Beginning Thursday, February 9th, Stephen will offer a new Monthly Sangha Gathering. This group will explore the teachings and practices featured in Stephen’s book Trust in Awakening.
Stephen’s New Monthly Sangha Gatherings
January 13, 2023
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Stephen’s Guru Viking interview
about Trust in Awakening and much more!
September 23, 2022
Steve James at Guru Viking podcast welcomed Stephen and Mark Mininberg in a dialogue to speak about:
- how Stephen and Mark met and became each other’s teacher,
- Stephen’s new book Trust in Awakening,
- their vision for founding Buddha’s Heart Meditation Center.
Trust in Awakening
available now!
September 22, 2022
Stephen is pleased to announce the publication of Trust in Awakening: A Zen Teaching on Accessing the Absolute. It is a modern presentation of the ancient Zen poem “Faith in Mind.”
In the poem’s seventeen stanzas you will find the path of no path revealed as none other than your True Nature.
Zen Transmission Ceremony
July 26, 2022
In the Zen tradition, a teacher authorizes a student to begin teaching through the process and ceremony of transmission. It is a transmission of empowerment of the sacred realizations of the past Zen masters of the lineage.
Absolute Peace Meditation with Steve James, Guru Viking
April 1, 2022
Stephen joined Steve James at the Guru Viking podcast for this bonus episode in which he offered a guided Absolute Peace Meditation.
Stephen’s students have found this meditation helpful when working with the fear and anguish of the war in Ukraine.
Stephen’s Guru Viking interview
about Demystifying Awakening
March 18, 2022
Steve James at the Guru Viking podcast recently interviewed Stephen about his new book Demystifying Awakening. You can view the video recording or stream audio here: www.guruviking.com
The discussion delved into topics of energetic resonance of awakening, facsimiles of awakening, confusion around awakening, how to work with intensity and blocks, fear of no-self, and much more.
A Dharma Discussion with James Burns for JB Podcast
February 21, 2022
Thank you to James Burns for inviting Stephen as a guest for a wonderful dharma discussion on the inaugural episode of JB Podcast.
James’s thoughtful questions invited an interesting discussion about jhāna (absorption concentration), Four Elements meditation, and how the ancient Buddhist heart practices can lead to transcendent states arising within awareness and consciousness.
Thank you to Forrest and Rick Hanson for inviting Stephen as a guest on their Being Well podcast. Their thoughtful questions invited an interesting discussion about awakening, deepening self-realizations, and nibbāna itself.