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Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: The Nimitta of Suffering, Jan 3 2021 051
Ayya Medhanandi begins by asking those assembled what is the most pressing issue now. She leads us to seeing the wisdom of being present in the moment as a refuge from the worldly winds and suffering. While she recognized that there has been great suffering this past year, she pointed out that suffering, in fact, allows us to learn the Dhamma. Our true home is the place within us unperturbed by the conditioned.
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Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: The Basis for Our Happiness Jan 3 2021 050
Ayya Medhanandi teaches Portland Friends of the Dhamma for the first time in a daylong session. The theme was Ever Present Refuge. In this recording she introduces the precepts as the foundation for building happiness.
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Debbie Stamp: Tapping into the Heart Q&A Jan 11 2020 032
Debbie Stamp answers questions about metta and how to tap into the actual feeling of metta during the weekend of practice on the theme of the Refuge Within.
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Debbie Stamp: The Refuge Within Jan 11 2020 031
Debbie Stamp gives a Dhamma reflection on the theme of the Refuge Within for a day of practice and meditation.
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Debbie Stamp: Looking After Our Own Hearts Jan 10 2020 030
Visiting lay teacher Debbie Stamp from Abhayagiri monastery begins a weekend of practice and reflection on the theme of the Refuge Within.
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