Sakula Mary Reinard | Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Sakula: When the Heart Opens the Teachings Fall In Apr 18 2021 066

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard, teachings

Sakula addresses Sunday Sila. She reflects on how to let the teachings into the heart based on teaching by Luang Por Pasanno on mindfulness and compassion.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: Intentionally Willing a Feeling of Goodness Feb 28 2021 061

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard, teachings

Sakula discusses the benefits of the practice of recognizing when we naturally feel goodness and intentionally feeling goodness. She reflects on the suffering of being entangled in our fears and ways of dealing with our triggers.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: The Wheels of Goodness Go Round ‘n Round Feb 21 2021 060

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard, teachings

Sakula reflects on the need for a strong community to hold goodness and generosity for one another. She reviews AN 4.31, a teaching on the Four Wheels.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: Eternity’s Sunrise January 31 2021 054

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard, teachings

Sakula explores how to be truthful to oneself, open up, be present with others in a skillful way, and experience the joy in the moments of eternity. She addresses the Sunday Sila gathering online.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: We Are Not Obliged to React, Jan 17 2021 053

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard, teachings

Sakula leads Sunday Sila and responds to a line in Ajahn Munindo’s book. She provides encouragement for coping with our turbulent times by creating space, avoiding our patterned reactions, being present with our feelings, and finding a skillful response.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: Knowing Light, Knowing Dark Oct 18 2020 047

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard

Sakula leads Sunday Sila and reflects on training the mind to go where we want, to be skillful, and to guide the heart.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Sakula: Disengage from the Proliferating Mind July 26 2020 043

Lay Teachings, Sakula Mary Reinard

Once we disengage from defilements, trust and discerning can follow more easily. Trust can bring relief. In the space of this relief we can discern an opportunity for good karma. So how do we disengage? Sakula reflects on the process of finding the constriction in the body and ceasing to feed it.