In this final talk of the 8 Realizations Practice Period and Retreat, Jonathan Prescott tells the story of sailing your Dharmakaya Boat to the shore of Nirvana.

Michael Melancon points toward the deep realization possible when we transcend the ideas of birth and death. This talk covers the 8th Realization of the Great Beings.

Exploring the balance between too little and too much, Michael Melancon takes up the 6th Realization (Poverty) while Jonathan Prescott offers insights about the 7th Realization (Sensual Desire.)

Ignorance is the contraction of awareness. It is the foundation of our suffering. Jonathan Prescott describes how ignorance traps us and how the miracle of mindfulness offers a way back to the freedom of the present moment.

Jonathan Prescott describes how indolence is failing to act on what we know. We can be indolent by doing too little, but also by doing too much. This is the 5th talk in the 8 Realizations of Great Beings practice period.

Michael Melancon offers a beautiful explanation of how the human mind is always searching outside itself and never feels fulfilled. This is the 4th talk in our 8 Realizations of the Great Beings practice period.

Jonathan Prescott looks into the second Great Realization - that more desire brings more suffering - and offers a practice for transforming our own desire.

Gail Kirgis offers a beautiful guided meditation that brings us into intimate contact with impermanence.

Michael Melancon explores the first of the 8 Realizations of the Great Beings - Impermanence

In this first talk of the 8 Realizations of the Great Beings Practice Period, Michael Melancon shares the historical context of the Sutra's Silk Road roots and Jonathan Prescott explores the Sutra's first word - wholeheartedly.