Mindfulness of Breathing in relation to the Enlightened Mind. Introducing then leading through a practice: us as we are, engaging with mindfulness of breathing in the presence of Kisa Gotami. Third of five meditations led by Maitrisiddhi during 'True Entrusting: Shinran, the Buddha and Bhante' Taraloka online retreat. Talks from that retreat also available.

Introducing then leading a practice. The yidam as the esoteric Dharma refuge. Bringing our own relative helplessness into relation with Amitabha’s measureless compassion. Final meditation led by Maitrisiddhi during 'True Entrusting: Shinran, the Buddha and Bhante' Taraloka online retreat. Talks from that retreat also available.

Sixth talk from 'True Entrusting: Shinran, the Buddha and Bhante' Taraloka retreat. What's Shinran's approach to compassion?

Introducing and leading through the foundation to Shin practice: ourselves, finite and conditioned beings, just as we are, coming into relation with the Buddha, the limitless. First of five meditations led by Maitrisiddhi during 'True Entrusting: Shinran, the Buddha and Bhante' Taraloka online retreat. Talks from that retreat also available.

Fifth talk from 'True Entrusting: Shinran, the Buddha and Bhante' Taraloka retreat. With his radical teaching of entrusting to Other Power, Shinran overturns conventional tenets of Buddhism, including ethics – and blows wide open our assumptions about how to live the Dharma life. Maitrisiddhi looks at how we can approach this controversial area.