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Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2025-05-03 Selective Seed Watering Practice2025-05-03 Selective Seed Watering Practice by Montana Open Way Sanghas2025-05-0950 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2025-05-04 Sunday morning dharma talkThis series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.
Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.2025-05-091h 13Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2025-05-01 Thursday evening orientationThis series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.
Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.2025-05-0942 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2025-05-03 Saturday morning dharma talkThis series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.
Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.2025-05-091h 22Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2025-05-02 Friday morning dharma talkThis series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.
Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.2025-05-091h 27
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThe Radical Middle Way 8 April 2025The Radical Middle Way 8 April 2025 by Montana Open Way Sanghas2025-04-0827 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksLynn McCamant 3-4-2025 Practice...what is itLynn McCamant 3-4-2025 Practice...what is it by Montana Open Way Sanghas2025-03-0421 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTerri Nichol's Deer Park Monastery Experience Talk 2-11-2025Terri Nichol's Deer Park Monastery Experience Talk 2-11-2025 by Montana Open Way Sanghas2025-02-1146 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPeggy Mallette 12-3-24 Letting GoPeggy Mallette 12-3-24 Letting Go by Montana Open Way Sanghas2024-12-0328 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBob Allgier 11-12-24 Selective TruthBob Allgier 11-12-24 Selective Truth by Montana Open Way Sanghas2024-11-1230 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2024-09-29 Sunday Dharma TalkThese talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.
They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.2024-10-0234 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2024-09-28 Saturday Dharma Talk & ActivityThese talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.
They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.2024-10-021h 24Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2024-09-27 Friday Mindfulness Training StoriesThese talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.
They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.2024-10-0245 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks2024-09-27 Friday Dharma TalkThese talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.
They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.2024-10-021h 17Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSaturday 5-4-2024 Talk by Michael Ciborski on how nourishing happiness helps us heal our sufferingThis Dharma Talk was given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Spring 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.2024-05-071h 10Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSunday 5-5-2024 Talk by Michael Ciborski summarizing how to nurture our capacity for awakeningThis Dharma Talk was given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Spring 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.2024-05-071h 10Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSaturday 5-4-24 Q & A by Michael Ciborski including the Insight That Brings Us to the Other ShoreThis Dharma Talk was given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Spring 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.2024-05-0638 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFriday 5-3-24 Talk by Michael Ciborski on the Four Establishments of MindfulnessThis Dharma Talk was given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Spring 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.2024-05-061h 32
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Open Way Retreat 2023-09-23Plum Village Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers two talks during the Open Way Montana Fall Retreat, held at Flathead Lake on September 20-23, 2023. Theme of the retreat was "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment." In them she addresses how to practice with fear and anxiety over our current lives.2023-09-2756 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Open Way Retreat 2023-09-22Plum Village Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers two talks during the Open Way Montana Fall Retreat, held at Flathead Lake on September 20-23, 2023. Theme of the retreat was "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment." In them she addresses how to practice with fear and anxiety over our current lives.2023-09-2754 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksNourishing A Mindful Garden, Bob AllgierNourishing A Mindful Garden, Bob Allgier by Montana Open Way Sanghas2023-06-1214 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSunday May 7, 2023 talk by Michael Ciborski on practicing the awareness of InterbeingPlum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."
Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.2023-05-211h 12Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSaturday May 6, 2023 talk by Michael Ciborski on watering the seeds of joy and nourishmentPlum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."
Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.2023-05-211h 23Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFriday May 5, 2023 talk by Michael Ciborski on working with our suffering without victimhoodPlum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."
Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.2023-05-211h 31Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThursday May 4, 2023 talk by Michael Ciborski introducing "The Two Arms of the Practice"Plum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."
Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.2023-05-211h 03
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksEquanimity Rightsizing Bob Allgier Practice Talk 14 March 2023Equanimity Rightsizing Bob Allgier Practice Talk 14 March 2023 by Montana Open Way Sanghas2023-03-1416 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Michael Ciborski, Saturday, April 30 2022Guided meditations and Dharma Talks from "Cultivating a Truly Peaceful Heart," held on Zoom April 29-May 1, 2022, by Open Way Sanghas of Montana. Michael Ciborski was our teacher.2022-05-021h 24Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksGuided Meditation: The Three Earth TouchingsGuided meditations and Dharma Talks from "Cultivating a Truly Peaceful Heart," held on Zoom April 29-May 1, 2022, by Open Way Sanghas of Montana. Michael Ciborski was our teacher.2022-05-0221 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Michael Ciborski, Sunday May 1, 2022Guided meditations and Dharma Talks from "Cultivating a Truly Peaceful Heart," held on Zoom April 29-May 1, 2022, by Open Way Sanghas of Montana. Michael Ciborski was our teacher.2022-05-021h 13
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFouth Mindfullness Training: Theresa McGearyFouth Mindfullness Training: Theresa McGeary by Montana Open Way Sanghas2022-04-0527 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks3rd Mindfulness Training: Suzanne Hendrich3rd Mindfulness Training: Suzanne Hendrich by Montana Open Way Sanghas2022-03-0827 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThe Basics of Mindfulness Meditation Part 2: Mindfulness of the Body and BreathThe second of a four-part series of talks given on February 8, 2022, by Michelle Potts, Order of Interbeing member of Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana.
This part offers an introduction to mindfulness of body and breath to support a meditation practice.2022-03-0822 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThe Basics of Mindfulness Meditation Part 1: What is Mindfulness Anyway?The first of a four-part series of talks by Michelle Potts, Order of Interbeing member of Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana.
This part offers an introduction to mindfulness and meditation, the benefits and science behind them, and how to start a practice.2022-03-0816 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Open Way Fall 2021 Sunday TalkThis talk was given by Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell for the online retreat "The Very Here and Now," sponsored by Montana Open Way Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn, Sunday, September 26, 2021.2021-09-2547 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Open Way Fall 2021 Saturday TalkThis talk was given by Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell for the online retreat "The Very Here and Now," sponsored by Montana Open Way Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn, Saturday, September 25, 2021.2021-09-2545 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksOpen Way Practice Talk by Steve Allison-Bunnell: Everyday Fanaticism 4 - 6-21Open Way Practice Talk by Steve Allison-Bunnell: Everyday Fanaticism 4 - 6-21 by Montana Open Way Sanghas2021-04-0719 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksResting In The Now Greg Grallo Dharma Talk 12-13-2020Order of Interbeing Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo gives the second talk for the online retreat "Resting In the Now" hosted by Open Sky Sangha in Kalispell, Montana. Recorded December 13, 2020.2020-12-161h 01
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksResting In The Now Greg Grallo Dharma Talk 2020 - 12 - 12Order of Interbeing Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offered this talk to the online retreat, "Resting In the Now," hosted by Open Sky Sangha in Kalispell, Montana, on December 12, 2020.2020-12-1656 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Question & Answer Dharma Talk, Open Way Fall 2020 RetreatThis dharma talk was given by teacher Barbara Newell on September 27, 2020 at the Open Way Sangha Montana Fall online retreat.
She reads and answers questions from retreat attendees on the subjects of racial justice, bridging differences, and dealing with death.2020-10-1643 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBarbara Newell Gatha Practice Dharma Talk Open Way Fall 2020 RetreatGatha practice -- using and writing short verses of mindfulness is the topic of this Dharma talk given by teacher Barbara Newell at the Open Way Sangha, Montana online 2020 Fall Retreat, September 26, 2020.
