When thinking of impermanence, it is easy to focus on when situations coming to an end. However, for true impermanence, the arising stage of a situation is just as important as its passing away. This dharma talk explores the meaning of impermanence through consideration of the spring season.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on April 22nd 2019.

 

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This dharma talk explores the fundamental meditation practice of Buddhism. How do we approach the inevitable thoughts that arise during meditation?

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on April 15th 2019.

 

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When we feel annoyed with something, or someone, it is us who brings the annoyance. The thing or the other person simply is, and it is we who are annoyed. This dharma talk presents a new parable to help explore our annoyances through the concept of not-self. The following discussion focuses on how we can reduce our suffering that originates in our annoyance and frustration.

 

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on March 24th 2019.

 

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Our Sangha often makes reference to the acceptability of burning the sutras. But if burning the sutras is acceptable, what is sacred? This Dharma talk explores the meaning of sacred to Pragmatic Buddhists.

 

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on March 24th 2019.

 

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What does it mean to be happy? This talk explores how the four noble truths can help us understand happiness.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on March 17th 2019.

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Spending time with yourself can be challenging. Freed of the distractions and external inputs we have to look inwards. This is not always a comfortable experience. This talk using Chapter 64 of the Tao as a springboard to discuss how we look inwards to understand who we are.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on March 10th 2019.

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What is the role of religious belief for a Western Pragmatic Buddhist? The dharma provides us with a context for being a Buddhist. This talk explores our dharma context and how we identify an appropriate middle path for our lives.

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This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on March 3rd 2019.

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What does the body tell us about our nature? It is easy to say that we should see past our physicality and focus on our spiritual being. But is it right to dismiss a significant element of ourselves? This dharma talk presents the Buddha's views on the body. It explores the meaning of our physical form. The discussion explains that a person's worth is not understood through their body. This talk is the fourth in a series based on the discourses of the Athakavagga.

The Athakavagga sutras are some of the most ancient and scholars believe they are closest to the Buddha's teaching. They are practical sutras with little mysticism. These talks are based on a collection of five English translations, where there was substantial disagreement the Pali versions were consulted.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on February 24th 2019.

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Everybody mourns a loss in a different way. There is no wrong or right way to mourn. This dharma talk explores how the parinirvana sutra that describes Buddha's death can help us approach loss.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on February 17th 2019.

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Why don't we offer ourselves the same compassion we offer to others? Often when evaluating ourselves we are very critical. We say things to ourselves that we would never say to another person. This dharma talk explores how we can offer the same compassion to ourselves as we do to others.

This dharma talk took place at the Central Ohio Center for Pragmatic Buddhism on February 10th 2019.

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