Dharma Talks
Satima Bhikkhuni, Dharma Talk “The Mind”
[ October 3, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] What is the mind? What is its function and its importance? What does Buddhism have to say about the mind? And how can we come to know the mind and tame it? The Buddha taught that a mind, once taimed, can be purified, and a purified mind is what will lead us to final liberation.
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The Four Dignities and the confidence of the Shambhala Warrior, Dharma Talk by Patrick Dallas
[ December 5, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] The four dignities are meek, perky, outrageous, and inscrutable. All human beings experience the four dignities in some form. Meekness is basically experiencing a humble and gentle state of being, while perkiness is connected with uplifted and youthful energy. Outrageousness is being daring and entering into situations without hope and [...]
Bhante Sathi Dharma Talk: The Dhammapada
[ September 19, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] In his Dharma Talk, Bhante Sathi will talk about the significance of this most important Buddhist text that collects the most fundamental sayings by the Buddha himself in poems. This talk also functions as an introduction to Bhante Sathi’s Fall class.
Bhante Sathi is a frequent teacher at NBMC.
Bhante Sathi is [...]
A Tale of Two Mustard Seeds: Suffering, Faith, and the Spiritual Life by Lisa Ebert
[ May 2, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Sunday, May 2, 10 a.m.
Dharma talk: A Tale of Two Mustard Seeds:
Suffering, Faith, and the Spiritual Life
by Lisa Ebert
The very small and very common mustard seed plays a leading role in important teachings within both the Buddhist and Christian traditions. In one teaching, the Buddha asks a grieving [...]
