Gratitude can be considered a heart practice and worthy of cultivation. We often let the judging, comparing mind take over and we leave gratitude behind, but it is one of the most powerful ways to stay connected to the present and to our humanity.
Recorded on Nov. 23, 2019 in Los Angeles

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Renunciation is a fancy way to say 'let go'. In this talk Mary uses Phillip Moffitt's teaching on self-restraint to show how it's a different way to practice renunciation and letting go. Stop being the star of your own movie is one of these ways.
Recorded Nov 16, 2019 in Los Angeles

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Taking care of ourselves means paying attention to where we ignore ourselves or gloss over our discomfort and dissatisfaction. Lovingkindness, compassion and being willing to change our perspective on our lives is important and the Buddha's teachings support us all the way. Loving ourselves is a radical act.
Recorded Nov 9, 2019 in Los Angeles.

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It's often said that we experience 10,000 joys and sorrows throughout our lifetime. How do we stay balanced as our lives unfold and not be taken over by the sorrows or miss the joys?
Recorded Oct 26, 2019

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Based on Stephen Batchelor's writings in After Buddhism, Mary investigates and discusses what emptiness means and how we can relate to the concept in our lives.
Recorded in Los Angeles on Nov 7, 2015

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The Buddha taught not to chase after the past or place expectations on the future but that's often where we end up when we're trapped in an unexamined mind. He says to nourish the present in order to break the trance of tomorrow and yesterday. This talk discusses how we might become trapped and how to break out of the cycle of past and future and stay attuned to the present.
Recorded October 12, 2019

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Mary discusses Rick Hanson's chapter in Buddha's Brain on Letting in the Good. This is how we can discover and cultivate beneficial qualities while letting go of the non-beneficial qualities that do not serve at all. This is held in the context of the Four Efforts and also brings ideas from neuroscience that support this cultivation.
Recorded at Against the Stream March 27, 2017, in Los Angeles.

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Greed, hatred, delusion, the hindrances and so many other unskillful and harmful behaviors can be grouped under ignorance. Inspired by Arinna Weisman, Mary talks about the beautiful qualities the Buddha offered us as an antidote to these and their timeliness in today's world.
Recorded Oct. 5, 2019

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This is a set of phrases we commonly use, especially when doing walking meditation or to build our concentration. In this talk, Mary takes a closer look at these phrases and what they mean in our daily lives.
Recorded Sept 28, 2019

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"Hatred never ceases through hatred, only through love. This is the eternal law." The Buddha offered us this teaching thousands of years ago and it is as timely now as it ever was. Leading with the heart is a way we make sure we keep the focus on love and avoid slipping off into hatred. 
Recorded Sept. 21, 2019

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