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How would we describe the nature of a banana to an alien? Les teaches us to look at things beyond appearances […]
2016-05-25 – Seeing Things Completely
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Les explains how seeing things from all angles relieves us from our quest for specialness, and from our suffering […]
2016-05-18 – Chris Becker
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Chris discusses what faith means in the context of Zen […]
2016-04-27 – Spiritual Viruses
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Les compares the spritual challenges we have with computer viruses, and reveals the one intervention we have to keep our mind free from corruption […]
2016-04-20 – Organizing Our Minds
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Les discusses how we should organize our minds so that there is always space for the unexpected […]
No Need for Cleverness
When the bell rings to end the first period of morning meditation, we continue the monastic tradition of reciting a short vow to save all sentient beings. In Buddhism, sentient beings are said to be composed of what are known as the five aggregates – form, feelings, perception, mental […]
2016-03-23 – An Imperfect World
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Les discusses the challenges of living in a world that does not match our desires […]
2016-03-16 – The World of Emptiness
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How do we give up the desire to seek something outside of ourself, something to play with, to entertain us? What happens when we return to the world of emptiness […]
