This talk was given by Ajaan Thanissaro on 2025.09.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Andrea Fella on 2025.08.30 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

At the time of the Buddha, someone is said to come to the Buddha and asked “[Why] though beings wish to be free of enmity, violence, hostility, and hate, they still have enmity, violence, hostility, and hate?” (Digha Nikaya 21.2.1) We are still asking that question. Conflict seems to be deeply embedded in being human, and is quite pronounced right now. Practitioners now often ask the same question that was asked of the Buddha, and the teachings that were offered then are quite relevant now.

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This talk was given by Andrea Fella on 2025.08.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

At the time of the Buddha, someone is said to come to the Buddha and asked “[Why] though beings wish to be free of enmity, violence, hostility, and hate, they still have enmity, violence, hostility, and hate?” (Digha Nikaya 21.2.1) We are still asking that question. Conflict seems to be deeply embedded in being human, and is quite pronounced right now. Practitioners now often ask the same question that was asked of the Buddha, and the teachings that were offered then are quite relevant now.

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This talk was given by Dawn Neal on 2025.08.16 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

An exploration of cultivating open and loving awareness. In our time together, we will cultivate kindness (Mettā) to stabilize attention, then connect with the spacious and loving qualities of heart and mind.

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This talk was given by Kerry Dunn on 2025.08.02 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Kerry began meditating in the insight tradition in 2010. Soon thereafter, she felt a tension between her work as an academic and the path of liberation. For the last 10 years, she has been on an experiential journey, taking on a variety of roles to explore job characteristics that support and impede the centering of dharma in daily life. She currently works in a grocery store, serves as primary caretaker for her parents, and writes about wise livelihood wiselivelihoodproject.org.

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This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal and Stephen Batchelor on 2025.07.29 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Stephen Batchelor and Gil Fronsdal will meet for a conversation to explore the themes of Stephen’s upcoming book, "Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times". Their discussion will reflect on how the ethical inquiries of the Buddha and Socrates—two figures separated by time and tradition—can speak to the challenges of living thoughtfully and responsibly today.

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This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal and Stephen Batchelor on 2025.07.29 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Stephen Batchelor and Gil Fronsdal will meet for a conversation to explore the themes of Stephen’s upcoming book, "Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times". Their discussion will reflect on how the ethical inquiries of the Buddha and Socrates—two figures separated by time and tradition—can speak to the challenges of living thoughtfully and responsibly today.

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This talk was given by Henry Shukman on 2025.07.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Henry Shukman on 2025.07.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Henry Shukman on 2025.07.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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