A talk dealing with Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. From The Three Jewels.

Shamatha and cultivating a basis of attention. From Pointing Out Instructions 3.

Group contemplation: “I can’t know what this experience called life is -- and I can’t know what follows it. So how do I live this life?” If tears are allowed in the zendo, why not laughter? From Death: Friend or Foe 6

Value of contemplating death and impermanence; accept change and not hold on to what’s time has passed; sit in the whole mess. From Death: Friend or Foe 1.

Resting and looking; application: be completely in your experience at all times. From Heart Sutra Workshop 4

Origins of Chö from the Diamond Sutra; definition of Chö as creating difficult experiences and developing the ability to experience them completely; relationship between Chö and taking and sending. From Chö 1.

Comments and questions on compassion meditation including: Should we say the verses used in these meditations aloud or to ourselves?; Does the line in the compassion meditation, 'May I experience the world wishing me freedom from pain', impose an unrealistic ideal upon the world?; difficulty in extending these verses to include others. Excerpted from The Four Immeasurables 5.

How can I have all these stories going on and be at peace at the same time? From Surviving Stressful Times 1.

Function of Buddhist ethics; descriptive v. prescriptive. Excerpt from Mahayana Mind Training 7.

Identifying what you want to do and what prevents you from doing it. From Making Things Happen 1.