Guest teacher Mandar Apte explored one of the central dilemmas of our time: how do we stay hopeful and take meaningful action in a world overwhelmed by violence, division, and despair?
Wednesday Meditations and Talks on:
Meditations and Talks
Meditation + Talk: How to Calm the Biological Machinery of Stress and Suffering
Feeling overwhelmed or stressed? Learn how your nervous system works—and simple, science-backed ways to calm down, open up, and feel more present and content.
Meditation + Talk: Key Steps in Your Personal Growth Journey
Discover six key turning points on the path of practice—from calming the mind to letting go of craving—and come home to the peaceful strength already inside you.
Meditation + Talk: The Quiet Strength You Already Have Inside
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or like you’re not enough? Learn how to stop striving, trust your inner wisdom, and tap into the quiet strength already in you.
Meditation + Talk: Four Ways to Deal with Life’s Challenges Without Suffering Them
Struggling with stress, regret, or overwhelm? Learn four powerful ways to calm your mind, stop overthinking, and find real peace—backed by brain science.
Meditation + Talk: Engaged Buddhism – Including Today
Explore how engaged Buddhism connects inner healing with outer change—practical ways to face systemic suffering with wisdom, compassion, and courage.
Meditation + Talk: How to Turn a Corner . . . for the Better
How can we let go of old hurts and turn a corner in our lives? Learn simple, heartfelt ways to heal, move forward, and find more peace inside.
Meditation + Talk: Three Ways to Live with Loss
Grief is inevitable—but with compassion, support, and steady presence, we can live well through loss. Explore five practices for healing and resilience.
Meditation + Talk: Finding and Nurturing Your Compassionate Voice
Learn how self-compassion can soothe your inner critic, ease emotional pain, and reconnect you with your own worth, strength, and capacity to heal.
Meditation + Talk: Stress Relief through Mindful Breathing
Learn how mindful breathing can ease stress and steady your mind. Dr. Rick Hanson shares practical tools to find calm and clarity in daily life.
These teachings are offered freely.
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6-7:30pm PT / 9-10:30pm ET
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