In this Dharma talk, Jonathan Prescott investigates generosity: How we begin by practicing generosity towards ourselves, then experiment with giving what we can while refraining from taking what isn’t offered. These practices show us our self-centered contractions and help us transform them into the joy of giving and receiving.

The point of all Dharma Teachings is that we can awaken and that such awakening is our birthright . . . . right here. right now. But how do we self-actualize our Buddha Nature?

The Buddhist Sutras are gems offered by our spiritual ancestors. This talk explores the origins of Sutras from the Theravada and Mahayana traditions and how we can use them to wake up.

Ram Dass once said: "If you think you’re enlightened, try spending a week with your family."

In this week’s Dharma talk, Jonathan Prescott explores how Zen can help you smile to troublesome Uncle Ned and enjoy your sister’s dry fruitcake. Happy Holidays!

Bright Buddhas show us how to be free. Shadow Buddhas show us how to suffer. In this talk, Jonathan Prescott offers a 3-step practice to help us embrace our Shadow Buddhas and turn them into transformative teachers.

On the first evening of the Listening with Love Retreat, Jonathan Prescott introduces sitting, walking, and eating meditation.

In this second talk from the Listening with Love Retreat, Jonathan Prescott invites us into the joys of silence.

In this third talk of the Listening with Love Retreat, Jonathan Prescott shares a model for listening with the head, heart, and body.

In this concluding talk from the Listening with Love Retreat, Jonathan Prescott shares how to transform our habitual suffering so that we can listen with love.

Jonathan Prescott offers a model of how our core suffering begins, how we create a self to avoid our code suffering, and how we try to force the world to play along with our scheme. He then offers practices for transforming our suffering, our self, and the world.