This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering in week 3 of our series of conversations entitled, Coming Home: On Finding the Second Naïveté. We talked about how to deal contemplatively with our emotions, not judging them as good or bad, and how becoming a house of welcome for our emotions can lead us into the second naiveté.

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering in week 2 of our series of conversations entitled, Coming Home: On Finding the Second Naïveté. We talked about how to deal contemplatively with our thoughts, the work of Byron Katie, and how changing the way we think can lead us into the second naiveté.

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering beginning a new series of conversations entitled, Coming Home: On Finding the Second Naïveté. We talked about the contrasts between first and second half of life spirituality, and spent time understanding the qualities of the first naiveté.

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering focused on beginning the new year. We talked about resolutions, optimization vs. deep change, and how we often learn some of our greatest lessons through facing the challenges of suffering.

This is the recording from our Christmas Eve candlelight gathering, focused on carrying the light of love forward. We talked about how what is true of the Christ at Christmas is also true of us -- namely, that we too are born in Love, and our life's journey is to return to love, so that we might become Love for the world.

This is the recording from our second Advent Dinner & Dialogue gathering focused on the theme of Peace. We talked about the picture of Peace we actually get in the stories surrounding Jesus' birth, and how Peace is about equity, equality, and lifting each other up in a spirit of mutual aid.

This is the recording from our first Advent Dinner & Dialogue gathering focused on the theme of Hope. We talked about how hopelessness can play a part in our hoping, and how the birth stories invite us to hold together aspects of our lives we'd rather separate out.

This is the recording from our Dinner & Dialogue gathering focused on our November theme of eco-spirituality. We talked about how nature can forge a resilience within us in the midst of grief or struggle, and reflected on the connections between awe, wonder, and gratitude.