On May 5, I preached a message about consumerism.  For many of us, if not most of us, consumerism is a religion and an addiction.  See the message here: Awakening from the American Nightmare: Consumerism and Hungry Ghosts.mp3. I invited members of the congregation to share their success stories about resisting the consumerist ethic to define life as getting things and then throwing them away. Read more.

Meditation Resources Here are some meditation resources that I promised in my Hillcrest message on January 27.  This message will be repeated at our South Bay campus on February 10. There are several opportunities to learn and practice meditation on our two campuses. Read more.

For well over 20 years now, my main spiritual practice has been attending silent meditation retreats of 7-10 days.  These retreats are led by teachers of the Mindfulness Buddhist tradition.  I just returned Sunday, May 27, from a retreat with Shinzen Young, whom I have studied with for many years; www.shinzen.org.  Read more.