Jonathan Foust

The Art of Starting Over …. Over and Over

This talk explores one of the most essential—and liberating—skills on the spiritual path: the willingness to begin again. Inspired by S. N. Goenka's simple instruction to

The Ten Perfections #10: Live in Balance

This talk explores the tenth of the ten perfections.   You'll learn how you cannot make steadiness and serenity happen, but can create the conditions that allow this

The Ten Perfections #9 : Live from Your Heart

The talk explores the power of loving kindness. You'll learn how to be more of a well-wisher to all, some techniques to more effectively express kindness in the world a

The Ten Perfections #8: Stay the Course

This talk explores the power of grit.   You'll learn the importance of first creating goals that are fully aligned with your heart and spirit and then developing your

The Ten Perfections #7: Live in Truth

This talk explores how to attune to what is true.   You'll learn how to discern between conventional and eternal truth, two essential teachings of truth and how to us

The Ten Perfections #6: Stay Present Under Pressure

This talk explores how to cultivate the quality of patience and self-restraint.   You'll learn about the power of refraining from those who have caused you harm, how

The Ten Perfections #5: Engage with Skillful Effort

This talk explores how to cultivate vitality, courage and resilience in your life.   You'll learn how you can manage the energy you have and how to build vigor and co

The Ten Perfections #4: See More Clearly

This talk explores how to cultivate wisdom and insight. You'll learn about the importance of cultivating the wise heart, what gets in the way of seeing clearly, the ana

The Ten Perfections #3: Let Go

This talk explores the potential of mindful renunciation.   You'll learn how critically important it is to know what is most important, cultivate the thoughts, behavi

The Ten Perfections: #2 Walk Your Talk

This talk explores how paying attention to your behavior can support you in your life. You'll learn how all traditions have guidelines regarding your moral behavior, ho

The Ten Perfections #1: Give Freely

This talk explores the power of cultivating an attitude of love and care in your life. You'll learn what the Buddha said about giving, how intimately receiving is conne

Conversations with Depth Practitioners: Stephen Josephs

How has your meditation practice shifted and changed since you first took it up?   Please join this conversation with Stephen Josephs, who shares how his mediation ha

The 8 Fold Path 8: The Collected Mind: How Concentration Opens the Door to Freedom

This talk explores the culminating factor of the Eightfold Path—Right Concentration—and the profound power of a steady, unified mind. In a world of constant distraction a

Retreat #5: All Roads Lead to Now

This talk explores the movement from doing to being—from the disciplined application of effort to the natural ease of presence. After training attention, stabilizing the

Retreat Talk #4: Let's Just Cut to the Chase, Shall We?

This talk explores what remains when we stop circling around the edges of practice and face the deepest truths directly. With humor, candor, and a willingness to take the

An Earth Day Invitation: Take Your Practice Outside With Heidi Schuttenberg

The best meditation hall has no walls.   This talk explores how nature cultivates focus, non-judgment, and belonging, and how mindfulness can help us stay engaged wit

The Eightfold Path 7: Seeing Clearly to Live Fully

This talk explores Wise Awareness as the art of seeing life clearly enough to actually live it. So much of human regret comes not from dramatic mistakes, but from driftin

Retreat Talk #3: Working with the Hindrances as a Path to Awakening, with Heidi Schuttenberg

The third talk in a weeklong meditation retreat, with Heidi Schuttenberg.   Our unwelcome visitors are guides to our freedom. This talk explores the Buddha's five hin

Retreat Talk #2: The Alchemy of Difficulty: Turning Reactivity into Freedom

The second talk in a weeklong retreat.  We often assume insight arises from calm, clarity, or deep concentration. But in truth, it is often born in the very moments we wa

Retreat Talk #1: Coming Home to the Body, with Lynn Teo

This is the first talk of a weeklong retreat in 2026.   Lynn Teo starts by exploring various ways to resource the nervous system to support the capacity to be present t