NBMC Dharma Talks

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A series of Buddhism-related talks given by various speakers at the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center in Northfield, Minnesota

22 SEP.

Ajahn James Morrison – The Road from the Monastery – September 15, 2024

Summary: Over the past two years Ajahn James has been on a journey of transformation, navigating the radical changes experienced while transitioning from the life of a contemplative monk to entering mainstream Western society. Ajahn James will discuss the challenges, pleasures and lessons experienced along the way. Biography: Ajahn James Morrison was a Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest Tradition. After completing a bachelor’s degree […]
2 SEP.

Beth Kanji Goldring – Trauma, Suffering and Liberation – August 25, 2024

Talk Title: Trauma, Suffering and Liberation Talk Summary: This talk’s title is a reflection on personal engagement with direct suffering in the world as a practice and its relation to traditional Buddhist understandings of the path to liberation. The talk will address such topics as: What is the value of our finding personal peace, equanimity and happiness in […]
2 SEP.

Chas DiCapua – The Heart at Home in the Body – May 5, 2024

Talk Title and Theme: The Heart at Home in the Body Biography: Chas DiCapua has been practicing Buddhist meditation for almost 30 years. He has trained with Burmese meditation masters, western monastics of the Thai Forest tradition, senior western vipassana teachers, and he has spent over two years in silent, intensive retreat. Chas is a […]
2 SEP.

Doug McGill – Doomscrolling, Dhamma & the Middle Way – February 4, 2024

Talk Title: Doomscrolling, Dhamma & the Middle Way Talk Summary (as stated by Doug): “Whether we are newshounds or not, or consume media compulsively or not, we are all doomscrollers* now. The sheer bulk and velocity of deeply disturbing news is unavoidable today, and we tend to absorb it osmotically. How is one to cope without collapsing? A […]
2 SEP.

Deborah Ratner Helzer – Surprise – January 7, 2024

Senior Theravadin Teacher Deborah Ratner Helzer joined us on January 7, 2024 with a talk entitled Surprise! Biography: Deborah Helzer began practicing Buddhist meditation 30 years ago, to reduce stress while working on her engineering degree. She has been teaching at Insight Meditation Society since 2004, as well as with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, […]
05-11-2023

Shodo Spring – Making Peace: With the Sutta-Nipatta, and considering the current state of the world

On Sunday, November 5, Shodo Spring will gave with the title: “Making Peace: With the Sutta-Nipatta, and considering the current state of the world.” She is well-known in the sangha as a Zen priest, an activist, and the head of the Mountains and Waters Alliance in Faribault, where she lives on a permaculture farm.

54 min
17-09-2023

Ben Connolly – Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”

Ben delivered a dharma talk on Imagination, Interdependence, and Liberation: Practicing Yogacara Buddhism with Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures.” Ben teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police training and addiction recovery groups. He works with multi-faith groups focused on intersectional liberation, racial justice, and climate justice. Ben serves the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, […]

55 min
05-03-2023

Sam Johnson – Is it really a small world after all?

Sam Johnson delivered a dharma talk on March 5, 2023 on the subject: Is it really just a small world after all? Bhikkhus, I say that the end of the world cannot be known, seen, or reached by travelling. Yet, bhikkhus, I also say that without reaching the end of the world there is no making an end […]

39 min
30-03-2022

Rocky Casillas Aguirre – The Doorway I’d Never Seen Taught Me to Let Anxiety In

On June 20, 2021 Rocky gave a talk about the challenging journey that led him to join the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center in 2019, and how the sangha and meditation changed his life. As someone who was able to overcome intense anxiety through sitting, he asks how we (the sangha) can help others who may […]

44 min
10-10-2021

Ben Connelly – Show Up In A Good Way

On October 10, 2021, Ben Connelly gave a talk entitled: Show Up In A Good Way – Lessons from Zen practice at Indigenous Led Water Protector Camps. About Ben: Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police training and addiction recovery groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen […]

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A series of Buddhism-related talks given by various speakers at the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center in Northfield, Minnesota

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Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center
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2018 - 2024
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NBMC Dharma Talks

NBMC Dharma Talks

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Ajahn James Morrison – The Road from the Monastery – September 15, 2024

Beth Kanji Goldring – Trauma, Suffering and Liberation – August 25, 2024

Chas DiCapua – The Heart at Home in the Body – May 5, 2024

Doug McGill – Doomscrolling, Dhamma & the Middle Way – February 4, 2024

Deborah Ratner Helzer – Surprise – January 7, 2024

Shodo Spring – Making Peace: With the Sutta-Nipatta, and considering the current state of the world

Ben Connolly – Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”

Sam Johnson – Is it really a small world after all?

Rocky Casillas Aguirre – The Doorway I’d Never Seen Taught Me to Let Anxiety In

Ben Connelly – Show Up In A Good Way

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