Dharma Ocean

Reggie begins the second part of this talk on open heartedness by saying that “the heart, in its own state of being, is the awakened state.” Through somatic meditation practice, we discover the enlightened qualities of the heart: vast, free, warm, responsive, and without judgment. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Caroline Pfohl will lead the upcoming The Body Loves retreat that begins March 25th. To learn more please visit www.dharmaocean.org

n working with the heart in our meditation practice, we may discover that we are not receptive to the feelings that arise in that space. In this talk, Reggie discusses the ways we defend against experiences of vulnerability when we judge uncomfortable feelings. This talk was given at the 2016 The Body Loves retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. The upcoming The Body Loves retreat with Caroline Pfohl begins March 25th. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Organized religions have a history of denying the indigenous roots of human spirituality. In this talk, Reggie says that as meditators we are recovering a primordial connection with the land, our deep ancestors, and the vast community of all beings. This talk was given at the 2006 Winter Dathün retreat held in Crestone, CO. Our upcoming 2016/2017 Winter Meditation Intensive begins December 11. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Here, Reggie points to the immensity of the space at the core of our being. He says that in the practicing lineage eternity is our guide—not books, philosophy, or intellect. Through meditation practice our ideas about reality fall away and we connect directly with the fire of the life force. This talk was given at the 2010 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. Our upcoming 2016/2017 Winter Meditation Intensive begins December 11. Learn more at www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie addresses Winter Dathün retreatants who are entering the third week of a month long meditation retreat. He encourages them to honor the practice of silence so as to more fully abide in the depths of being. This talk was given at the 2005 Winter Dathün retreat held in Crestone, CO. Our upcoming 2016/2017 Winter Meditation Intensive begins December 11. To learn more, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Here, Reggie offers an overview of the spiritual journey that unfolds in month long Winter Dathün meditation retreats. He says that when we surrender to the practice forms of a Dathün, impulsiveness and distraction dissolve and we discover a vast inner world. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about the upcoming Winter Dathün retreat please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In meditation retreat we commit to a practice container that is designed to decrease distraction. In this talk, Reggie discusses the wisdom that awakens when we surrender to sacred forms: we relax, our minds settle, and we discover the river of our true life. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about the upcoming Winter Dathün please visit www.dharmaocean.org

This is Reggie’s opening talk to a cohort of meditators at the beginning of month-long meditation retreat. He explains that in retreat we enter a liminal space where conventional logic doesn’t apply. In letting go, we become sensitive to the suffering and magic of the world. This talk was given at the 2002 Winter Dathün retreat held in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. To find out more about the upcoming Winter Dathün, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the second half of this talk on the importance of relating to the depths in meditation practice, Reggie explains how our relationship with the earth unlocks the reality of the unseen world. The Vajrayana journey is about becoming intimate with the reality we discover there. This talk was given at the 2010 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about the upcoming Winter Dathün, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Vajrayana teachers show us how to drop into the depths of being. In this talk, Reggie talks about the feminine reality that we encounter when we descend into the space of the earth. Through the process of ego dissolution, we arrive at a blissful point of union with the pure love of our true mother. This talk was given at the 2010 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about the upcoming Winter Dathün, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

This is the third part of Reggie’s talk on the Vajrayana approach to the practice of shamatha and vipashyana. He explains how meditation teaches us to ignore what we think about our life and instead follow the sacred thread of relativity. It’s a very daring approach because we have no idea where the thread might lead. This talk was given at the 2008 Winter Dathün retreat held at in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In the second part of this talk on the practice of shamatha and vipashyana, Reggie says that the process of meditation leads us to open to the vast, empty, boundless, unimpeded, quality of awareness. This space compels us to drop petty preoccupations and connect with our appetite and lust for relative experience. This talk was given at the 2008 Winter Dathün retreat held at in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie discusses the two main aspects of the practice of meditation: shamatha and vipashyana. Through shamatha, we learn to step away from our thinking. Vipashyana is a discovery of how things actually are. This meditative process is the gateway to discovering the dynamic play of relative life. This talk was given at the 2008 Winter Dathün retreat held at in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

In this talk, Reggie encourages us to use the tools offered in the Tibetan tradition of Vajrayana meditation to receive the message of eternity offered in each moment of experience. The purpose of life is discovered, he says, when we touch the totality. This talk was given at the 2011 Winter Dathün retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org

Today, we listen to the second half of Reggie’s talk on how we cultivate an unmediated relationship with experience through the practice of meditation. He says that ego shuts down the life of experiences through judgment. When we stop judging, the life force becomes free. This talk was given at the 2011 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held at the Blazing Mountain Retreat Center in Crestone, CO. To find out more about upcoming retreats, please visit www.dharmaocean.org