The balance of faith and wisdom, concentration and energy, with mindfulness leading the way.

Seeing life through the eyes of impermanence. How it affects our urgency for liberation.

One of the most fulfilling feelings a person can experience is compassion; the capacity to open to all of life with courage, clarity and gentleness.

The clear message of the Buddha is that this holy life has as its end the unshakable deliverance of mind. (The Simile of the Heartwood, MN 29 and 30). This talk is about what is to be cultivated in our lives so that this deliverance is actualized. The cultivation of dana (generosity), sila (living a virtuous life), and bhavana (developing the mind through concentration and insight)….these three lead one securely in the direction of nibbana.

Opening to the understanding of impermanence is freeing on many levels.

Faith in our ability to understand what supports us in our practice