Discover the Buddha’s 5 kinds of happiness—from fleeting pleasures to lasting peace—and learn why some joys burn out while others bring freedom.
Wednesday Meditations and Talks on:
Meditations and Talks
Talk + Meditation: How to Face Challenges without Suffering
Learn how to meet life’s challenges with strength and clarity—reducing stress, letting go of struggle, and finding peace even in hard times.
Talk + Meditation: The Power of One Connection
Sometimes one compassionate glance or word can change everything. Discover the power of connection with Lakiba Pittman.
Talk + Meditation: Why We Suffer—and How to Stop Adding to the Pain
Learn how to face life’s changes and challenges without adding extra suffering, using Buddhist wisdom and practical tools for inner peace.
Talk + Meditation: How to Feel Lived by Love
Discover how to feel supported by life and “lived by love.” Shift from striving to receptivity, deepen trust, and bring compassion into every moment.
Talk + Meditation: Compassion, Kindness, Joy, and Equanimity
How to balance effort and letting go in meditation and life. Explore compassion, joy, equanimity, and inner peace with Dr. Rick Hanson.
Talk + Meditation: The Surprising Power of Active Nonviolence
Discover how active nonviolence offers a powerful, practical path to transform conflict, foster connection, and create real change—without fueling more harm.
Talk + Meditation: How to Find Peace in Impermanence
Struggling with constant change? In this talk, explore how embracing impermanence can ease anxiety, loosen clinging, and open the door to deeper peace.
Talk + Meditation: The Joy in Not-Knowing
Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in certainty? Explore the surprising peace of not-knowing and how beginner’s mind can free you from stress and suffering.
Talk + Meditation: Respecting and Relieving Suffering
Minimizing pain—yours or others’—only deepens suffering. By respecting and relieving suffering with strength and compassion we can grow the strengths you need to heal.
These teachings are offered freely.
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6-7:30pm PT / 9-10:30pm ET
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