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Schedule

All Sunday meetings start at 6:00 and are live-streamed. For the Zoom link and other information, click here:
news?ev=live.

Note that this schedule can change at any time without advance notice.

Sun, Mar 30 Bill Coffin
Sun, Apr 6 Dawn Scott
Sun, Apr 13 Hybrid meeting with
Donald Rothberg
Sun, Apr 20 Donald Rothberg
Sun, Apr 27 Dawn Scott
Sat, May 3 Day-long Retreat
with Heather Sundberg
Sun, May 4 Ayya Sobhana
Sun, May 11 Caverly Morgan
Sun, May 18 Heidi Bourne
Sun, May 25 Ashley Sharp
Sun, Jun 1 Noliwe Alexander
Sun, Jun 8 Lisa Dale Miller
Sun, Jun 15 Donald Rothberg
Sun, Jun 22 Donald Rothberg
Sun, Jun 29 Stephanie Noble
Sun, Jul 6 TBD
Sun, Jul 13 Heidi Bourne
Sun, Jul 20 Kim Allen
Sun, Jul 27 Ashley Sharp
More to be announced...

Audio Dharma

To listen to a talk, or to download it, just click on the title. Talks are listed in chronological order.

Talks by Donald Rothberg on this website:


Jan 12, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Forgiveness

Jan 26, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Heart Practices in Difficult Situations

Apr 6, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Daily Life Practice - part 1

Apr 13, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Daily Life Practice - part 2

Aug 3, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With Challenges 1: Working with Thoughts and Emotions Through RAIN

Aug 10, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With Challenges 2: Working with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions (Anger and Fear)

Nov 30, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Generosity and Gratitude

Dec 7, 2014   Donald Rothberg
Craving, Greed, and Grasping

Jan 25, 2015   Donald Rothberg
The Thinning of the Self

Apr 5, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Taking Everything as Learning

Jul 16, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With a Judgmental Mind

Sep 27, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Race and Dharma Practice, Part One

Oct 4, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Race and Dharma Practice, Part Two

Dec 5, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Sangha Day-Long:
Practicing With Thoughts and Emotions, Including Difficult Ones
Settling and Stabilizing Our Minds and Bodies
Instructions -- Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions
Discussion
Instructions -- Practicing with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions
Discussion
Bringing Our Practice with Thoughts and Emotions into Daily Life
Discussion

Dec 6, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Ten Ways of Transforming Reactivity

Dec 13, 2015   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With Fear

Jan 3, 2016   Donald Rothberg
Impermanence: A Guided Practice
Impermanence

Feb 14, 2016   Donald Rothberg
The Kind Thing To Do

Nov 20, 2016   Donald Rothberg
Empathy

Jan 22, 2017   Donald Rothberg
The Buddha and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Shared Heart of Their Teachings

Jan 28, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Retreat Opening: Thinning the Self

Jan 29, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Integrity - In Our Lives, In Our Practice, In the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Apr 16, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Ways of Deepening Daily Practice, Part One

Apr 23, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Ways of Deepening Daily Practice, Part Two

Aug 6, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Three Dharma Questions Arising During Travels in Israel and Palestine

Aug 20, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Ten Ways of Practicing With Those With Opposing Views

Nov 26, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Generosity and Gratitude Practice

Dec 3, 2017   Donald Rothberg
The Seven Qualities of Equanimity

Dec 10, 2017   Donald Rothberg
Equanimity, Continued

Mar 18, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Seeing Clearly By Seeing How We Don't See Clearly, Part One

Mar 25, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation
Seeing Clearly By Seeing How We Don't See Clearly, Part Two

Apr 1, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation: Impermanence and Emptiness
Seeing Clearly By Seeing How We Don't See Clearly, Part Three

Jun 24, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Ethical Practice I: Four Ways of Practicing Non-Harming

Jul 1, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Ethical Practice II: Ten Ways of Deepening the Practice of Non-Harming

Jul 8, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Ethical Practice III: Transforming Greed, Hatred, and Delusion

Jul 29, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Six Ways of Practicing With Difficulties

Aug 5, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With Difficulties Part Two: The Eight Worldly Winds

Dec 9, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Darkness -- Part One

Dec 16, 2018   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Darkness -- Part Two

May 26, 2019   Donald Rothberg
The First Foundation of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of the Body

Jun 2, 2019   Donald Rothberg
The Second Foundation of Mindfulness: Practicing with Feeling Tone

Jun 9, 2019   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation: The First Three Foundations
The Third Foundation of Mindfulness: Practicing with States of Mind and Heart

Jul 13, 2019   Donald Rothberg
Sangha Day-Long: Cultivating Lovingkindness and Equanimity:
Connecting Wisdom and the Awakened Heart
Overview of Metta Practice
Metta Instructions part 2, including Radiating Metta
Talk & Discussion: the Vision, Challenges, Daily Life
Overview of Equanimity Practice
Equanimity Instructions, part 2
Talk & Discussion on Equanimity Practice

Sep 8, 2019   Donald Rothberg
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness

Sep 15, 2019   Donald Rothberg
The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Number Two

Nov 24, 2019   Donald Rothberg
Gratitude In a Time of Crisis

Dec 1, 2019   Donald Rothberg
Cultivating Gratitude and Generosity

Jan 26, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Practicing With and In Time

Jun 13, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Sangha Day-Long:
The Three Ways of Seeing That Bring Liberating Insight
1. Introduction and Overview;
Impermanence: Talk, Meditation, and Discussion
2. Meditation on Impermanence; Dukkha (Reactivity):
Talk, Meditation, and Discussion
3. Discussion about Exploring Dukkha;
Not-self--Talk, Discussion, and Meditation
4. Guided Meditation--Review of the Three Ways of Seeing
5. Continuing the Practice in Our Daily Lives:
Talk, Discussion, and Closing

