Do you want to be happy or do you want to be free? Do you want to learn to love, or do you want to continue to suffer and create suffering? To fully engage this question takes a tender determination—a clear and kind resolve of what you want to do with your life and how you want to be in this world.
Talks
February 11, 2025
| 52 min 44 sec
Perception: The Arising and Falling of Different Worlds
Brian Lesage
Brian Lesage
Residential Retreat Teacher
Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and taught since 2000. Ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996, he has studied in Zen, Theravāda, and Tibetan schools. His vipassanā training includes extended retreats in Myanmar, Nepal, and India. Brian teaches nationwide and has a private Somatic Experiencing practice. He completed the SRMC/IMS/IRC teacher training in 2016.