The retreat's theme is "Being the Change: Being Peace"2020-10-1553 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksGuided Meditation Fall Retreat 2020Dharma teacher Barbara Newell offers a guided meditation for the opening of the online Fall retreat of Open Way Sangha, Montana. September 25, 2020.2020-10-1533 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksOpen Way Sangha Practice Talk - Chris Lindsey - 1 Sept 2020 Maintaining BalanceOpen Way Sangha Practice Talk - Chris Lindsey - 1 Sept 2020 Maintaining Balance by Montana Open Way Sanghas2020-09-0123 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk Rowan Conrad 11 August 2020 This Moment, This Step, Next StepDharmacarya Rowan Conrad (Chan Phap Luc) offers a Dharma Talk titled "This Moment, This Step, The Next Step" on 11 August 2020 at Open Way Sangha (via Zoom).2020-08-1131 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk: Joanne Friday, July 2020Dharma teacher Joanne Friday offers a Dharma talk as part of Be Here Now Sangha's practice night on Monday July 27th, 2020 on Zoom. Talk title: Transforming Ourselves, So We Can Be More Effective at Transforming Our World.2020-07-2833 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk: Sister Hai An, July 2020Dharma talk by Sister Hai An, given on Zoom at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday July 13th, 2020: Gratitude & Grief In These Times.2020-07-1434 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks7 July 2020 The First Step Is The First Step Greg GralloDharmacarya Greg Grallo offers a talk called "The First Step is the First Step," an exploration of Engaged Buddhism.2020-07-0820 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk: John Bell, June 2020Dharma teacher John Bell gives a talk at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom. June 29th, 20202020-06-3038 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksGuided Sit & Dharma Talk by Kaira Jewel Lingo, June 2020Guided sitting practice followed by a Dharma talk by Dharma teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on Monday June 22nd, 2020.2020-06-2346 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk, Steve Allison-Bunnell: June 2020, Black Lives MatterThis Open Way Sangha Missoula Practice Talk was giving via Zoom by Steve Allison-Bunnell on June 2, 2020. In it he bears witness to the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter through the 4th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing: Awareness of Suffering.
This talk contains strong emotions and may be challenging to listen to.2020-06-0416 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk: Jo-ann Rosen, May 2020Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom, May 18th 2020.2020-05-2431 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk by Kenley Neufeld, May 11th, 2020Dharma talk by Kenley Neufeld, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on May 11th, 2020.2020-05-1222 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks9th Mindfulness Training by Steve Fletcher May 5th, 2020This talk was given on Zoom on May 5, 2020 by Steve Fletcher as part of the Open Way Sangha Tuesday practice program. Steve connects the practice of skillful speech offered in the 9th Mindfulness Training of the Order of Interbeing to our current technology-driven forms of communication that can make connecting from the heart more difficult.2020-05-0715 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks5th Mindfulness Training, Suzanne Hendrich, May 2020Practice talk by Suzanne Hendrich on the Fifth Mindfulness Training in the Plum Village tradition, given on Zoom at the Be Here Now Sangha on May 4th, 2020.2020-05-0624 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMay 2020: Dharma talk Michael Ciborski (2 of 3)Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Saturday May 2nd, 2020; talk 2 of 3.2020-05-041h 34Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMay 2020: Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski (3 of 3)Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Sunday May 3rd, 2020; talk 3 of 3.2020-05-041h 27Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMay 2020: Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski (1 of 3)Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Friday May 1st, 2020; talk 1 of 3.2020-05-0459 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk, Linds Sanders, April 2020Practice talk by OI aspirant Linds Sanders, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on Monday April 27th, 2020. "Staying Put with Suffering, Staying Put with Happiness."2020-04-2816 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Rowan Conrad: April 2020In this Dharma Talk, Dharma Teacher Chan Phap Luc (Rowan Conrad) speaks to the challenges of accessing the energies of the "internal sangha" which we can hold when we practice with a virtual sangha. Practicing to discern a path forward through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis in the face of confronting a global lesson in interbeing.
This talk was first given over Zoom for Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Because of technical difficulties with the original recording, it was re-recorded on April 10, 2020 with some variations.2020-04-1428 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPracticing in Times of Anxiety 24 March 2020Dharma Talk offered by Greg Grallo at Open Way Sangha Tuesday night practice on 24 March 2020 in response to the collective anxiety around covid19.2020-03-2525 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Support for Challenging TimesPractice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn, offered in the comforts of her own home on Sunday March 15th, 2020 :)
An offering of support (and poetry)during our current challenges in the wake of covid19.2020-03-1519 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMorning Chant, plus a timed 5-minute sitSangha member Nicole Dunn offers the Morning Chant in the Plum Village tradition, along with a timed 5-minute silent sitting meditation period. Recorded on Sunday March 15th, 2020.2020-03-1510 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThird Mindfulness Training, Susan WatersSusan Waters gives a practice talk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday March 2nd, 2020.2020-03-0918 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPracticing from the Inside Out Talk 02 8 March 2020Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offers the second talk from the Open Sky Sangha Weekend of Mindfulness on March 8, 2020 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.2020-03-071h 08Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPracticing from the Inside Out Talk 01 7 March 2020Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offers the first talk from the Open Sky Sangha Weekend of Mindfulness on March 8, 2020 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.2020-03-061h 09
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFifth Mindfulness Training Talk, Chris LindseySpeaking from the heart on Mindful Consumption, the 5th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing, this practice talk was given by Open Way Sangha Senior Practice Leader Chris Lindsey on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.2020-03-0622 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by AJ Johnston: Radical Inclusiveness, Feb. 2020Order of Interbeing member AJ Johnston speaks on the subject of Radical Inclusiveness: bringing the Buddha's inclusion of marginalized groups into our own sangha circle, and how members of dominant groups such as men and white people can look deeply with mindfulness at their own implicit bias.
