The Sunday Sit

3/23/25- Working with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Wendy Block

"The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in Heaven"

3/9/25-Foundations of Buddhism with Cayce Howe

Here is the recording of the first class in Cayce Howe's Foundations in Buddhism course. Recorded at Sacred Roots Holistic Healing Center in Long Beach.  

From the archives: 3/19/17- Minding the Mind w/ Cayce Howe

Just noticing what is as it is. 

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.