The Sunday Sit

3/2/25- Freedom of Mindfulness in the midst of changes & turbulence: Part 3 with David Le

The first 30 minutes of this talk is a guided meditation from David Le followed by a continuing discussion on freedom of mindfulness. Enjoy and be well. 

2/23/25- The Heart of Care and Care of the Heart: Uncovering What's Already There with Elliott Law and Robert Lurye

We are graced this week with two wonderful guest speakers and a rich conversation on the nature of caring.  We  explore the natural essence of care—being present rather than absent, awake rather than drifting, and deeply attentive with both mind and heart to ourselves, others, and the world, drawing on insights from ancient teachings and modern science.

2/16/25- Part 2: Freedom of Mindfulness in the Midst of Change & Turbulence with David Le

The first part of this talk is a guided meditation by teacher David Le followed by a group dharma talk continuing on the topic of mindfulness from David's previous talk on here. Enjoy and be well. 

2/9/25- The Buddha and the Con: How the Dharma Can Safeguard our Connection to Truth with Cayce Howe

A timely Dharma talk with Cayce Howe based on this blog post here:
 
https://www.caycehowe.com/post/bridging-the-divide-how-understanding-persuasive-algorithms-can-bring-us-together

2/2/25- Persistence and Practice in Difficult Times with Wendy Block

A dharma talk on cultivating a healthy desire for a calm, clear, centered, and focused mind. 
 
Featuring texts from Thanissaro Bhikkhu https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/339101.Thanissaro_Bhikkhu
Metta Forest Monastery 
https://www.watmetta.org/

1/26/25- Brad Gibson on Development of Wisdom

 
Brad Gibson comes to our guest speaker this week from Long Beach Meditation. For more info, follow the links below. 
 
Instagram 
https://www.instagram.com/longbeachmeditation/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/LongBeachMeditation
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwLNZDM1LbOFby5I6D6ww

1/19/25- Freedom of Mindfulness in the Midst of Change & Turbulence with David Le

The first part of this recording features a 30 minute guided meditation from David Le. 
Following that is a open discussion from our in-person and online sangha. 
Metta to all this week. 

1/12/25- Caring During These Times: An EcoSangha Talk on Interdependence with Cayce Howe and Cate Swigart

A timely dharma talk in light of the recent California wildfires.
 
Here is the link for World Central Kitchen as mentioned in the discussion. 
For aid and donations, please join our Facebook group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/sundaysitlongbeach/

6/18/23- From the Archives: Wise Effort and Intention w/ Wendy Block

We'll periodically be uploading from our rich archives at Sunday Sit. Please enjoy this week's offering from Wendy Block on how to apply wise intentions in your meditation practice. 

12/29/24- Drawing Wisdom from Joy and Suffering w/ Cayce Howe

They both start in the same place.