This talk was given at the Tuesday Open Way Sangha program on February 18, 20202020-02-2328 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSecond Mindfulness Training Talk, Sara OdenthalPractice talk by Sara Odenthal on the second Mindfulness Training: True Happiness, given at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday February 3rd, 2020 in Missoula, Montana.2020-02-0410 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Linda Lee, January 2020In this Tuesday evening practice talk, senior practice leader Linda Lee shares her experience and insight practicing with the 4th Order of Interbeing Mindfulness Training: The Awareness of Suffering, and how it helped her reconnect to Sangha Community. January 7th, 2020.2020-01-0827 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Linds Sanders, Jan 2020OI aspirant Linds Sanders gives a practice talk on the First Mindfulness Training: Reverence for Life, focusing especially on her journey with vegetarianism and veganism. Given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday January 6th, 2020.2020-01-0717 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Peggy Mallette, Dec 2019Senior Practice Leader of Open Way Sangha Peggy Mallette offers this practice talk on the subject of Transforming Anger. Using the Sixth Mindfulness Training of the 14 Trainings of the Order of Interbeing, Peggy shares her own powerful practice experience using Deep Looking to change her relationship to her life-long protective self-defenses. Dec 10th, 2019.2019-12-1230 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Greg Grallo, Oct 2019Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo shares teaching and practices for Engaged Buddhism. This talk was given at a day of mindfulness hosted by Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana, on October 26, 2019.2019-10-291h 03
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Steve Allison-Bunnell, Oct 2019This Open Way Sangha Missoula practice talk was given by Steve Allison-Bunnell on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. It suggests how we can practice Skillful Speech with eyes of Interbeing to include both expressing our own views and speaking compassionately to our audience.2019-10-1319 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTerry Cortes-Vega, Dharma Talk 3 of 3, September 2019Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 3 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.2019-10-121h 14
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTerry Cortes-Vega, Dharma Talk 2 of 3, September 2019Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 2 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.2019-10-121h 05
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTerry Cortes-Vega, Dharma Talk 1 of 3, September 2019Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 1 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.2019-10-1254 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Chris Lindsey, Sept. 2019The "Art of Suffering Well" as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh is the practice of "being with" rather than avoiding our suffering when it inevitably arises. Given at the Open Way Sangha on Sept. 3rd, 20192019-09-2423 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk by Steve Allison-Bunnell, Aug. 2019This practice talk was given by Steve Allison-Bunnell at Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, August 6. 2019.
This talk is not political and does not advocate a particular view. It is an invitation to examine one's own views with the Eyes of Interbeing.
Deep Looking is a practice to understand the conditions that cause a particular moment to arise. The talk offers the practice of Deep Looking as a way to examine and engage horrifying events such as the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings without feeling traumatized by the violence itself.2019-08-1120 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksVimalakirti Sutra, Dharma teacher Greg Grallo, 7/2/19Dharma teacher Greg Grallo gives a talk on the Vimalakirti Sutra. Offered on July 2nd, 2019 at the Open Way Sangha in Missoula, MT.2019-07-0931 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksCultivating Joy, Nicole Dunn, 7/8/19OI member Nicole Dunn gives a talk on the practice of Cultivating Joy. Offered at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday July 8th, 2019.2019-07-0947 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk on the Discourse on the Wheel of the Dharma by Casey Farrell 6/11/19In this Tuesday Open Way Sangha, Missoula Practice Talk, Casey Farrell shares his experience following the Eightfold Path. This talk explores the Discourse on the Wheel of the Dharma. Given June 11, 2019.2019-06-1430 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMindfulness and Intimacy: Dharma Talk by Ben Connelly, 5/21/19In this special Tuesday night Dharma Talk at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, Soto Zen teacher Ben Connelly brings together the strands of Mindfulness as focused examination of the work and Intimacy as an awareness of the interconnection of all things.
