Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Recent Episodes

Gyokuko Carlson: Letting Go of the Stink June 20 2021 074

Posted June 24, 2021 • 00:19:04

Visiting Retired Abbess Gyokuko Carlson reflects on themes of fatherhood, change, the magical transformation of meditation and its power to undo knots,...

Jessica: Cultivate Good Conditions June 13 2021 073

Posted June 24, 2021 • 00:18:52

Jessica encourages turning the mind toward the Dhamma and true awareness of how things really are, rather than how things were in the past or how we...

Sakula: Stay Present or You Miss the Moment June 6 2021 072

Posted June 24, 2021 • 00:35:50

Sakula considers the present moment, what now is, how stories and becoming take us out of the moment and are the source of suffering.

Debbie Stamp: Finding Balance With Transitions May 30 2021 071

Posted June 24, 2021 • 00:30:37

Debbie Stamp, a lay teacher and resident of Abhayagiri Monastery for 23 years, addresses Sunday Sila. She reflects on a year of changes in her life,...

Sakula: Steer the Mind Toward the Wholesome May 23 2021 070

Posted June 24, 2021 • 00:21:51

Sakula reflects on a retreat with Luang Por Sucitto and his teaching on wholesomeness. She shares readings from Buddhadhamma by Phra Prayudh Payutto....