Wild Heart Meditation Center

Compassion The Quivering of the Heart

Compassion gets thrown around as a soft word, but in this tradition it has a precise meaning. Karuna is the quivering of the heart in response to suffering. Not sadness.

Hatred Does Not Cease By Hatred

Hatred Doesn't Cease by Hatred In this teaching, Andrew Chapman explores hatred, suffering, and how the mind constructs separateness through stories about ourselves and

Upekkha as an Ethical Practice

Equanimity, Ethics, and Letting Go of Righteous Indignation  Roy Wyman explores how ethical action can get tangled up with anger, ego, and the need to feel morally super

Gordon Peerman on the Body, Buddhism, Christianity, and Secure Attachment

Gordon Peerman on the Body, Buddhism, Christianity, and Secure Attachment Peter Kastaris, WHMC Board Member, hosts this Wild Heart Meditation Center conversation with Go

Mudita as an Ethical Practice

This episode explores the core Buddhist practices of ethical action, concentration, and insight, emphasizing how joy and ethics are interconnected. Roy Wyman discusses ho

Karuna as an Ethical Practice

This episode explores the profound practice of compassion, or karuna, and how it can transform our relationship with difficult emotions and others. Roy Wyman guides us th

Embracing the Difficulties - Summer of Love Retreat - 2nd Evening Dharma Talk

This talk was given by Andrew Chapman during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th - 19th. Andrew offers the second evening Dharma talk. Enjoy!  WHAT BE

The Third Precept

In this talk, Jessica Gibbons explores the second Buddhist precept:  I undertake the precept of being wise and careful with my sexuality. 3 of 5 in a series.  This talk w

Metta as an Ethical Practice

Metta as an Ethical Practice Roy Wyman explores metta, or loving-kindness, as a practical antidote to ill will, shame, reactivity, and self-hatred. This talk moves from

The Second Precept

In this talk, Jessica Gibbons explores the second Buddhist precept:  I undertake the precept to refrain from taking what is not freely given. 2 of 5 in a series.  This ta

The First Precept Is Not a Rule - It's a Practice of Freedom

In this talk, Jessica Gibbons explores the first Buddhist precept through the lens of intention, harm, and our responsibility to all living beings. She explains how non-h

Compassion - Summer of Love Retreat - 2nd Afternoon Instructions

This talk was given by Mikey Noechel during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th-19th, 2026. Mikey offers the second afternoon instructions on compassio

Spiritual Bypassing

This talk was given by Sean Coyle at Wild Heart Meditation Center in Nashville, TN.  Spiritual bypassing looks like peace — but sometimes it’s just avoidance in a softer

Feeling Tone - Summer of Love Retreat - 2nd Morning Instructions

This talk was given by Andrew Chapman during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th-19th, 2026. Andrew offers the second morning instructions on feeling t

The Fire Sermon - Summer of Love Retreat - 1st Evening Dharma Talk

This talk was given by Mikey Noechel during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th-19th, 2026. Mikey offers the first evening Dharma talk on The Fire Serm

Loving Kindness Meditation Instructions - Summer of Love Retreat - 1st Afternoon Instructions

This talk was given by Andrew Chapman during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th-19th, 2026. Andrew offers the 1st afternoon instructions on loving kin

Welcome Yourself Home Through Mindfulness of Breathing - Summer of Love Retreat - 1st Morning Instructions

This talk was given by Mikey Noechel during the Summer of Love Retreat in Sewanee, TN on July 15th-19th, 2026. Mikey offers the 1st morning instructions on mindfulness of

Attachment Theory and the Dharma - An Interview with George Haas

Enjoy this interview with renowned Dharma teacher and leading voice in modern attachment theory, George Haas! George will be teaching a daylong workshop, Fundamental of A

There-in-the-middle-ness

Here's a talk by Wild Heart teacher Don Givens on equanimity. Enjoy!  WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED? New Year's Meditation Retreat with Mikey Noechel and Matty Finn

Awakening to the Reality of Death

Listen as Wild Heart facilitator Sean Coyle explores two of the Five Remembrances regarding death and loss. He explores what the teachings offer as well as the relief and