Videos

A talk by Rev. Jana Drakka, Soto Zen priest,  on July 18, 2010, on the theme of "Celebrating Our Interdependence," in five parts. For more information on Jana Drakka, visit http://janadrakka.com. See links for parts 2-5 below:

Part 2 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3-6er-ppyw

Part 3 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovyr8bsDMY

Part 4 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kealowwahac

Part 5 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhT2DwSv8d4

A talk by Cynthia Kear, priest at the San Francisco Zen Center, at the Gay Buddhist Sangha on June 20, 2010, on the theme of "Is There a Place for Desire in the Buddhadharma?". The talk is presented in five parts due to YouTube video length restrictions. The title is a reference to both "The Red Thread of Passion" teaching in Mahayana Zen, as well as to June's theme.

Part 2 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feCxbwkNYw8

Part 3 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_2frUI6TPI

Part 4 of 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05sYhfF64gk

Part 5 of 5 (Q&A):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEAgtA_v_Rw

A talk by Joan Amaral, a priest at the San Francisco Zen Center, at the Gay Buddhist Sangha on June 13, 2010. The talk is part of a month-long theme series, "Is There a Place for Desire in the Buddhadharma?," in five parts. See links for parts 2-5 below.

Part 2 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzfTqNyb7QM

Part 3 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjKM51ytAbA

Part 4 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK5MmNrGznQ

Part 5 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLbLqPhumvo

A talk by John MIfsud, East Bay Meditation Center, at the Gay Buddhist Sangha on June 6, 2010. The talk is part of a month-long theme series, "Is There a Place for Desire in the Buddhadharma?," in four parts. See links for parts 2-4 below. 

Part 2 of 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8gGJQf7q5c
Part 3 of 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snIK6Rms1I0
Part 4 of 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC_7rN5UqTk

A talk by Marc Matheson, a meditation teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition founded by Chogyam Trungpa, on May 16, 2010, part 1 of 6. Marc provides an overview of the different Buddhist traditions, including Shambhala, and shares personal anecdotes about Chogyam Trungpa, Jimmy Dorje, and Wangdu. Marc is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and helped launch the Shambhala Times.

Part 2 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1dKzGe3jk4

Part 3 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53WrivL5uvI

Part 4 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiwMwTnOIgc

Part 5 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mTwt7n84b8

Part 6 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8SNW_bukQs

The Spiritual Warrior:  Conquering Our Fears, by Joe Weston, part 1 of 5, at the Gay Buddhist Sangha on January 25, 2009. In this talk, Joe shares his Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice about fear, emptiness, our low self-esteem as LGBT folk, and the obstacles we face in being our authentic selves, and becoming a Buddha in our everyday life. Joe's website is http://joeweston.com.

Part 2 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRA7OvKHQdU
Part 3 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rEOxFvasmM
Part 4 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiM95wCFRHc
Part 5 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKQdHhNUPf4

Gay Relationships and Spiritual Practice by Gregory Millard, Ph.D., January 11, 2009, part 1 of 3. For questions regarding the talk, contact Greg at gamillard@aol.com.

Part 2 of 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OgAHbi7P3M
Part 3 of 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETbKlnJ1vF0

Joy, dharma talk at the Gay Buddhist Sangha by Rev. Jana Drakka, Zen Buddhist priest, in San Francisco, November 23, 2008.  Jana's website is http://janadrakka.org.

Part 2 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZH-ZzkmzQQ
Part 3 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdrkHhttUkk
Part 4 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58WlZGkVZbI
Part 5 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vJoRbNRsw0

Other videos on the web

Rev. Jana Drakka, a priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Buddhism, offers a Buddhist blessing (metta sutta chant, also know as "The Great Dharani" or Lovingkindness Meditation) on May 22, 2010, at Harvey Milk Plaza, in honor of Harvey Milk's birthday celebration in San Francisco's Castro district. The blessing was offered at an organized protest of the proposed sit/lie ordinance that would make it against the law to sit or lie on a public sidewalk between the hours of 7 am and 11 pm. Harvey Milk led the effort in the successful repeal of a similar law in the 1970s that was used against gay men in the Castro, infringing on their freedom of assembly. For more info on Jana Drakka, visit http://janadrakka.com.

Spoken word and music video on Tibet and the Buddha by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

What About Me? by Sakyong Mipham (Chogyam Trungpa's son and Dharma heir in the Shambhala Tibetan tradition). It's an incredibly beautiful and moving video.

Loneliness, a Dharma talk by Theravadan monk Ajahn Brahm.