Dharma Sunday

Instead of chasing the future, or dwelling in the past; on the Buddhist path, we are given the opportunity, through meditation, to work with what’s here right now. There is no path apart from our very own footsteps, no rhythm to strive for apart from our natural breath and heartbeat. While things might not always be going our way, the path of meditation offers us respite amidst the eye of the stor...

Drawing inspiration from the great yogi Shabkar and the “holy book of nature” this session will expand our heart-mind into the vastness of interbeing through the dynamic interfusion of Refuge, Bodhichitta, & Tonglen. The profound practices of Refuge, Bodhichitta, and Tonglen open our hearts and expand our view to glimpse and access boundless resourcefulness, fearlessness, and selfless wisdom a...

There is no doubt that we are  living in turbulent times and that we’ll continue to see rapid change and heightened uncertainty in the world. We may be experiencing moments of anxiety, dread, or fear – all part of our humanness — but the question is how to respond to these unsettling influences that threaten our equanimity. The emphasis of our time today will be on finding inspiration for our prac...

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Amid waves of personal and collective suffering and heartbreak, peace can feel far away for so many of us.  Yogis, saints, ancestors, sages through millennia have given voice to their understanding of peace.  But how can we find genuine peace?  How can we find it for real in our own life?  After all, if we merely repeat the words of others, how can we ever realize genuine peace for the benefit of...

Each of the 21,600 breaths you breathe each day can be an affirmation of our interbeing, a source of spiritual inspiration and engagement as we receive and radiate boundless blessings for ourselves and all beings. This session will explore the profound interfusion of refuge and mentor practice with the radical transformational practice of Tonglen. We’ll experience how each breath can become a vehi...

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Tonglen, or the practice of Taking and Sending, is one of the seven points of mind training that was developed by the Tibetan Kadampa master Chekhawa Yeshe Dorje in the 12th century. The purpose of this practice is two-fold. It gives us practical means to take on our experiences on the path so our suffering can become a source of compassion, wisdom, patience, and understanding for ourselves and ot...

What can we do when it feels as if not only our personal sense of opening on the path but also the circumstances unfolding in the seemingly outer world have brought us to a place of anxiety, depression, rage, or another challenging emotional experience? How do we find a way forward into clarity, openness, trust, and liberation? On this Dharma Sunday, we will explore the notion of an “open question...

Initially a guided meditation that turns formless, loosening the bonds of the “ghost cave” of discursive thought. And then exploring an ancient Zen skit: stopping, looking, tasting the cake of what some call “just this.” No longer running about looking for what is our “birthright.” Free to act as we are. “I sleep when I’m tired and I eat when I am hungry.” “Our struggle becomes our pleasure.”

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

Bodhichitta, or the wish to awaken the Buddha Nature of oneself and all beings, is the foundation of Mahayana Buddhist theory and practice. How does this translate into the context of Buddhist Yoga, and how can we discover the body as bodhichitta itself? We will explore the various dimensions of bodhichitta as presented in the Mahayana context, and experience through various gentle breath and move...

Within each of us resides “an ancient wilderness that does not change.” Occasionally, we wander into this untrammeled brilliance of our being, amazed with wonder, humbled with love. Join Lama Liz as we explore how cultivating this bright field of inner being can bring us into contact with who we really are and why we are here. Another way to describe this journey is “manifesting our mandala.” What...

Dharma Sundays with Natural Dharma Fellowship take place most Sundays. These sessions, led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, include guided meditation, teachings, and time for discussions. A wide range of topics are offered at the discretion of the teacher.

There is no doubt that we are  living in turbulent times and that we’ll continue to see rapid change and heightened uncertainty in the world. We may be experiencing moments of anxiety, dread, or fearall part of our humanness — but the question is how to respond to these unsettling influences that threaten our equanimity. The emphasis of our time today will be on finding inspiration for our practic...

Calm abiding practice is the foundation of the path of meditation. It is beneficial for the health of our minds and our bodies. In this session, we will study and practice calm abiding, and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to clarify their practice. We practice calm abiding on a daily basis to connect more deeply with ourselves and reduce our experience of stress and disturb...

Join us for meditation as we explore the dynamic interfusion of “radiance” and “receptivity.” These profound and essential qualities are at play in a myriad of illuminating meditation practices within the Vajrayana and Dzogchen traditions. Blending mindfulness, bodhichitta, refuge, dedication, and the three bodies of enlightened body, speech, and mind, the practices of radiant receptivity can insp...

Our lives are often dominated by rumination, distraction, and overwhelm. Technology further distances us from the present moment, leading to a loss of connection, embodied awareness, and the richness of the present. Meditation teaches us that presence is not automatic, but a cultivated skill. Returning to our senses, embracing the present, and attuning to ourselves and others are key aspects of th...

Facing the unknown is a fundamental task in the spiritual path. How can we harness the power of doubt as a doorway to deep realization? “Great doubt, great enlightenment. Small doubt, small enlightenment. No doubt, no enlightenment.” this Zen quote, usually attributed to master Hakuin Ekaku, highlights the importance of not knowing as a transformative force on the path to enlightenment. Through th...