Open Way Sanghas Montana Practice Talks: Recent Episodes
Montana Open Way Sanghas
The Open Way Sanghas consist of 3 sister groups in 3 towns in western Montana: Open Way in Missoula, Flowing Mountains in Helena, and Open Sky in Kalispell. For more info: openway.org. This page is also shared with the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, an independently operated sangha with close ties to the Open Way Sangha family.
OI Aspirant and Open Way Sangha member Terri Nichols offers a talk on cultivating Inner Sangha Wisdom, inspired by the late Dharmacharya Larry Ward. Find Larry's talks here https://web.plumvillage.app/resources/connecting-with-our-inner-community
was the theme for the Open Way Family Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski, held on the shores of Flathead Lake from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Please enjoy these Dharma talks exploring seed consciousness and the practice of selective seed watering.
was the theme for the Open Way Family Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski, held on the shores of Flathead Lake from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Please enjoy these Dharma talks exploring seed consciousness and the practice of selective seed watering.
was the theme for the Open Way Family Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski, held on the shores of Flathead Lake from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Please enjoy these Dharma talks exploring seed consciousness and the practice of selective seed watering.
was the theme for the Open Way Family Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski, held on the shores of Flathead Lake from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Please enjoy these Dharma talks exploring seed consciousness and the practice of selective seed watering.
was the theme for the Open Way Family Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski, held on the shores of Flathead Lake from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026. Please enjoy these Dharma talks exploring seed consciousness and the practice of selective seed watering.
a line from the Discourse on Happiness. The retreat was hosted by Open Sky Sangha at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp from 12-14 December 2025.
a line from the Discourse on Happiness. The retreat was hosted by Open Sky Sangha at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp from 12-14 December 2025.
"We Are All the Leaves on One Tree" was the title of the Fall 2025 Open Way retreat, held at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp September 25-29, 2025. Plum Village Dharmacharya Barbara Newell was the teacher.
"We Are All the Leaves on One Tree" was the title of the Fall 2025 Open Way retreat, held at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp September 25-29, 2025. Plum Village Dharmacharya Barbara Newell was the teacher.
"We Are All the Leaves on One Tree" was the title of the Fall 2025 Open Way retreat, held at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp September 25-29, 2025. Plum Village Dharmacharya Barbara Newell was the teacher.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a Dharma Talk on the Garden of the Sangha Jewel. He references the three complexes, the Social Change Ecosystem (https://buildingmovement.org/our-work/movement-building/social-change-ecosystem-map/), and the practice of Sadaparibhuta's seeing the Buddha-nature of all beings.
This series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.
This series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.
This series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.
This series of Dharma Talks by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski was given at the Open Way Montana Spring Retreat on Flathead Lake in May, 2025.Topics include the Buddha's path to Enlightenment and the articulation of the Middle Way, the Eight-Fold Path, and the concept of emptiness.
Practice talk given by Jeremy Smith at Be Here Now Sangha on March 24, 2025, as part of BHN's Walking the Path series.
Dharmacharya Natascha Bruckner shares the art of writing letters for social and personal transformation.
Terri Nichol's Deer Park Monastery Experience Talk 2-11-2025 by Montana Open Way Sanghas
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo explores the Ten Paramitas and how they inform our engagement with the world. Offered at the Open Sky Sangha Day of Mindfulness on 15 Dec 2024 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo explores the Bodhisattva Vision for engagement with the world. Offered for Open Sky Sangha's Day of Mindfulness 14 December 2024 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
This talk was given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Greg Grallo at the Bozeman Dharma Center for the Joining Rivers Sangha day of mindfulness titled "Meeting Our Ancestors Fearlessly: Transforming, healing, & nurturing the seeds we inherit" on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
These talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.
These talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.
These talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.
