Rebecca gives public Dharma talks at Dharma Drum centers and other Dharma practice venues. To listen to these talks, please click on the title.
Contemplation on Death and Impermanence
(3/8/2026)
Realizing the Four Noble Truths as a Chan Practitioner–Part 5
(2/21/2026)
Unlearning Hatred of Imagined People
(11/15/2025)
Serenity
(8/21/2025)
Compassion
(5/22/2025)
Realizing the Four Noble Truths as a Chan Practitioner–Part 4
(5/10/2025)
Realizing the Four Noble Truths as a Chan Practitioner–Part 3
(4/12/2025)
Unlearning Hatred of Impermanence
(4/5/2025)
Working with Resentment Towards Loved Ones in Chan Practice
(3/9/2025)
Silent Illumination and Peacemaking
(3/4/2025)
Lovingkindness
(2/20/2025)
Illumination
(12/19/2024)
Interconnectedness
(8/22/2024)
Remembering as an Act of Cultivating Clear Awareness
(3/14/2024)
Love
(2/15/2024)
Ritual
(12/14/2023)
Change
(5/18/2023)
Realizing the Four Noble Truths as a Chan Practitioner–Part 2
(4/29/2023)
Realizing the Four Noble Truths as a Chan Practitioner–Part 1
(4/15/2023)
Cultivating Compassion as a Chan Practitioner–Part 3
(3/7/2023)
Loving Kindness
(2/23/2023)
Cultivating Loving Kindness as a Chan Practitioner
(12/18/2022)
Gratitude
(12/12/2022)
How Chan Meditation Frees Us from Suffering
(8/14/2022)
Master Sheng Yen: His Life and My Practice with Him
(8/12/2022)
Transformation
(6/6/2022)
Harmony
(5/16/2022)
Cultivating Compassion as a Chan Practitioner-Part 2
(5/7/2022)
Benefiting Sentient Beings as a Chan Practitioner
(4/2/2022)
Cultivating Compassion in a Competitive World
(3/29/2022)
Care
(3/28/2022)
Cultivating Compassion as a Chan Practitioner-Part 1
(3/26/2022)
Cultivating Gratitude
(3/8/2022)
Allow Joy When Reading the News
(3/6/2022)
Love
(2/28/2022)
Cultivating Unconditional Love as a Chan Practitioner
(12/5/2021)
Transforming Afflictive Emotions
(11/22/2021)
Upholding Precepts as a Chan Practitioner
(11/6/2021)
Mandala
(10/25/2021)
What Does It Mean to Live the Dharma
(10/20/2021)
Offering
(8/30/2021)
Wisdom
(6/7/2021)
Reflections on Kayaking Meditation
(5/21/2021)
Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion by Upholding the Precepts on Speech
(5/13/2021)
Cultivating Clarity of Our Views
(5/7/2021)
Awareness
(5/3/2021)
Wisdom from the Surangama Sutra in Daily Life: Contemplating Our Sensory Experiences
(5/1/2021)
Unconditional Kindness While Languishing
(4/23/2021)
Cultivating Wisdom as a Chan Practitioner, Part 2
(4/18/2021)
Reflecting on Aging and Death
(4/9/2021)
Awaken
(4/5/2021)
Working with Loneliness
(3/28/2021)
Cultivating Wisdom as a Chan Practitioner, Part 1
(3/28/2021)
Chan Practice with Proper Mental Attitude
(3/21/2021)
Contemplating the Body and Mind
(3/19/2021)
Paramita of Wisdom
(3/15/2021)
Facing Chaos
(3/15/2021)
Opening Our Hearts to Grief
(3/5/2021)
Acknowledging the Losses We Lived Through
(2/19/2021)
Unconditional Kindness Meditation
(2/14/2021)
Recognizing Our Suffering is Wisdom
(2/5/2021)
Love
(2/1/2021)
Generosity
(12/21/2020)
Cultivating Appreciative Joy as a Chan Practitioner
(12/6/2020)
Resilience
(11/23/2020)
Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion in Relationships
(11/5/2020)
How to Engage in Chan Practice during the Pandemic
