to ripen the five jhana (absorption) factors.

Nature is begging us to wake up especially when we find ourselves at the mercy of fear arising like ghosts in the dead of night. What will protect us from these intruders? At the moment of ambush, can we see their true qualities in the light of suffering and its cause? Know that truth of suffering, its cause, its cure and the truest way of healing to break out of the prison of delusion. Now enter the measureless liberation of mind.

We will discuss wise speech and then break for our small groups to talk about our experience and insight into the middle three precepts of not taking, refraining from sexual misconduct, or wise speech. Here are two study materials related to wise speech that you might want to use:

Importance of compassion and tools to investigate pain. Q&A on pain at night; balance for workplace; acceptance