Hi everyone,

I gave this talk last night at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Church (RRUUC) on caring, one of the four Limitless Attitudes (Pali: Apāmāṇa). Enoy!

Upcoming Offerings

June 3rd, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

June 14th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, Downtown Dharma @ Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

June 24th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

July 29th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

Spring Retreat - Save the Date!

March 11th - 14th, 2027 Insight Meditation Residential Retreat, Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA (With lots of single room accommodations this year!)

Hi everyone,

I gave this talk last night at the River Road Unitarian Church on rejoicing, one of the four Limitless Attitudes (Pali: Apāmāṇa). Enjoy!

Upcoming Offerings

May 6th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Universalist Church (RRUUC), 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

June 3rd, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Universalist Church (RRUUC), 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

June 14th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, Downtown Dharma @ Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

June 24th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Universalist Church (RRUUC), 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

July 29th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Universalist Church (RRUUC), 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

Spring Retreat - Save the Date!

March 11th - 14th, 2027 Insight Meditation Residential Retreat, Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA (With lots of single room accommodations this year!)

Hi friends,

This is the first talk in a series I’m offering on the Limitless Attitudes (Pali: Appamāṇa), which are also called the Divine Abodes (Pali: Brahmavihāra). I am working my way backward through the Limitless Attitudes, starting with equanimity, which is often taught last and is the subject of this talk.

This was recorded at Downtown Dharma on April 12th. I hope you find it beneficial.

Upcoming Offerings:

I’ll be back at Downtown Dharma on June 14th, and will be teaching a few classes at River Road Unitarian in May, June and July, though the dates have not yet been finalized. I will post a complete schedule soon, with those details and, hopefully, details on next year’s spring retreat.

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Hi everyone,

This is a recording of the talk I gave on Monday night on Right View. It is the last talk in this series on the Eightfold Path. I hope you find it helpful.

Upcoming Events

March 12th - March 15th: Residential meditation retreat in the Insight tradition. Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA. To learn more or register follow this link: https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1678

March 25th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817.

April 12th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, Downtown Dharma @ Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

April 22nd, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817.

June 14th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, Downtown Dharma @ Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

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Hi everyone,

Here is the talk I gave on Right Intention at River Road Unitarian Church on February 4th. I hope you find it helpful.

Upcoming Offerings:

Retreat

March 12 - 15, Madison, VA: “The Path of the Restful Warrior” is a residential Insight meditation retreat that I’m teaching with Dechen Ellen McSweeney. Click here for more information and registration.

Drop-in Classes

February 23rd, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, St. Marks Capitol Hill, 301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003. More info

March 25th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817 More info

April 12th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Yoga District, 1910 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 More Info

April 22nd, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817 More info

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Hi everyone,

This is a talk on Right Speech and its place in the Eightfold Path that I gave at Downtown Dharma on January 4th, 2026. The recording also includes the Q&A that followed the talk.

Also, I learned last night that the audio posts I have been sending out are also podcasts, published to Apple Podcasts and Spotify and elsewhere. In order to make it easier to find them across the web, I gave the podcast a title. It’s called “Dharma &” beacuse it is about the Buddha’s teachings, which are often called the Dharma, as well as other related topics like therapy and mental health and my struggles getting small children into the bathtub. I hope you find it helpful.

Upcoming Offerings:

January 7th, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM: Drop in class at River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817.

March 12th - March 15th: Residential retreat in the Insight Meditation tradition. Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA. To learn more or register follow this link: https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1678

Photo by Niek Doup on Unsplash

Hi friends,

This is a recording of the talk I gave last night at River Road Unitarian as well as the Q&A that followed. The subject is Right Action and Its Place in the Eightfold Path. I hope you find it beneficial!

Upcoming Events

3-Day Meditation Retreat in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains

A meditation retreat is a chance to learn how your mind works, experience the peace that comes from collected mental energy, and to open your heart. If that is of interest to you, consider joining me and my co-teacher Dechen Ellen McSweeney for a 3-day medtiation retreat March 12-15 in the Insight Tradition. It’s a rare opportunity to step out of the rhythms of daily life and see what happens to a mind that is allowed to settle. Having appreciated retreats as a student for many years, I am happy to be able to offer the experience to others for the second year in a row. For details and registration information please visit https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1678

Drop In Class:

January 7th 7:00 - 8:30 PM, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd., Bethesda, MD

Dharma talk on Right Livelihood given on 12-1-25 at Downtown Dharma, hosted by Yoga District on 14th street.

Hi friends,

Here is the talk I gave last night at the River Road Unitarian Church on Right Effort and Its Place in the Eightfold Path. It’s about how to invite the dharma into every aspect of our lives, gently, moment-by-moment. The recording also includes the Q&A that followed the talk.

Upcoming Offerings

Residential Retreat: I’m happy to let you know that registration is now open for a 3-night residential retreat that I am offering with my teaching partner Dechen Ellen McSweeney at Seven Oaks in Madison, VA March 12-15.

Drop In Classes:

November 30th, Downtown Dharma, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

December 7th, River Road Unitarian Church, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd., Bethesda, MD

January 4th, Downtown Dharma, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

January 7th, River Road Unitarian Church, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, River Road Unitarian Church, 6301 River Rd., Bethesda, MD

April 12th, Downtown Dharma, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Yoga District, 1910 14th St, NW Washington, DC

I’ll probably add a few more teaching dates in February and March and will email a revised schedule when those are set.

Samma Sati, often translated as Right Mindfulness, is the seventh aspect of the eightfold path. Mindfulness, in some respects, is the element of the path that gets the most attention in Western culture, and yet is is a concept that is burdened with many denotations and connotations that it was never intended to carry. Last night’s talk at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill explored the simple and powerful quality of mindfulness, as well as its place within the larger framework of the Buddha’s teachings.

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