These talks and workshop activities given by Dharmacharya Jo-ann Rosen were recorded September 27-29 at the Fall 2024 retreat of Open Way Montana Sanghas in the Plum Village Tradition on Flathead Lake, Montana.They address watering the seeds of well-being to build our capacity for self-regulation of our nervous systems; developing understanding of the sources of stress and trauma in our lives; ways to safely engage in deep looking at events that cause us dysregulation.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo shares about conflict resolution and the practice of interbeing.
Open Way Sangha Member Terri offers a talk on "Finding Freedom in the Messy Middle Way."
These Dharma Talks were given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Fall 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.
These Dharma Talks were given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Fall 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.
These Dharma Talks were given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Fall 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.
These Dharma Talks were given by Plum Village Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski at the Fall 2024 residential retreat hosted by Open Way Sanghas, Inc., at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp in Lakeside, Montana, on May 3-5, 2024.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a teaching on Present Moment, Non-Self, and Impermanence practices at the Flowing Mountains Day of Mindfulness on 2 March 2024. He references the Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone and the Five Powers.
Sangha member Terri Nichols offers a talk on Deep Listening and Loving Speech at Open Way Sangha.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a talk on Beginning Anew through the lenses of mindfulness, concentration, insight and equanimity.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo explores the Four Establishments of Mindfulness in relation to awareness of suffering and the conditions for happiness. Recorded during Open Sky Sangha's Weekend of Mindfulness Retreat at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo explores the connection between awareness of suffering and the conditions for happiness.
Dharmacharya Rowan Conrad offers a Dharma Talk looking at War and Peace in ourselves and in the world.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a talk on the practice of equanimity, one of the four Brahmaviharas as well as one of the Seven Factors of Awakening.
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers two talks during the Open Way Montana Fall Retreat, held at Flathead Lake on September 20-23, 2023. Theme of the retreat was "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment." In them she addresses how to practice with fear and anxiety over our current lives.
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers two talks during the Open Way Montana Fall Retreat, held at Flathead Lake on September 20-23, 2023. Theme of the retreat was "Present Moment, Wonderful Moment." In them she addresses how to practice with fear and anxiety over our current lives.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a talk exploring the Seven Factors of Awakening as a means to reconnect and reengage with life. The Seven Factors of Awakening are:1. Mindfulness2. Investigation3. Energy4. Joy5. Relaxation/tranquility6. Concentration7. Equanimity
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.
Plum Village Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski gave four dharma talks at the Spring 2023 Open Way Montana Retreat, held May 4-7 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. The retreat theme was "Healing with Inner Stability and Freedom."Central to these talks was the image of "The Two Arms of the Practice" -- to hug our inner selves, we must use two arms, one to recognize and transform suffering, and the other to cultivate and experience joy.
Nicole Dunn shares about her time at Deer Park Monastery over the winter. Talk given at Be Here Now on Monday April 17, 2023.
A talk on the Fourth Mindfulness Training, Loving Speech & Deep Listening, by Abraham Jenson, given at Be Here Now on Monday April 3, 2023.
Equanimity Rightsizing Bob Allgier Practice Talk 14 March 2023 by Montana Open Way Sanghas
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo explores the Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone. He uses the practices of open awareness, letting go, and allowing during meditation to engage with difficulties and suffering.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a talk at Open Way Sangha on Nov 1, 2022 exploring the "Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake" and the Eight Consciousnesses.
Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers teachings on creating peace in ourselves and the world.Recorded via Zoom on October 1 and 2nd, 2022.
Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers teachings on creating peace in ourselves and the world.Recorded via Zoom on October 1 and 2nd, 2022.
Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell offers teachings on creating peace in ourselves and the world.Recorded via Zoom on October 1 and 2nd, 2022.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a talk on remaining open-hearted when we are in the midst of personal and collective difficulty. Drawing on a Sutra from the Anguttara Nikaya we walk through caring for body, heart, and mind.
Practice talk on the Fifth Mindfulness Training by Nicole Dunn, offered at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday May 2nd, 2022.
