The truth of impermanence can feel like a slap in the face: We're going to lose everything we love, everyone we love, and, eventually, our own lives. But in reality, impermanence is good news. It is a gateway to happiness. In this talk given to The Anacortes Mindfulness Community on May 21, 2019, Jonathan Prescott explores how to embrace life's ever-changing nature.

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh says that the point of spiritual practice is to generate happiness and transform suffering. In this talk to the Anacortes Mindfulness Community, Jonathan Prescott explores what this means and how we can practice happiness.

Jonathan Prescott describes the formal process for taking refuge in the 5 Mindfulness Trainings, including why we do this, how we do this, and the benefits of walking the path of freedom.

In this final talk of the Four Noble Truths Practice Period, Jonathan Prescott gives an introduction to the ethical practices of Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood and the awareness practices of Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.

Jonathan Prescott offers the first in a series of eight talks on The Four Noble Truths, a foundational teaching of the Buddha. This talk was given at the Anacortes Mindfulness Community (www.anacortes.mindful.community) on January 15, 2019.

Welcome to week 6 of The Anacortes Mindfulness Community's 8-week long Four Noble Truths practice period. In this talk, Jonathan Prescott introduces the Noble 8-Fold Path and dives into Right View and Right Thinking. Think non-thinking!

In this fourth talk of the series on the 4 Noble Truths, Jonathan Prescott shows us how suffering arises, from sensory contact through to the creation of an 'I'. He also touches on the nature of liberation.

In this third talk of the Anacortes Mindfulness Community's Four Noble Truths practice period, Jonathan Prescott explores how we suffer even when we have what we want. This talk examines the Human, Asura, and Heavenly hell realms.

Jonathan Prescott offers the second Dharma talk of The Four Noble Truths Practice Period. He speaks about how to use mythical Buddhist hell realms to understand our own suffering. This talk addresses the Hell, Animal, and Hungry Ghost realms.