In response to queries and interest, weekly Dharma talks will be backed up with their sources and source materials for those wishing to study the Dharma in more depth.

October 30, 2022- Sunday’s Dharma talk on the “Frightening Places” that went along with Halloween week was inspired by Pema Khandro’s lecture series on “The Excellent Path to Enlightenment” by Longchen Rabjam . The book mind beyond death by Dzogchen Ponlop was used for descriptions of the qualities of the six realms. The Mirror of Zen by Zen Master So Sahn was used for its descriptions of the six realms as well and the pointing to the precious nature of being human.

November 6, 2022- The Dharma talk on Karma used the following sources as references:

Buddhism by Huston Smith and Philip Novak

The Mirror of Zen by Zen Master So Sahn translated by Boep Joeng

November 13, 2022- The Dharma talk pulled from personal experience and

Sharon Salzberg’s book Faith.

November 20, 2022-The resources used for this Dharma talk were:

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

The Posture of Meditation by Will Johnson