On August 11 and 18, the Prairie Sangha will listen to "Don't Turn Away - The Liberating Practice of Relationship III" by Larry Rosenberg. This dhamma talk was originally presented on June 18, 2014, at the "Art of Mindful Living" retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre MA.
Jack Kornfield, "The Power of Pilgrimage"
On July 28 and August 4, the Prairie Sangha will listen to "The Power of Pilgrimage" by Jack Kornfield. This dhamma talk was originally presented on April 7, 2014, at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.
Jack Kornfield, "What Changes Us in Spiritual Life"
On July 14 and 21, the Prairie Sangha will listen to "What Changes Us in Spiritual Life" by Jack Kornfield. This dhamma talk was originally presented on June 2, 2014, at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.
Pema Chödrön, "From Fear to Fearlessness"
Through the month of June, the Prairie Sangha has been listening to From Fear to Fearlessness, a recording of teachings by the Tibetan nun, Pema Chödrön, abbess of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia.
The talks are not available for download but may be purchased from Amazon.
The Prairie Sangha Will Not Meet on May 26
Because of the Memorial Day holiday, the Prairie Sangha will not meet on May 26.
Our regular Monday evening schedule will resume on June 2.
Narayan Helen Liebenson, "Acceptance & Transformation"
At our day of mindfulness on April 10, the Prairie Sangha listened to "Acceptance & Transformation" by Narayan Helen Liebenson. This dhamma talk was originally presented on May 5, 2008, at the "Women in Meditation" retreat at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.
Ajahn Sumedho, 2008 Monastic Retreat
Over the next four weeks, the Prairie Sangha will listen to excerpts from Ajahn Sumedho's dhamma talks from the June 2008 monastic retreat at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.
- April 28 - "The Essence of Buddhadhamma"
- May 5 - "The Place Is Here, the Time Is Now"
- May 12 - "Unborn, Unformed, Uncreated, Unconditioned"
- May 19 - "Me, Ajahn Sumedho, the Center of the Universe"
The full, unedited versions of these and other talks from the retreat may be downloaded from Dharma Seed.
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia, "The Asavas: Seeing and Developing"
On April 21 and 28, the Prairie Sangha will listen to "The Asavas: Seeing and Developing" by Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia. This dhamma talk was originally presented on February 12, 2013 as part of the Bhavana Program series "Understanding the Asavas" at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, MA.