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July 2024

July 01, 2024

Awakening is a Verb

The one we call the Buddha wanted to understand suffering and it’s causes. He tried...

June 2024

June 15, 2024

The Dharma I Learned From Inside Out 2

We see our "selves" as something real, something that is important and fixed. The most...

May 2024

May 21, 2024

Holding the Questions

I think asking questions is central to Buddhism. Many other religions are all about giving...

May 17, 2024

Precious Human Life

We are lucky to be here. We don’t always think that way because our lives...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

Where Are We Going?

Where are we going? “If we want to understand ourselves and help all beings get...

January 2024

January 11, 2024

Make Your Life Meaningful (Dharma Talk)

Make Your Life Meaningful “Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life,...

December 2023

December 11, 2023

Make Life Meaningful

"Now that I have this great ship, a precious human life, so hard to obtain,...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

The Tenfold Virtuous Path (feat. Nagarjuna)

In his “Letter to a Friend” Nagarjuna references a teaching called “The Tenfold Virtuous...

September 19, 2023

Nagarjuna’s Six Things to Recall

Nagarjuna lived in the first century. He’s sometimes called a Second Buddha because his impact...

September 18, 2023

The Buddha on Doubt and Free Inquiry

I was an atheist when I started exploring Buddhism 20 or so years ago. I...

September 08, 2023

The Questions of Naga King Sagara

I’d like to explore a Sutra with you. This is a text called The Questions...

September 01, 2023

Transforming Adversity (recorded talk)

This talk was recorded at the Rime Buddhist Center. Transforming Adversity – Using Creative Methods...

August 2023

August 22, 2023

When Life Punches You In The Face (recorded talk)

This is a talk I gave at the Rime Center on 8 Dharma talk given...

July 2023

July 01, 2023

Keep Me In Your Heart: A Meditation on Death

One day I was asked to give a talk about death at the Rime Buddhist...

June 2023

June 08, 2023

Actions to Avoid (recorded talk)

This is a talk that I gave at the Rime Buddhist Center. Sixteen Actions to...

June 07, 2023

A Teacher Appears….?

I go to Washington DC every year for work. Or at least that’s the plan...

December 2022

December 10, 2022

The Dhammapada (recorded talks)

I did this series of talks on the classic Buddhist text “The Dhammapada.” I taught...

December 05, 2022

Bodhi Day 2022

Bodhi Day is a holiday that commemorates the Enlightenment of the Buddha and the start...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

The Suffering of Covid-19

One night while I was teaching my Dhammapada class for the Rime Center, I noticed...

November 07, 2022

Lha Bab Duchen, Festival of Descent 2022

Lha Bab Duchen is one of the four great Buddhist holidays in the Tibetan tradition....

September 2022

September 07, 2022

Upcoming Online Class: The Dhammapada

Upcoming Class Announcement. The Dhammapada: Buddhism Unplugged. I’m teaching this class in November. Live on...

July 2022

July 31, 2022

Chokhor Duchen 2022: The Festival of Turning the Wheel

Chokhor Duchen is being celebrated on August 1st this year. It is a holiday that...

June 2022

June 25, 2022

Buddhism for Beginners

Many people develop an interest in Buddhism, but it can be hard to know where...

June 09, 2022

Loving-kindness and Compassion

Loving-kindness and Compassion are two attitudes that we can develop. Learning to embody these attitudes...

June 02, 2022

The Essence of Buddhism

At the Rime Center we do a chant every Sunday called Supplication to the Buddha....

February 2022

February 04, 2022

The Rime Center is Building a New Temple in Kansas City

The Rime Center has existed in Kansas City for nearly 30 years. It was founded...

August 2021

August 12, 2021

Shantideva Had No Friends

I'm going to tell you a story. Shantideva is a fascinating figure in Buddhist history....

May 2021

May 28, 2021

The Second Arrow

Today I’m going to talk about the second arrow. It’s this old teaching about how...

December 2020

December 14, 2020

Life Advice From the Buddha

I think that at times we get caught up talking about the Buddha too much...

December 07, 2020

The Buddha and the Truth About Suffering

Today I’m going to talk to you about the Buddha. I think that at times...