This talk also includes Martine Batchelor

Looking at the hindrances.

An introduction to a secular Buddhist interpretation of the dharma through the example of rethinking the four noble truths as four noble tasks, thus establishing a context for the reflections on a series of suttas.

Exploring grasping.

Reflections on the Guhatthakasutta (The Discourse of Eight on the Cell) from the Atthakavagga of the Sutta Nipata (Sn. 772-9).

Looking into the feeling tones and their connection with an ethical attitude.

Reflections on the Duṭṭhattaksutta (The Discourse of Eight on the Wrong) from the Atthakavagga of the Sutta Nipata (Sn. 780-7).

Awakening from a Zen perspective

Reflections on the Suddhattakasutta (The Discourse of Eight on Purity) from the Atthakavagga of the Sutta Nipata (Sn. 788-95).

How do we self?

Reflections on the Paramattakasutta (The Discourse of Eight on Ultimacy) from the Atthakavagga of the Sutta Nipata (Sn. 796-803). This talk begins with a guided meditation, introduced by Martine Batchelor.

Cultivating compassion in everyday life.

Reflections on the Culasunnattasutta (The Short Discourse on Emptiness) from the Majjhima Nikaya (M. 121).

The challenge of of developing community

Concluding reflections on scepticism and the problem of certainty. Comparisons between early Buddhism and the sceptical Greek philosophy of Pyrrho.