Jonathan Prescott explores Right Effort, one of the elements of the Buddha's 8-Fold Path. He shares stories and insights to help us find the balance between effort and ease.

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Since the human mind generates strong currents, we need a meditation anchor. Otherwise, we're swept away by thoughts and emotions. Join Jonathan Prescott as he demonstrates breathing techniques to help our meditation feel solid and fruitful.

Mercy isn’t often explored in Zen but it is a powerful way to release attachment and deepen joy. Jonathan Prescott tells stories of mercy and invites us to become more merciful.

Thich Nhat Hanh wrote that happiness is here and now. In this talk, Jonathan Prescott shows how to find happiness in your own here and now.

In the Heart Sutra, Avalokiteshvara tells his friend Shariputra about the moment he awakened to emptiness. In this talk, Jonathan Prescott explores what these two ancient spiritual friends woke up to and how we can touch the same transformative insight in our modern lives.

In these three recordings from the Radian Light Zen Spiritual Friendship Retreat, Michael Melancon and Jonathan Prescott explore the role that spiritual friends play in our lives and practice. Michael shows us how to create and benefit from friendships, while Jonathan speaks about howpractice forms anchor us in the present moment and how adversarial friends help us wake up.

In these three recordings from the Radian Light Zen Spiritual Friendship Retreat, Michael Melancon and Jonathan Prescott explore the role that spiritual friends play in our lives and practice. Michael shows us how to create and benefit from friendships, while Jonathan speaks about howpractice forms anchor us in the present moment and how adversarial friends help us wake up.

In these three recordings from the Radian Light Zen Spiritual Friendship Retreat, Michael Melancon and Jonathan Prescott explore the role that spiritual friends play in our lives and practice. Michael shows us how to create and benefit from friendships, while Jonathan speaks about howpractice forms anchor us in the present moment and how adversarial friends help us wake up.

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Gathas are short poems designed to change our minds. Jonathan Prescott shares how gatha practice can turn mindlessness into awakening.