OI members Mike & Nicole Dunn share about their winter spent at Deer Park Monastery. Talk given at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday April 18th, 2022.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a Dharma Talk titled Awakening the Body of Love. Drawing on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, the Five Powers (faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom), and mindful breathing, he shares reflections on living in the present moment in difficult times and living in loving action.
Dharmacharya Greg Grallo offers a Dharma Talk on mindful breathing, impermanence, and faith (one of the Five Powers along with energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom). Each breath is a practice of impermanence and non-self in this moment.
The second of a four-part series of talks given on February 8, 2022, by Michelle Potts, Order of Interbeing member of Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana.
This part offers an introduction to mindfulness of body and breath to support a meditation practice.
The first of a four-part series of talks by Michelle Potts, Order of Interbeing member of Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana.
This part offers an introduction to mindfulness and meditation, the benefits and science behind them, and how to start a practice.
Dharmacarya Greg Grallo shares his practice of the Four Establishments of Mindfulness and reawakening faith in the practice of transformation.
This talk was given by Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell for the online retreat "The Very Here and Now," sponsored by Montana Open Way Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn, Sunday, September 26, 2021.
This talk was given by Dharma Teacher Barbara Newell for the online retreat "The Very Here and Now," sponsored by Montana Open Way Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hahn, Saturday, September 25, 2021.
BHN speaker panel: Suzanne Hendrich, Amy Friedman, Sara Odenthal. Theme: Nourishing Practices. Talks given at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday July 12th, 2021.
Dharmacarya Greg Grallo offers a talk on Celebrating Life and Engaged Practice at Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, July 14, 2021.
Dharma talks given by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski via Zoom for the Spring 2021 Retreat, "Creating Heartfelt Spaciousness."
Michael speaks to the challenges of remaining connected as a sangha via remote means, and the practices that nourish and maintain our capacity for joy and compassion when we are exposed to so much suffering in the world besides our own suffering.
Dharma talks given by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski via Zoom for the Spring 2021 Retreat, "Creating Heartfelt Spaciousness."
Michael speaks to the challenges of remaining connected as a sangha via remote means, and the practices that nourish and maintain our capacity for joy and compassion when we are exposed to so much suffering in the world besides our own suffering.
Dharma talks given by Dharmacharya Michael Ciborski via Zoom for the Spring 2021 Retreat, "Creating Heartfelt Spaciousness."
Michael speaks to the challenges of remaining connected as a sangha via remote means, and the practices that nourish and maintain our capacity for joy and compassion when we are exposed to so much suffering in the world besides our own suffering.
Open Way Practice Talk by Steve Allison-Bunnell: Everyday Fanaticism 4 - 6-21 by Montana Open Way Sanghas
Bob Allgier reflects on the 2nd Mindfulness Training (Non-Attachment to Views) and the 9th Mindfulness Training (Truthful and Loving Speech) of ther Order of Interbeing. Offered at Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, 30 March 2021.
Dharmacarya Greg Grallo offers a talk titled Openness on 2 Feb 2021 at Open Way Sangha. The theme is inspired by the 1st of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing and by living through the pandemic and political unrest.
Order of Interbeing Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo gives the second talk for the online retreat "Resting In the Now" hosted by Open Sky Sangha in Kalispell, Montana. Recorded December 13, 2020.
Order of Interbeing Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offered this talk to the online retreat, "Resting In the Now," hosted by Open Sky Sangha in Kalispell, Montana, on December 12, 2020.
Peggy Mallette shares insights practicing with the 7th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing, "Dwelling Happily In the Present Moment." This talk was recorded on December, 1, 2020 during the Open Way Sangha Missoula practice Zoom.
This dharma talk was given by teacher Barbara Newell on September 27, 2020 at the Open Way Sangha Montana Fall online retreat.
She reads and answers questions from retreat attendees on the subjects of racial justice, bridging differences, and dealing with death.
Gatha practice -- using and writing short verses of mindfulness is the topic of this Dharma talk given by teacher Barbara Newell at the Open Way Sangha, Montana online 2020 Fall Retreat, September 26, 2020.
