These links will take you to some of my previous Dharma Talks usually given after Sunday services. There are also some lectures or presentations I have been asked to give for which I am presenting my rough speaker notes. In some cases they are unedited, at least for the moment, so you will have to forgive me for grammar and other errors.
The guidance given in some instances may be for a certain time or certain event and so the details may not be applicable but the general ideas are timeless.
I hope that you find them useful in some small way.
2011
Rich Man and His Son – Lotus Sutra Parable Dharma Talk – February 13, 2011
Tokudo for Shami Jisho – Dharma Talk Given on March 19, 2011 on the occasion of the Tokudo for a new Shami
Buddhism – Religion or Philosophy – Dharma Talk Given April 3, 2011
Hanamatsuri 2011 – Dharma Talk Given April 10, 2011
Nonviolent Communication – Dharma Talk Given June 12, 2011
Building a Sangha – Dharma Talk Given in Raleigh, NC July 31, 2011
2010
Lotus Sutra Chapter I – Dharma Talk Given January 10, 2010
Lecture Given at Johnson C. Smith University – January 20, 2010
Protecting the Place of Practice – Dharma Talk Given February 1, 2010
Daily Service – Dharma Talk Given June 27, 2010
Five Implements of Skillful Means – Dharma Talk Given July 4, 2010
Gratitude & Transmission – Dharma Talk Given July 11, 2010
Copying the Sutra – Shakyo – Dharma Talk Given July 25, 2010
Faith and Belief – Dharma Talk Given Aug 1, 2010
What Do We See – Dharma Talk Given Sep 5, 2010
Ten Tips – Dharma Talk Given October 17, 2010
Gassho – Dharma Talk Given October 24, 2010
Komatsubara Persecution – Dharma Talk Given November 14, 2010
Thanksgiving – Dharma Talk Given November 21, 2010
Perceiving – Dharma Talk Given November 28, 2010
Jodo-e – Dharma Talk Given December 12, 2010
2009
Time – Dharma Talk Given May 10, 2009
El Tiempo – Charla sobre el Dharma 5/10/2009
Memorial Day 2009 – Dharma Talk Given May 23, 2009
Fall Ohigan 2009 – Dharma Talk Given September 20, 2009
2008
Winners and Losers – Dharma Talk Given January 13, 2008
We Become What We Think – Dharma Talk Given January 20, 2008
What We Believe – Setsubun – Dharma Talk Given February 3, 2008
Shingyo Dojo Experience – Gratitude – July 6, 2008
Summertime Heat – Burning House – Dharma Talk Given July 27, 2008
Hero of the World – Dharma Talk Given November 1, 2008
World AIDS Day Interfaith Prayer – Prayer Offered December 1, 2008
2006
My First Sermon Given After My Tokudo Ceremony – February 11, 2006
9-11 Buddhism and Terrorism – Dharma Talk Given September 10, 2006
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