(11/1/2020)
Awakening
(8/17/2020)
The Teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen
(8/5/2020)
Advice from Great Masters for Living in Uncertain Times
(8/1/2020)
Working with Anger and Frustration in the Face of Social Injustice
(6/3/2020)
Living Fully is to See Each Moment as Brand New
(5/29/2020)
Restoring Meaning to Our Lives
(5/22/2020)
Letting Go of Our Search for Absolute Safety
(5/15/2020)
Recognizing and Learning from the Bodhisattvas around us
(5/8/2020)
Facing Uncertainty with Chan Practice
(5/1/2020)
Practicing as a Bodhisattva in the Pandemic
(4/27/2020)
Practicing to Suffer Better
(4/24/2020)
Practicing with the Unfolding “New Normal”
(4/17/2020)
Unconditional Kindness to Ourselves
(4/10/2020)
Open our Heart to our Whole Self
(4/3/2020)
Allow Joy into our Hearts in this Pandemic
(3/27/2020)
Working with Lacerating Self-Judgment
(2/25/2020)
Community-building with Clarity and Compassion
(2/23/2020)
Preparing for our death and that of our loved ones
(2/16/2020)
Cultivating Dhyana Meditation as a Chan Practitioner
(12/15/2019; English-only & Bilingual)
Chan Practice during the Holiday Season
(11/24/2019)
Understanding and Practicing with the Teaching of no-self
(11/18/2019)
Chan Practitioners as Agents of Social Change
(9/21/2019)
Working with Perfectionism in Relationships and Social Engagement
(9/17/2019)
Practicing Patience-Endurance in a Politically-Divided World
(9/15/2019)
Community-building as a Path of Liberation
(3/14/2019)
Cultivating Clear Awareness of Group Dynamics
(2/17/2019)
Generosity and Unconditional Kindness
(12/12/2018)
Working with Self-doubt through Chan Meditation
(11/27/2018)
Cultivating Gratitude and Total Awareness
(11/11/2018)
The Bodhisattva Ideal
(11/5/2018)
Cultivating Generosity as a Chan Practitioner–Part II
(9/9/2018; Bilingual)
Living a Fulfilling Life in Chan Practice
(8/2/2018)
Using Chan Practice to Reflect on Our Biases
(4/29/2018; Bilingual)
Cultivating Generosity as a Chan Practitioner–Part I
(3/25/2018; Bilingual)
How is a Chan Practitioner to Handle Suspicion and Self-Doubt
(11/5/2017; Bilingual)
Chan Practice and the Bodhisattva Path
(9/23/2017; in English only)
Cultivating Patience/Endurance as a Chan Practitioner
(7/30/2017; Bilingual)
Cultivating Equanimity as a Chan Practitioner
(5/7/2017; Bilingual)
How is a Chan Practitioner to Handle Pride and Self-Righteousness?
(3/26/2017; Bilingual)
Embracing Chaos: Chan Practice in Our Tumultuous Times
(5/22/2016; Bilingual)
Curiosity and Choice: Being Me and Making a Difference
(8/14/2016; in English only)
Four Great Vows in Daily Life, Part I
(2/28/2016; Bilingual)
Four Great Vows in Daily Life, Part II
(9/11/2016; Bilingual)
Chan Practice and Making Wise Choices
(12/4/2016; Bilingual)
Transference of Merits in Chan Practice
(11/6/2016; Bilingual)
Contemplating Aging and Death as a Chan Practitioner
(12/13/2015; Bilingual)
The Three Studies: Precepts, Concentration, and Wisdom
(4/19/2015; Bilingual)
Learning from the Buddha’s Story: Buddhist Way to Inner Peace and Freedom
(1/18/2015; Bilingual)
Cultivating Diligence in Chan Practice–Part 2
(3/18/2012; Bilingual)
Cultivating Diligence in Chan Practice–Part 1
(2/5/2012; Bilingual)