TEACHINGS TEACHINGS BY GUESTS
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INCLUDE EVERYTHING BY ROSHI PAT ENKYO O'HARARoshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara discusses the koan "Seizei, A Poor Monk" and her experiences on the Street Retreat. "Koans reveal themselves in different ways and this morning I am using this one to grab your attention. Though one can see it from the perspective of spiritual poverty, today I want to highlight the material poverty that arises when we don't recognize our own value..." |
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OCCUPY FRIENDSHIP: THE ART OF LEAVING HOMEAn article by Mike Hoolbom discussing the physiology of compassion, holding space, friendship, and the Occupy movement. |
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EVEN THE BEST MEDITATORS HAVE OLD WOUNDS TO HEALEven the Best Meditators Have Old Wounds to Heal by Jack Kornfield. For most people meditation practice doesn’t "do it all." At best, it’s one important piece of a complex path of opening and awakening. |
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MIC CHECK BY MATTHEW REMSKIMic Check: How the Occupy Movement is Creating Empathy Through Communication, an article written by Matthew Remski. |
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LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS by BERNIE GLASSMANFrom a series of talks given in Toronto, Sept 9 -11, 2011. Bernie Glassman 1: Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, Loving Action |
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THE GREATEST WEALTH IS CONTENTMENT BY DAVID R. LOYDoes Buddhism have anything special to contribute to our understanding of poverty? An article by David Loy, Centre of Gravity Advisor, on poverty, wealth and contentment. |
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THE PRACTICE OF GENEROSITY BY STEPHEN BATCHELORBuddhism recognizes a life committed to the ending of suffering involves far more than just personal transformation through silent contemplation. An article by Stephen Batchelor, Centre of Gravity Advisor, on the practice of generosity. |
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CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT by MARTINE BATCHELORA talk on grasping, non-grasping, and creative engagement given by Martine Batchelor in Toronto, June 17-19, 2011. Transcribed by Mike Hoolboom. |
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AWAKENINGS by MARTINE BATCHELORA talk exploring awakening given by Martine Batchelor in Toronto, June 17-19, 2011. Transcribed by Mike Hoolboom. |
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MEDITATION TECHNIQUES by MARTINE BATCHELORMeditation Techniques on Breath, Body, Listening, Feeling Tone, Loving Kindness, Question by Martine Batchelor in Toronto, June 17-19, 2011. Transcribed by Mike Hoolboom. |
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NAMA RUPA by STEPHEN & MARTINE BATCHELORNama Rupa: Name and Form by Stephen and Martine Batchelor in Toronto, June 19, 2011. Transcribed by Mike Hoolboom. |
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THE INNER REALITIES OF DELEUZE & GUATTARI by FADI ABOU-RIHANBodies, Machines, Syntheses: The Inner Realities of Deleuze and Guattari by Fadi Abou-Rihan. Fad is a psychoanalyst in private practice. He lives, works, and writes in Toronto. This talk is from his visit to Centre of Gravity to talk about the important work of the French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. April 13, 2010. Transcribed by Mike Hoolboom. |
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