Ben offers insights and practices that explore how mindfulness and intimacy can together enrich our empathetic engagement with ourselves and the world around us—with our values, with the environment, and with the people in our lives, in all their distinct manifestations of race and religion, sexuality and gender, culture and class—and lead to a truly engaged, compassionate, and...2019-05-2451 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk on the Flower Garland Sutra, Greg Grallo, 4/30/19The Flower Garland Discourse: The Ten Great Aspirations of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is one of the great poetic sutras of the Mahayana tradition. Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo shares how we can see this sutra as a Love Letter to the practice of Mindfulness.2019-05-2433 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFifth Mindfulness Training Talk: Miriam Bayer(Starts at time stamp: 1.35)Practice talk on the Fifth Mindfulness Training: Nourishment and Healing, in the Plum Village Tradition, given on Monday May 13th, 2019 at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT by Miriam Bayer.2019-05-1422 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTouching The Earth, offered by Dharma teacher Michael CiborskiThree Touchings of the Earth practice, offered during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat on Friday May 3rd, 2019, by Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski.2019-05-0730 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksSunday Dharma Talk: Michael Ciborski & Fern DorresteynDharma talk given by Dharma teachers Michael Ciborski & Fern Dorresteyn on Sunday May 5th, 2019 during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat.2019-05-071h 30
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksTalk and Q &A at Be Here Now, Dharma teacher Michael CiborskiShort Dharma talk followed by Q&A with visiting Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski, offered at Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday May 6th, 2019.2019-05-071h 04
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksBeginners Mind, Sitting Meditation InstructionsInstructions for developing the proper posture and Right Spirit for sitting meditation, offered by OI member Nicole Dunn at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday April 22, 2019.2019-04-2317 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksEvening Chant, Nicole DunnEvening chant in the Plum Village tradition, offered by Nicole Dunn.2019-04-2305 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksPractice Talk: Lotus Sutra 4/2/19Practice talk given by Steve Allison-Bunnell on Tuesday, April 2. 2019. The talk begins the April Sutra Study on the Discourse on the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma: Universal Door Chapter.2019-04-0718 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Greg Grallo on the Five PowersDharma talk given by local Dharma teacher Greg Grallo on Saturday March 2nd, 2019 as part of the Open Sky Sangha's Day of Mindfulness on the Flathead Lake, Montana. Talk topic: the Five Powers.
From the Plum Village Chanting Book:
Five Faculties: Faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom
Five Powers: Same as the Five Faculties, except that as powers they cannot be shaken by their opposites (e.g., energy cannot be swayed by laziness).2019-03-031h 11
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksThird Mindfulness Training: Neal BrownTalk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love, offered by OI member Neal Brown during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2018.2018-12-1400 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksMindful Community Conversation: Grief & LossFourth and final installment of the 2018 series of Mindful Community Conversations, hosted by the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula, Montana. Topic: Grief and Loss. Speaker: Dharma Teacher and Hospice Chaplain Greg Grallo. Date: Thursday December 6th, 2018.2018-12-0735 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksJoint Practice Talk on Cultivating Sovereignty: Mike & Nicole DunnJoint talk by Mike & Nicole Dunn on the topic of Cultivating Sovereignty, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday November 26th, 2018 at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula, Montana.2018-11-2756 minOpen Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksFourth Mindfulness Training: Brynn CadiganTalk on the Fourth Mindfulness Training: Loving Speech and Deep Listening, offered by Brynn Cadigan during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2018.2018-10-0410 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Leslie Rawls, 3 of 3Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.2018-09-2954 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma Talk by Leslie Rawls, 2 of 3Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.2018-09-2959 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk by Leslie Rawls, 1 of 3Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.2018-09-2950 min
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 3 of 3Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 3 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.2018-04-271h 27
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 1 of 3Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 1 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.2018-04-271h 46
Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice TalksDharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 2 of 3Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 2 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.2018-04-261h 27