This is clip is from a Zoom teaching during the pandemic. It deals with the common misconception that Buddhism is a very pessimistic and depressing religion because did not the Buddha say, "Everything is suffering" ? Aspi explains the First Noble Truth, which deals with the question of suffering.

The Buddha was very clear that the concept of "karma" was the most complex and the most difficult to understand from all his teachings. The questions about karma came up in one of our linger Zoom meetings. This is an edited clip to encapsulate some of the main points about the workings of karma.

This was a brief introductory presentation by me at the meeting of the Indian Multiversities Alliance, held at Deer Park Institute, Bir, Himachal Pradesh from 24th to 27th May 2019. The Indian Multiversities Alliance is a network of people reimagining the university and creating new models of higher education across the Indian sub-continent. These educational visionaries are working on powerful approaches to pedagogy which explore self, community living, social justice, sustainable lifestyles, nature re-connect, alternative healing, regenerative livelihoods and social entrepreneurship, etc. These educators are committed to collaborating and co-creating to amplify their impact and unleash more possibilities for the advancement of human consciousness and the well-being of life on the planet. The IMA currently has 70+ member’s organizations spread across the Indian sub-continent. Indian Multiversities Alliance is part of the global Ecoversities Alliance (www.ecoversities.org )

This is a video clip extracted from a longer Zoom session, with the Fireflies "Shantideva" group. It's raw footage without any embellishments but it is a faithful recording of the kind of deep discussions and Q & A sessions we have been having now for 3 years almost.

This was a presentation at the 2019 Fireflies Dialogues on Sustainable Journeys. My talk was on Well-being, Justice and Harmony from the Buddhist point of view. This is the full recording of the talk, so it's a little over half an hour.

What is the difference between Buddhist Meditation and Christian Meditation, for instance? A brief outline of the role of the "View" in meditation. Clip from a Zoom Meeting