Teachings

On December 20, 2020, sangha member Roberta Silveira shares her history on the Buddhist path, while intertwining a few mahasiddhi stories. Ultimately, her talk is on confidence, faith, and determination.

On December 6, 2020, sangha member James Meyer explored motivation to practice. Whether we are trying to go on an exciting vacation, looking for a new job, helping a family member thru college or trying to liberate our mind from mental afflictions and confusion, motivation is key to maintaining ongoing effort and accomplishing our goals.

On November 22, 2020, sangha member Morris Newman talked about how Buddhism has many points of comparison with other spiritual paths, including the mystical Jewish tradition of Hasidism. As in Buddhism, Hasidism relies heavily on an oral tradition of anecdotes and saying of celebrated spiritual leaders. Morris, who spent six years living and studying in a Hasidic community in his 20s, retells many of the stories he heard personally, and relates them to Dharma practice.

On November 8, 2020, sangha member Autumn Payne shared a look inside a her busy life. She's a mother of two young children, a business owner, an educator, a wife and a refuge student of Lama Jinpa. Finding time for meditation, also called, the "training" is challenging, but the opportunity for Buddhist practice when life is busy is plenty. In this talk, Autumn will explore how the dharma is practiced in her daily life and how obstacles can become the way of the path.

On November 1, 2020, sangha member Susan Farrar explored, "Finding Bodhicitta: I know I want to know, but I'm not too sure what it is, so I'm seeking it out. By listening again to Lama Jinpa's dharma talks and LRDC community members' talks and stories, I'm hearing a whisper of what it might be."

On October 25, 2020, sangha member Doug Kleinsmith talks about Love and Justice, and how the combination of the two is bodhisattva work, that is, skillful means. It takes work to learn and to build these skills. This is bodhisattva work!

On October 18, 2020, we were joined by our close friend Jesus Sanchez. Jesus is a member of Quetzalcoatl Citlalli Aztec, who shared their sacred dance and blessings with Lion's Roar in the Fall of 2019. Jesus shared with us more of the traditions and history of this lineage.

On September 27, 2020, Sangha member Dana Ferry talks about the Gift of Grief.

On September 13, 2020, Sangha member Conor McCann explores memories of the past and a few ways Buddhist philosophy handles memory.

On August 30, 2020, Sangha member Jac Dufrense interweaves the Dharma with secular perspectives, including discussions around personal accountability, interdependence, equity, and ultimately faith. This talk is geared towards those called to action to engage liberation in all its forms.

On August 16, 2020, Yeshe Sanglam (Dirk Johnson) gave a thumbnail introduction to the Tantra "Chanting the Names of Manjushri."

On August 3, 2020, Patty Marcotte very briefly discussed practice with family.