Jun 14, 2020   Donald Rothberg
The Dharma and Transforming Racism 1

Jun 21, 2020   Donald Rothberg
The Dharma and Transforming Racism 2

Aug 16, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Our Practice in Time of Crisis 1

Aug 23, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Our Practice in Time of Crisis 2:
Cultivating Mindfulness of the Body and Transforming Reactivity

Aug 30, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Our Practice in Time of Crisis 3:
Responding to Social Dukkha

Oct 11, 2020   Donald Rothberg
Awakening in a Time of Crisis

Apr 11, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Doing and Not-Doing in Meditation and Daily Life

Apr 18, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Doing and Not-Doing in Meditation: Lightly-Guided Meditation
Doing and Not-Doing in Meditation and Daily Life 2: Talk, Guided Meditation, and Discussion

May 23, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Buddhist Practice & Transforming Racism: Seven Themes That Can Guide Us

Jun 13, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Cultivating Confidence/Trust/Faith in Our Practice

Aug 22, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Deepening Daily Life Practice: Foundational Practices

Aug 29, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with the Challenges of Our Lives: Ten Guidelines

Sep 5, 2021   Donald Rothberg
The Nature of Awakening According to the Buddha, the Thai Forest Tradition, and Tibetan Traditions

Nov 14, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Awakening 2: The Seven Factors of Awakening

Nov 21, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Traditional and Contemporary Understandings of Awakening and the Path to Awakening

Dec 12, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Relating to the Ancestors in Spiritual Practice

Dec 19, 2021   Donald Rothberg
Awakening at Winter Solstice

Feb 13, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Reflections on the Life and Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh

Feb 20, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Thich Nhat Hanh's 14 Precepts of the Order of Interbeing and An Expanded Understanding of Ethical Practice
(A PDF is available at 14 Precepts)

May 22, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Exploring and Practicing with Fear, Part 1

May 29, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Exploring and Practicing with Fear, Part 2

Jun 12, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Differences and Conflicts, Part 1

Jul 3, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Differences and Conflicts, Part 2

Aug 14, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Developing Equanimity, Compassion, and Responsiveness in a Time of Crisis

Sep 11, 2022   Donald Rothberg
The Center of Our Practice: Exploring Dukkha and the End of Dukkha
(A PDF is available at Dukkha)

Sep 18, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Exploring "Dukkha and the End of Dukkha" as a Guide to Individual, Relational, and Collective Practice

Sep 25, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Ten Ways of Practicing with Reactivity
(A PDF is available at 10 Ways to Work With Dukkha)

Dec 18, 2022   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with View, Beliefs, and Positions at the Time of the Holidays

Feb 5, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Buddhist Heart and Wisdom Teachings and Practices and the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Feb 12, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with the Challenges of Our World

Apr 23, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Seeing Daily Life As Sacred, As Sacramental (Part 1)

Apr 30, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Seeing Daily Life As Sacred, As Sacramental (Part 2): Five Ways of Practicing

May 21, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation Exploring Four Ways of Practicing That Can Be Brought into Daily Life 1
Deepening Daily Life Practice 1: Eight Ways

May 28, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation Exploring Four Ways of Practicing That Can Be Brought into Daily Life 2
Deepening Daily Life Practice 2

Aug 13, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Four Foundations of Wise Speech

Nov 26, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Practicing with Differences and Conflicts: Ten Foundations

Dec 3, 2023   Donald Rothberg
Applying the Ten Foundations for Bringing Our Practice to Differences and Conflicts to the Israel/Palestine Conflict
(A PDF is available at Ten Foundations for Practicing with Conflict)

Jan 21, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Guided Practice: Mindfulness, Metta, Connecting Metta with Mindfulness
Connecting Metta with Clear Seeing 1: Talk and Discussion

Jan 28, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation on the Practice of Radiating Metta
Connecting Metta with Clear Seeing and Wisdom 2: Talk and Discussion

Apr 7, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Reflections on a Four-Week Retreat: Ten Ways of Deepening Practice
A pdf of the list is at www.MarinSangha.org/pdf/TenWaysDeepeningPractice.pdf

Apr 14, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Further Exploration of Ten Ways of Deepening Practice
A pdf of the list is at www.MarinSangha.org/pdf/TenWaysDeepeningPractice.pdf

Jul 7, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation: Connecting Wisdom and the Awakened Heart in Concentration, Mindfulness, Metta, and Radiating Metta Practices
Connecting Wisdom and the Awakened Heart 1

Jul 21, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation: Connecting Wisdom and the Awakened Heart in Mindfulness (including Attending to Impermanence and Dukkha) and Metta Practice
Connecting Wisdom with the Awakened Heart 2

Dec 8, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Cultivating Joy and Developing Mudita (Appreciative Joy)
(Dharma talk followed by guided sits)
A pdf of the handout is at www.MarinSangha.org/pdf/241208.pdf

Dec 15, 2024   Donald Rothberg
Equanimity Practice: Talk, Practice Period, and Discussion
A pdf of the handout is at www.MarinSangha.org/pdf/241208.pdf

Feb 16, 2025   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation on Feeling-Tone (Pleasant, Unpleasant, or Neutral) and Reactivity.
The Heart of Practice: Practicing with the Teaching on Dukkha, the End of Dukkha, and Awakening in Daily Life

Feb 23, 2025   Donald Rothberg
Guided Meditation Exploring the Constructions of Experience
Talk and Discussion: Awakening from the Constructions of Experience in Formal Meditation and Daily Life

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