Insight San Diego offers a series of public, live, online Dharma talks. The currently scheduled talks are listed on this page. These meetings are 90 minutes in duration and include a 30-minute meditation with the teacher, plus a group discussion. **No registration is required,** just use the Zoom links posted below to attend events.

If you weren’t able to attend a talk, check out our Dharma Talk Library where we post recordings of some of these and other talks hosted by Insight San Diego. To be notified when new talks are posted, sign up to receive our email communications.

Generosity

Following a 2,500-year tradition in which the community financially supports the offerings provided, the teachings and meditation sessions in these events are offered on a generosity (Dana) basis. No one is turned away because they cannot give. We are encouraging attendees to give what their budget and hearts of generosity allow, and/or to sign up for monthly giving on our donations page. Information for giving dana to teachers is provided below with each event’s description.

Upcoming Talks

For talks marked as “Save the Date,” we will post additional information as soon as it is available.

All times are U.S. Pacific Time unless indicated otherwise.

Devon + Nico Hase

The Path of Most Resilience - Buddhist Perspectives on Facing Adversity

Sunday, April 13, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Dharma Talk Summary: Adversity is an inevitable part of life: from illness to loss to the moral injury that comes from witnessing injustice. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. It keeps us engaged, calm, and energized as we continue to serve a world on fire.

In this special discussion with nico + devon hase, authors of "How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life," we will explore teachings and practices that contribute to resilience. We will discuss how hyper-individualism contributes to fragility, and why community is so important for overcoming our obstacles.

We’ll also unpack how meditation can help us balance our hearts and minds so that we can connect with others, navigate the difficulties of shared spaces, and ultimately find resilience in the engaged sangha that our world so desperately needs.

Join us for an engaging morning of stories, reflections, and conversations about how Buddhist teachings and practices contribute to our resilience in the face of life’s challenges.

Nico + Devon Hase teach Insight Meditation online and in person. They mentor meditation teachers, lead retreats at Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock and other centers, and work one-on-one with long-term students. Find out more at https://www.devonandnicohase.com.

Dāna can be given at Venmo with @Devon-Hase or https://www.paypal.com with @satimindful.

Join the talk via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85172401451?pwd=dkj7m2zB1AKDXEtjlqbzCtdlcmdVRi.1

Susie Harrington

Returning to Our Roots: Practicing With Nature

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Dharma Talk Summary: The peace that comes from spending time and practicing in nature provides a natural support for cultivating tranquility and joy in our hearts and clarity in our meditation.

The peace that comes from spending time and practicing in nature provides a natural support for cultivating tranquility and joy in our hearts and clarity in our meditation.

Susie Harrington teaches meditation nationwide and is the guiding teacher for Desert Dharma, which serves many communities in the Southwest near her home in Moab, Utah. She has trained in the Insight tradition since 1989, and in 2005 was invited into teaching by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Guy Armstrong. She has also received teachings from many others, including Tory Capron, Adyashanti, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. She often offers retreats outside, believing nature to be a profound teacher, and a gateway to our true self. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the body and often emphasizes the expression of mindfulness in speech and daily life. Susie brings the skills of inquiry, relational dharma, and the psychological/spiritual interface to her teaching, informed by her ongoing study of the Diamond Approach by A.H. Almaas and as a graduate of Hakomi Therapy (a somatic psychotherapy modality). She offers a two-year intensive program, Dharma in Daily Life, where she delights in mentoring the innate qualities of heart and wisdom in everyday practice. Her practice is rooted in periods of long retreat both indoors and outdoors, which offer nourishment and inspiration for her teaching. She was an outdoor professional for over 30 years, including years as a river guide, mountaineering guide, and backcountry ranger, and now finds her greatest delight in sharing her love of the dharma and the natural world.

Dāna for Susie can be given at https://desertdharma.org/retreats/donate.html

Join the talk via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86589430536?pwd=FaNWI9obU45vTebudhixymIUaxEtO4.1

Tuere Sala

The Importance of Maintaining Inner Stability in External Uncertainty

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Dharma Talk Summary: When external conditions begin to fluctuate and spin at a fast pace, we need to know how to ground and stabilize ourselves internally. This is what the four foundations of mindfulness re pointing towards. Knowing how to establish mindfulness is an empowerment. It creates agency in oneself and allows us to move through challenging situations with strength and integrity.

Tuere Sala: "We’re not trying to stand in the middle of something and know that the situation will pass, we’re trying to stand in the middle of it and know that our overwhelm will pass. That’s what’s passing. The situation itself may take a long time, and we have to do some effort in it. But what we’re aimed at as practitioners is to first let our overwhelm pass, let it be, let it rise and fall as all emotions do."

Tuere believes that urban meditation is the foundation for today’s practitioner’s path to liberation. She is inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places and is a strong advocate for practitioners living with high stress, past trauma and difficulties sitting still. Her teachings reflect an approach to Dharma that is both easy to follow and understand – making it accessible to everyone.

Dāna for Tuere can be given at https://www.tueresala.org/pages/dana

Join the talk via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85342114244?pwd=sUI36tqelBlxRVzFwzxGLVaMXpWJ8N.1

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