Sunday Dharma Talk

Peter Doobinin

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BUDDHISM
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A dharma talk given by Peter Doobinin offered weekly on Sunday.

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Transcending Past Karma

As the law of karma suggests, our happiness in this life depends on our actions. As dharma students, we seek to take action that is skillful, informed by lovingkindness and compassion, in the service of knowing a greater happiness. However, in order to develop in skillful action we have to transcend our habitual way of doing things: our past karma. In this talk, Peter explains the process we learn and practice in that effort. The talk is the second in a series of talks on "The Law of Karma" offered in September 2025. NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

40 min
JAN 25

Law of Karma

Understanding of the law of karma is central to the Buddha's path. In awakening, we awaken to the law of karma. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes the law of karma; and, importantly, he explains how we come to develop this elemental understanding. The talk is the first in a series of dharma talks on the law of karma offered in September 2025. NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

36 min
JAN 18

The Way of the Heart

The practice of the dharma is, when developed, a way of life. It is the way of the heart. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes the way of the heart and how we learn to develop the heart. He talks about making the resolve to cultivate the way of the heart and encourages us to ask: what is my resolve to follow the way of the heart? The talk was given in summer 2024. NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

34 min
JAN 11

A Spiritual Cure

The Buddha was considered a spiritual doctor. We have a spiritual disease, he tells us. And he offers us a spiritual cure. What is this spiritual disease? What is the spiritual cure? How do we apply it? In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin discusses these important questions. The talk was given in August 2024.

31 min
JAN 4

Stages of Meditation

In practicing meditation, we go through a process. It requires learning a skill and putting in the effort. As we develop in this process, we go through certain stages. The development of these stages leads us to concentration, a concentration that is strong and useful, a concentration that enables us to come to the heart. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes basic stages in meditation practice. The talk was given in September 2024. NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

34 min
12/28/2025

Taking Care of the Heart

How is the heart? Are we taking good care of the heart? These are important questions for us to ask. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains how we learn to take care of the heart from day to day, moment to moment. The talk was given in March 2024. "As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings." (Sn 1.8) NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

27 min
12/21/2025

The Power of Gratitude

Gratitude is an essential element of the spiritual path. When gratitude is developed, we're able to function at the highest level. We're able to know the happiness of heart. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin describes the skills for cultivating gratitude and the quality of appreciation. The talk was given in May 2024. New York Dharma: www.nydharma.org

38 min
12/14/2025

Joy of Simplicity

Dharma practice is inherently countercultural. We're asked to go against the current. Doing this requires that we develop certain skills. In an effort to practice simplicity, we practice certain skills. We learn to see the drawbacks of chasing after sense pleasures; and we learn to know the joy of simplicity. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes the skills that the dharma student cultivates, in making the path, in practicing simplicity, in knowing the joy that it brings. The talk was given in the fall of 2025. NY Dharma: www.nydharma.org

44 min

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Clear and action-oriented

10/28/2019

Listener 2013

I like this guy’s focus on doing - ethics, actions, skills. Well grounded in the original texts so you know it’s all true.

A dharma talk given by Peter Doobinin offered weekly on Sunday.

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Peter Doobinin
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