Founding Teacher Mary Grace Orr and current Guiding Teacher Bob Stahl lead a celebration of Insight Santa Cruz's community for the center's 30th year anniversary. Joined by fellow Teachers Carla Brennen, Gil Fronsdal, Jason Murphy Pedilla, Marcy Reynolds. This recording includes silent sitting, brief dharma talks / shares by each of the leading teachers, and community members sharing about what ISC has meant for different people. "This [was] a very special event to honor our Sangha. How special that we have been supported all these years through the generosity of our community and never charged a single cent! How wonderful to have served the Dhamma to thousands of people through the years." - Bob Stahl "The gift of Dhamma, excels all other gifts". - The Dhammapada

given at San Francisco Insight sangha

Thanissaro Bhikkhu reviews the Four Noble Truths as the categorical teaching of the Buddha - true and always beneficial. He describes the duties that enable us to fully understand and comprehend them and how the three characteristics - Dukkha, Annica, Anatta - are used in support of these duties and this understanding.

Do you like to be happy?

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This is a lightly guided, mostly silent meditation from the Friday night practice offered by Ajahn Karunadhammo. “Many of us approach Buddhist practice believing that the point is to learn mindfulness meditation. Yet there's so much more to understand and practice. The eight factors, or the eightfold path, allow for a complete and fully integrated program, leading toward liberation.”