The retreat's theme is "Being the Change: Being Peace"
Dharma teacher Barbara Newell offers a guided meditation for the opening of the online Fall retreat of Open Way Sangha, Montana. September 25, 2020.
Open Way Sangha members share their insights and experiences from the Open Way Fall Retreat.
What is Sangha? What does Protecting the Sangha mean? This week, Dharmacarya Greg Grallo explores the Tenth Mindfulness Training of the Order of Interbeing.
Open Way Sangha Practice Talk - Chris Lindsey - 1 Sept 2020 Maintaining Balance by Montana Open Way Sanghas
Dharmacarya Rowan Conrad (Chan Phap Luc) offers a Dharma Talk titled "This Moment, This Step, The Next Step" on 11 August 2020 at Open Way Sangha (via Zoom).
Dharma teacher Joanne Friday offers a Dharma talk as part of Be Here Now Sangha's practice night on Monday July 27th, 2020 on Zoom. Talk title: Transforming Ourselves, So We Can Be More Effective at Transforming Our World.
Dharma talk by Sister Hai An, given on Zoom at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday July 13th, 2020: Gratitude & Grief In These Times.
Dharmacarya Greg Grallo offers a talk called "The First Step is the First Step," an exploration of Engaged Buddhism.
Dharma teacher John Bell gives a talk at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom. June 29th, 2020
Guided sitting practice followed by a Dharma talk by Dharma teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on Monday June 22nd, 2020.
This Open Way Sangha Missoula Practice Talk was giving via Zoom by Steve Allison-Bunnell on June 2, 2020. In it he bears witness to the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter through the 4th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing: Awareness of Suffering.
This talk contains strong emotions and may be challenging to listen to.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom, May 18th 2020.
Dharma talk by Kenley Neufeld, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on May 11th, 2020.
This talk was given on Zoom on May 5, 2020 by Steve Fletcher as part of the Open Way Sangha Tuesday practice program. Steve connects the practice of skillful speech offered in the 9th Mindfulness Training of the Order of Interbeing to our current technology-driven forms of communication that can make connecting from the heart more difficult.
Practice talk by Suzanne Hendrich on the Fifth Mindfulness Training in the Plum Village tradition, given on Zoom at the Be Here Now Sangha on May 4th, 2020.
Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Saturday May 2nd, 2020; talk 2 of 3.
Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Sunday May 3rd, 2020; talk 3 of 3.
Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski offered three Dharma talks over the Zoom platform from May 1-3, 2020 to the Montana Open Way Sangha community, in the wake of having to cancel our in-person spring retreat due to covid-19. This talk was given on Friday May 1st, 2020; talk 1 of 3.
Practice talk by OI aspirant Linds Sanders, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Zoom on Monday April 27th, 2020. "Staying Put with Suffering, Staying Put with Happiness."
In this Dharma Talk, Dharma Teacher Chan Phap Luc (Rowan Conrad) speaks to the challenges of accessing the energies of the "internal sangha" which we can hold when we practice with a virtual sangha. Practicing to discern a path forward through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis in the face of confronting a global lesson in interbeing.
This talk was first given over Zoom for Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Because of technical difficulties with the original recording, it was re-recorded on April 10, 2020 with some variations.
Dharma Talk offered by Greg Grallo at Open Way Sangha Tuesday night practice on 24 March 2020 in response to the collective anxiety around covid19.
Practice talk by OI member Nicole Dunn, offered in the comforts of her own home on Sunday March 15th, 2020 :)
An offering of support (and poetry)during our current challenges in the wake of covid19.
Sangha member Nicole Dunn offers the Morning Chant in the Plum Village tradition, along with a timed 5-minute silent sitting meditation period. Recorded on Sunday March 15th, 2020.
Susan Waters gives a practice talk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday March 2nd, 2020.
Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offers the second talk from the Open Sky Sangha Weekend of Mindfulness on March 8, 2020 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo offers the first talk from the Open Sky Sangha Weekend of Mindfulness on March 8, 2020 at the Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp.
Speaking from the heart on Mindful Consumption, the 5th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing, this practice talk was given by Open Way Sangha Senior Practice Leader Chris Lindsey on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Order of Interbeing member AJ Johnston speaks on the subject of Radical Inclusiveness: bringing the Buddha's inclusion of marginalized groups into our own sangha circle, and how members of dominant groups such as men and white people can look deeply with mindfulness at their own implicit bias.
This talk was given at the Tuesday Open Way Sangha program on February 18, 2020
Practice talk by Sara Odenthal on the second Mindfulness Training: True Happiness, given at Be Here Now Sangha on Monday February 3rd, 2020 in Missoula, Montana.
In this Tuesday evening practice talk, senior practice leader Linda Lee shares her experience and insight practicing with the 4th Order of Interbeing Mindfulness Training: The Awareness of Suffering, and how it helped her reconnect to Sangha Community. January 7th, 2020.
OI aspirant Linds Sanders gives a practice talk on the First Mindfulness Training: Reverence for Life, focusing especially on her journey with vegetarianism and veganism. Given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday January 6th, 2020.
Senior Practice Leader of Open Way Sangha Peggy Mallette offers this practice talk on the subject of Transforming Anger. Using the Sixth Mindfulness Training of the 14 Trainings of the Order of Interbeing, Peggy shares her own powerful practice experience using Deep Looking to change her relationship to her life-long protective self-defenses. Dec 10th, 2019.
Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo shares teaching and practices for Engaged Buddhism. This talk was given at a day of mindfulness hosted by Flowing Mountains Sangha in Helena, Montana, on October 26, 2019.
This Open Way Sangha Missoula practice talk was given by Steve Allison-Bunnell on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. It suggests how we can practice Skillful Speech with eyes of Interbeing to include both expressing our own views and speaking compassionately to our audience.
Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 3 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.
Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 2 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.
Dharma talk by visiting Dharma teacher Terry Cortes-Vega, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2019. Talk 1 of 3.
Music and songs by Brian Kimmel.
The "Art of Suffering Well" as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh is the practice of "being with" rather than avoiding our suffering when it inevitably arises. Given at the Open Way Sangha on Sept. 3rd, 2019
This practice talk was given by Steve Allison-Bunnell at Open Way Sangha on Tuesday, August 6. 2019.
This talk is not political and does not advocate a particular view. It is an invitation to examine one's own views with the Eyes of Interbeing.
Deep Looking is a practice to understand the conditions that cause a particular moment to arise. The talk offers the practice of Deep Looking as a way to examine and engage horrifying events such as the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings without feeling traumatized by the violence itself.
Dharma teacher Greg Grallo gives a talk on the Vimalakirti Sutra. Offered on July 2nd, 2019 at the Open Way Sangha in Missoula, MT.
OI member Nicole Dunn gives a talk on the practice of Cultivating Joy. Offered at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday July 8th, 2019.
In this Tuesday Open Way Sangha, Missoula Practice Talk, Casey Farrell shares his experience following the Eightfold Path. This talk explores the Discourse on the Wheel of the Dharma. Given June 11, 2019.
In this special Tuesday night Dharma Talk at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, Soto Zen teacher Ben Connelly brings together the strands of Mindfulness as focused examination of the work and Intimacy as an awareness of the interconnection of all things.
Ben offers insights and practices that explore how mindfulness and intimacy can together enrich our empathetic engagement with ourselves and the world around us—with our values, with the environment, and with the people in our lives, in all their distinct manifestations of race and religion, sexuality and gender, culture and class—and lead to a truly engaged, compassionate, and joy-filled life.
Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts including police and corporate training, correctional facilities, and addiction recovery and wellness groups. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.
