Dharma Ocean

In the second part of this talk on love, Reggie discusses the ways in which we turn away from the intimacy of space. He says that in retreat, we learn how to open to the fundamental emptiness of our lives. From that emptiness, energy is born. The question is: are we willing to rest in the vastness and relate to the intensity of what arises?

This talk was given at the 2009 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie says that we are all held in an ocean of love. This love is the fundamental nature of the universe, and within it we progress through our lives, always invited to an experience of open heartedness that connects with all that is.

This talk was given at the 2009 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Here, Reggie discusses the journey of empowerment that occurs when we work with gifted healers. True healers, he says, enable us to individuate and develop a direct relationship with reality that is free of the trappings of psychological dependency.

This talk was given at the 2010 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

This week we listen to the second part of Reggie’s talk on cultivating gentleness and openness toward all aspects of life through the practice of maitri. Loving-kindness, he says, begins with ourselves: we establish a ground of trust, simplify our lives, sit with experience, and don't judge anything.

This talk was given at the 2003 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie addresses the pervasive culture of self-hatred that drives aggression and the forces of destruction in our world. He says that when we meditate with a heart of loving-kindness, our defenses soften and we discover an experience of space that is free from the distortions of self-aggression.

This talk was given at the 2003 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit our www.dharmaocean.org.

Today we listen to the second part of Reggie’s talk on the practice of developing loving-kindness for the difficult and unwanted aspects of life. He says that when we stop judging ourselves, open to the wisdom of our emotions, and honor the upwelling of the life force within us, there is an opportunity to discover the inherent sacredness of our unique incarnation.

This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In today’s episode, Reggie discusses the ways we hold our lives hostage through judgment, self-criticism, and perfectionism. Maitri, he says, employs the inherent power of loving-kindness to naturally shift self-aggressive tendencies. It is a practice that helps us open to the unwanted guests knocking at the door.

This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathun retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Today we listen to the second part of Reggie’s talk on the mahasiddhas of ancient India. The spiritual journey of the siddha Naropa, he says, demonstrates the inherent risk associated with the practice of Buddhist tantra: the grittiness of reality challenges our most cherished ideas about spiritual attainment and invites us to meet the outrageous and unbelievable expressions of life.

This talk is from Buddhist Tantra, an audio course produced by Sounds True. Reggie’s new audio training program, The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Touching Infinity, was recently published by Sounds True.

In this talk, Reggie discusses the mahasiddhas of ancient India: ordinary people who attained realization in the midst of everyday life. Their example, he says, reminds us of how spiritual transformation occurs within the exact circumstances of our unique lives.

This talk is from Buddhist Tantra, an audio course produced by Sounds True. Reggie’s new audio training program, The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Touching Infinity, was recently published by Sounds True. Both titles are available at www.dharmaocean.org/store.

In today’s episode, we listen to a talk Reggie gave on the bright space of our inner being that we discover through the practice of meditation. Practice, he says, unites our relative life with the freedom of infinity.

This talk was given at the 2014 Winter Dathun retreat held in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org and click on our program calendar.