Fireflies: Pleasant, Unpleasant, Neutral
Augusta offers a Dharma Talk at SF Sangha on the Buddhist ideas of pleasant, unpleasant and neutral. She uses fireflies as an example of how the pleasant can become unpleasant if we are chasing after it or trying to posses it.
The Four Noble Truths, SF Sangha 13 May 2015
Augusta’s first Dharma Talk for SF Sangha in the new space (San Francisco’s Bethany United Methodist Church). The subject was The Four Noble Truths with a Thich Nhat Hanh twist. 1) There is a cause of happiness. 2) Happiness can be cultivated or sustained. 3)There is a cause of dissatisfaction. 4) Dissatisfaction can be eased.
Tara Brach – R.A.I.N.
R.A.I.N can be a powerful practice. R = recognize A = allow I = investigate N = non-identification (not me, not mine) Enjoy this short guided mediation on working with difficult emotions, by using R.A.I.N. Keep exploring and see for yourself how it can benefit you. Tara Brach – Working With Difficulties.
