Thanissara with Bonnie Duran, Chas DiCapua and Vinny Ferraro.

A talk to welcome the retreat and introduce the refuges of the Buddha, the dharma, and the Sangha. This talk was offered at a retreat in Saskatoon, Canada.

How the vicissitudes enter into our day to day and how we can see the truth of our experience and find contentment in each moment. This talk was offered as part of a retreat in Saskatoon, Canada.

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Thanissara with David Loy, Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni and Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni. Unfortunately, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi was ill on the day of our call and was not able to join us. We wish him a speedy and thorough recovery. In this call, Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni mentioned two resources: the international, interfaith effort Our Voices as well as the “Pledge to Mobilize” at the Climate Mobilization. She also invited those interested in taking action together as Buddhists on the national or local/regional level to email her at santussika at gmail.com. Finally, Dave Damm-Luhr mentioned the upcoming film from the same group that brought us “The Overview Effect.” This new film, “Planetary” (see the trailer here) maybe well-timed for action around the March deadline for targets into the UN climate talks that Lou mentioned.