The Flower Garland Discourse: The Ten Great Aspirations of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is one of the great poetic sutras of the Mahayana tradition. Dharma Teacher Greg Grallo shares how we can see this sutra as a Love Letter to the practice of Mindfulness.
(Starts at time stamp: 1.35)Practice talk on the Fifth Mindfulness Training: Nourishment and Healing, in the Plum Village Tradition, given on Monday May 13th, 2019 at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT by Miriam Bayer.
Three Touchings of the Earth practice, offered during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat on Friday May 3rd, 2019, by Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teachers Michael Ciborski & Fern Dorresteyn on Sunday May 5th, 2019 during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat.
Short Dharma talk followed by Q&A with visiting Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski, offered at Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT on Monday May 6th, 2019.
Instructions for developing the proper posture and Right Spirit for sitting meditation, offered by OI member Nicole Dunn at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday April 22, 2019.
Practice talk given by Steve Allison-Bunnell on Tuesday, April 2. 2019. The talk begins the April Sutra Study on the Discourse on the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma: Universal Door Chapter.
Talk on the Fourth Mindfulness Training: Deep Listening and Loving Speech, in the Plum Village Tradition, given by Suzanne Hendrich at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday April 1st, 2019.
Practice talk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love, given by Amy Friedman at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday March 4th, 2019 in Missoula, MT.
Dharma talk given by local Dharma teacher Greg Grallo on Saturday March 2nd, 2019 as part of the Open Sky Sangha's Day of Mindfulness on the Flathead Lake, Montana. Talk topic: the Five Powers.
From the Plum Village Chanting Book:
Five Faculties: Faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom
Five Powers: Same as the Five Faculties, except that as powers they cannot be shaken by their opposites (e.g., energy cannot be swayed by laziness).
Theresa McGeary gives a talk on the Second Mindfulness Training: True Happiness, on Monday February 4th, 2019 at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT.
Dharma Talk on the first three of the Six Paramitas offered on December 1st, 2018 with Flowing Mountains Sangha.
Linds Sanders gives a practice talk on the First Mindfulness Training: Reverence for Life, on Monday January 7th, 2019 at the Be Here Now Sangha in Missoula, MT.
Morning chant in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, offered by OI member Nicole Dunn.
This verse is from the Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone, and was put to melody and sang by OI member Nicole Dunn.
Mindful Community Conversation on Addiction and Depression given by Mike Dunn in October, 2016.
Mindful Community Conversation on Dealing With Difficult Emotions, given by OI member David Maslanka (1943-2017) in November, 2016.
Morning chant in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Chant offered by OI member Zan Murray.
Practice talk on Silence, given by David Maslanka (1943-2017) on January 5th, 2016 at the Open Way Sangha.
Talk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love, offered by OI member Neal Brown during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2018.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Barbara Newell on Sunday December 9th, 2018 as part of the mindfulness weekend, hosted by the Open Sky Sangha.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Barbara Newell at the day of mindfulness, hosted by the Open Sky Sangha on Saturday December 8th, 2018.
Healing Happens All Around, song presented by the Open Sky Sangha at the day of mindfulness on December 8th, 2018
Practice talk by Peggy Mallette on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, given at the Open Way Sangha on Tuesday December 4th, 2018.
Fourth and final installment of the 2018 series of Mindful Community Conversations, hosted by the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula, Montana. Topic: Grief and Loss. Speaker: Dharma Teacher and Hospice Chaplain Greg Grallo. Date: Thursday December 6th, 2018.
Joint talk by Mike & Nicole Dunn on the topic of Cultivating Sovereignty, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday November 26th, 2018 at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula, Montana.
Mindful Community Conversation with speaker Drew Holman on the topic of Moving Beyond Sexual Abuse, given on Thursday November 8th, 2018.
Open Way Tuesday evening practice talk on the nature of generosity described in the Diamond Sutra ("The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion"). Given by Steve Allison-Bunnell on October 9, 2018.
