Dharma Sunday

The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva by Gyalsé Tokme Zangpo, Part 2 with Lama Gursam

Lama will continue his teaching on The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (Tibetan: Gyalse Laklen Sorma), which is a famous 14th-century Mahayana text composed by the Tibetan scholar and monk Gyalse Tokme Zangpo. It

Women in Buddhism: The Story of the Buddha’s First Teaching to Women with Damcho

We will spend this Dharma Sunday in the company of the women who first fought to be included in the audience when Buddha taught. Damchö will narrate that little known story, opening spaces for collective reflection on it

The 21 Semdzin with Lama Karma

Dharma Sunday | The 21 Semdzin Online Event With Lama Karma Justin Wall July 19, 2026 The 21 Semdzin are a series of practices found in the Dzogchen Upadesha tantras, using visualization, sonification, and embodiment to

Introduction to the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva by Gyalsé Tokmé Zangpo with Lama Gursam

The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (Tibetan: Gyalse Laklen Sorma) is a famous 14th-century Mahayana text composed by the Tibetan scholar and monk Gyalse Tokme Zangpo. It serves as a practical, step-by-step guide

Tongxuan's 100 Chan Questions: Case 16, Nonduality With Kōtatsu John Bailes

Tongxuan: Both wisdom and ignorance have a non-dual nature, but what is the nature of nonduality? Wansong: Even at dawn, it’s not revealed. Linquan: Even at dawn it’s not revealed, Like dragons howling in misty places. B

Relating to and Dwelling in Presence with Lama Willa

Join Lama Willa Baker and the online sangha of Natural Dharma Fellowship for a morning of teaching, prayer, contemplation, meditation practice, and community. Not by the book, Willa’s Dharma Sundays reflect what is most

The Sadhana of Mahamudra With Matthew Bellows

Written (or discovered) in 1968, the Sadhana of Mahamudra is more relevant now than it has ever been. This long prayer, which includes some of the most poetic descriptions of devotion, longing and awakening in English, i

Branching Streams Flow on in the Dark with Ji Hyang Padma

As the poet Theodore Roethke wrote, “In a dark time, the eye begins to see.” Within our practice traditions, there is sacred technology that helps us touch into the fertile darkness of Prajna Paramita. We will explore th

The Dharma of AI: From "Intelligence" to Wisdom with Chris Berlin

In the rapidly, ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence, humanity is faced with a myriad of views about what constitutes “intelligence,” consciousness, and the risks of AI. How can the Dharma inform this conversat

The Power of the Mother With Lama Willa

Join Lama Willa Baker and the online sangha of Natural Dharma Fellowship for a morning of teaching, prayer, contemplation, meditation practice, and community. Not by the book, Willa’s Dharma Sundays reflect what is most

The Veils of Awakening With Santiago Santai Jimenez

Awakening is not something we achieve; it is something we recognize. Yet subtle patterns of mind and identity obscure what is already present. In this experiential workshop, we explore what stands in the way of direct re

The Seven Branch Prayer with Lama Gursam

In just four lines, the Seven Branch Prayer contains the condensed essence of the Buddhist path. Please see the Seven Branch Prayer file attached to the confirmation email you will receive after you submit your registrat

Resistance to Practice: Meeting What Seems to Get in the Way With Lama Willa

Join Lama Willa Baker and the online sangha of Natural Dharma Fellowship for a morning of teaching, prayer, contemplation, meditation practice, and community. Not by the book, Willa’s Dharma Sundays reflect what is most

The Karma of Forgotten Stories With JD Doyle

Natural Dharma Fellowship’s Dharma Sundays are donation-based gatherings open to all, offering a wide range of topics. Led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, these live, interactive sessions include guided

Meeting the Unloved: A Prison Chaplain's Perspective on Radical Acceptance With Kyira Korrigan

Prison Dharma: Buddhist perspectives and practices for developing inner peace independent from outer context. In the Buddha’s first teaching, he named the forms of suffering that define the human condition, two of which

Pure Motivation: Understanding Its Importance in Buddha Dharma With Lama Gursam

Forest Teachings, Part V: What the Sky Paints - Discovering Life as Innate Expression with Lama Liz

On this Dharma Sunday, we explore how our inner expression of innate creativity is mirrored everywhere in the natural world. Asking if creative expression is the fundamental movement of life itself, we can develop our pa

Creative Imagination and the Imaginal in Jung, the Sufis, and the Vajrayana with Ron Thomas

What if imagination isn’t mere fantasy, but a doorway into profound spiritual reality? Join us for an exploration of how three great wisdom traditions—Jungian depth psychology, Sufi mysticism, and Vajrayana Buddhism—unde

The Teacher-Student Relationship with Lama Willa

What does it mean to learn from a teacher, and how does that relationship support awakening? In this hour-long dharma talk, we’ll explore the role of the teacher–student relationship in spiritual practice—its possibiliti

Sitting in the Fire and Finding the Light: Sourcing a Special Kind of Courage to Meet these Perilous Times with Joel and Michelle Levey

This special meditation session will focus on weaving together a profound blend of practices inspired by Longchenpa’s three excellences, along with other potent methods for awakening the special kind of courage, compassi