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Dharma talks from meditation teacher Mary Stancavage. These focus primarily on the pragmatic aspects of Buddhist teachings and philosophy drawing strongly on wisdom and heart practices. All...
Oftentimes when things are especially awful, we think that joy may be inappropriate and that we must stay focused on the difficulties. But t...
Our practice is really about developing a different relationship with our mind - one that is wise and kind. In this talk Mary reflects on ho...
The Buddha's wise teaching on the Eight Worldly Winds reminds us that the ups and downs of life (pleasure and pain, gain and loss, prai...
We spend so much time in the future and the past entangled in experiences that do not actually exist. In this talk, Mary discusses what we g...
The Shambala Warrior is a 1200 year old Tibetan prophecy that is relevant to our world today. The weapons of this warrior are wisdom and com...
Grief is an emotion that all humans experience although many of us have a difficult time turning towards and being with it. Right now so man...
Effort and persistence are an important part of the path to liberation and awakening, but sometimes we get caught in thinking we should be t...
In this talk Mary reflects on the Mahayana idea of bodhicitta. At it's heart, it is the idea of an awakened mind and an aspiration to a...
So much of what we think, say and do is habitual - we react without thinking. The Buddha taught that our reactivity is also impacted by whet...
The word Samadhi is usually translated as concentration, but it's also thought of as collectedness of mind and steadiness. This importa...
In this time of great dukkha , it's imperative to remember the importance of love and how we ground ourselves and our practice in it. M...
The old story about a good wolf and bad wolf that live in our minds aligns beautifully with the Buddha's teachings on cultivating what&...
In this important teaching, the Buddha invites us to become intimate with the human condition and to see how we create levels of suffering f...
Every day we're inundated with stories and images of violence, and the three poisons of greed, hatred and ignorance that the Buddha spo...
The Buddha's teaching on Wise Speech remains as important and necessary today as it did over 2,500 years ago. It may be even more impor...
Mary answers the question, "How do we offer Loving Kindness to those that commit atrocities?" This is a common question, and is especially r...
There are a lot of misconceptions of basic Buddhist teachings and in this talk Mary reflects on a few. The Buddha did not say that "Life is...
Delusion is one of the greatest impediments to freedom and in this talk, Mary discusses how being embodied and whole allows for clear seeing...
In a recent episode of the Insight Myanmar podcast Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi spoke about four areas that Western Buddhists should should work on fo...
Using an article by Sayadaw U Tejaniya as a jumping off point, Mary discusses what being mindful all the time might look like in our lives,...
The saying that life teaches you how to live it is so aligned with Buddhism's invitation to be present in each moment for whatever is a...
Reflecting on the invitation to "live as though the truth were true," Mary examines this through the Buddhist lens of being fully present wi...
November is often thought of as a month to give thanks, but the cultivation of gratitude is a practice that benefits us throughout the year....
In this talk Mary emphasized the importance of being connected to our body and the wisdom it contains. When we live in our heads, we can get...
We are all experiencing an onslaught of information and it can be challenging to keep up. The fact is, we cannot keep up and the invitation...
Our reactivity to situations often takes over and determines how we feel and act. However, if we can pause before reacting, we may have a ve...
Reflecting on the Parami of Truthfulness, Mary investigates what gets in the way and keeps us removed from reality and not seeing the world...
In this talk Mary reflects on the idea of emptiness which can be thought of as an absence of attachment to self or I, Me and Mine. This free...
Reflecting on a piece of writing from Kittasaro, Mary talk about the 'gap between thoughts' which is so important but also somethi...
The development of Wisdom is a key component in Buddhist teachings and practice. It is not just knowledge of facts, but is a deep and embodi...
Inspired by aquotes, Mary reflects on how we contain multiplicities and can hold them all at once. We can experience suffering, and also awe...
A few reflections on impermanence and fixed views. There is no formal dharma talk this week. Recorded Sept. 15, 2025 in the virtual world (a...
Wise Intention is the second factor of the Eightfold Path and can help to guide our journey from dukkha to liberation. However good our inte...
In reflecting on 17 years of teaching the Saturday Afternoon Sit, Mary also talks about the invitation to check in with our spiritual practi...
In this talk Mary takes a deep dive into what it means to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. These reflections all point...
The Buddha's famous teaching, often called The Fire Sermon, is about how easy it is to be caught up in the flames of greed, aversion an...
It's said that if there is impatience, it's because there is resistance to what is and that is the definition of the second noble...
Often when we think of our legacy, we think about what people will remember about us when we die. Instead, we can think of our legacy as wha...
With so much going on these days it can be challenging to stay balanced and present for whatever shows up in our world - pleasant or unpleas...
In our world today we can chase after certificates and degrees to prove who we are and what we know. In this talk Mary reflects on the words...
This week Mary offers a few reflections on suffering and patience and invites your comments and thoughts. Recorded July 15, 2025 in the virt...
Reflecting on Ruth King's framing of the Three Characteristics, Mary discusses this wonderful perspective on meeting the world. We can...
To live with an undefended heart is a cornerstone of Mary's practice and teaching. However with all the challenges in today's worl...
We talk often about the practice being a path to liberation, but what do we actually mean when we say that? In this dharma reflection, Mary...
The Buddha created the sangha, or community, of monastics, but his teaching spread to every level of society and we can each be part of a sa...
Mary reflects on how often we look for reality or truth somewhere else, when there really is nowhere else. We're invited to recognize h...
When we don't pay attention to our thoughts, we’re often acting from habits that have been strengthened over the years, and which can b...
This is a short reflection on the arising of insight from knowing and sensing and the calmness that allows us to meet each moment as it is....
With every ending there is a time to reflect before the beginning, but we often neglect this time in our haste to be on to the next new thin...
Mary discusses the idea of Skillful Means which Joseph Goldstein says is " for liberating the clinging mind from suffering." Using the wisdo...