We start with settling for about 8 minutes followed by about the same time with basic mindfulness practice. Then we explore "moderate" experiences of pleasant or unpleasant when they occur, whether a bodily experience, an emotion, or a thought (or a mix), experiencing pleasant or unpleasant and seeing whether there follows wanting (or not wanting) and reactivity (habitual grasping or pushing away). We close with some reflection on what we explored, with an emphasis on skillful aversion: Was some of the not wanting skillful? Unskillful? What do we find in some daily life examples of aversion? This exploration is related to the talk given a short time later.

A look at how Equanimity can be applied to oneself, help in our relationships and support active engagement in a troubled world.

The spacious field of awareness has the capacity to know any experience without reactivity. Through connecting with a mind that is vast like the sky, we can see all objects arising and passing without entanglement.

This talk explores vedanā within the framework of dependent origination, highlighting the role it plays in shaping habitual reactivity and suffering. It shows how mindfulness of feeling tone reveals the moment where suffering is conditioned—and where freedom becomes possible. By learning to meet vedanā directly, we cultivate equanimity and the capacity to relate to all experience with balance and ease.

An overview of the importance of cultivating Mudita or happiness at the happiness of others with instructions for practicing with various categories.

Morning instructions of expanding the field of awareness to include the attitude of mind as well as working with thoughts and emotions