Connects a relational image of Emptiness/Interbeing to the quality of true generosity that does not rely on giving material items or having expectations about the nature of giving. "Design Thinking" as generosity.
Talk on the Fourth Mindfulness Training: Loving Speech and Deep Listening, offered by Brynn Cadigan during the Montana Open Way Sanghas fall retreat, September 2018.
Mindful Community Conversation with guest speaker Dr. Susan Curtis. Thursday October 4th, 2018.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.
Dharma talk given by Dharma teacher Leslie Rawls during the Montana Open Way Sanghas Fall Retreat, 2018.
Dharma talk from Leslie Rawls, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday October 1st, 2018. Audio also includes session of Q & A and a short guided meditation at the end.
Mindful Community Conversation, Thursday September 6th, 2018. Topic: Healing From Racism, with speaker AJ Johnston.
Greg Grallo's sharing about his experience receiving the Lamp Transmission at Plum Village in June 2018. This talk was recorded at the Open Way Mindfulness Center on Thursday August 30th, 2018.
Talk by OI member Nicole Dunn, entitled: Re-Envisioning Our Practice. Given on Monday August 27th, 2018 at Be Here Now.
A continuation of Open Way Missoula's sutra study series. Greg Grallo explores the Discourse on the Teachings to be Given to the Sick.
Guided deep relaxation, led by Nicole Dunn at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday June 18th, 2018.
Practice talk by Nicole Dunn, given at the Open Sky Sangha on Thursday June 14th, 2018, entitled: Creating Balance.
Practice talk on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings Sutra, given by OI member AJ Johnston at the Open Way Sangha on Tuesday June 5th, 2018.
Practice talk on the Fifth Mindfulness Training, given by Drew Holman at Be Here Now on Monday May 7th, 2018.
Order of Interbeing (OI) panel, given during the OI Day of Mindfulness in Missoula, February 2018. On the topic of gratitude practice. Speaker on this portion: Eva Maxwell.
Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 1 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.
Talk given by Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski at the Be Here Now sangha on Monday April 30th, 2018.
Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 3 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.
Dharma talk by teacher Michael Ciborski, 2 of 3, given during the Montana Open Way Sanghas spring family retreat, April 26th-29th, 2018.
Public talk by visiting Dharma teacher Michael Ciborski, given on Wednesday April 25th, 2018 at Unity Church in Missoula.
Teaching talk by OI member Nicole Dunn: Watering the Seeds of Positive Bias, given at Be Here Now on Monday April 9th, 2018.
Practice talk on the Discourse on the Four Nutriments (the "Flesh of the Son"). Presented at Open Way Tuesday, April 4, 2018, by Steve Allison-Bunnell
Fourth Mindfulness Training talk, given by Ashly Roberts at Be Here Now on Monday April 2nd, 2018.
Practice talk on the Sutra of Knowing the Better Way to Catch A Snake, given by OI member Greg Grallo at the Open Way Sangha on Tuesday March 6th, 2018.
Order of Interbeing (OI) panel, given during the OI Day of Mindfulness in Missoula, February 2018. On the topic of gratitude practice. Speaker on this portion: Sandi Simons.
Melissae Fellet gives a talk on the Third Mindfulness Training: True Love at the Be Here Now Sangha on Monday March 5th, 2018.
Mindful Community Conversation on Suicide, with guest speaker Jack Shifflett, president of NAMI, Missoula (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Thursday February 15th, 2018.
Deer Park Monastery retreat sharing panel, offered at Be Here Now on Monday February 12th, 2018. Panelists: Miriam Bayer, Peter Gurche, Elli Matkin, and Mike & Nicole Dunn.
Second Mindfulness Training, talk by Linds Sanders, given at Be Here Now on February 5th, 2018.
First Mindfulness Training, talk by Bob Algier, given at the Be Here Now Sangha on January 8th, 2018.
Practice talk by Peggy Mallette, given at the Open Way Sangha on January 2nd, 2018. Title: Live This Moment.