The Triple Gem

What are you really leaning on when life feels shaky — and is it actually helping?

In this warm and deeply personal talk, teacher Lisa Murphy invites us to look honestly at where we seek refuge, and whether those refuges are truly setting us free.

Drawing on her own experience of a moving retreat ritual — a red string tied with three knots, one for each of the Three Refuges — Lisa explores what it means to consciously take shelter in the Triple Gem: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This isn't a scholarly lecture; it's an intimate reflection on how these ancient teachings come alive in the texture of ordinary life.

You'll discover why the Buddha isn't about worship but about trusting your own capacity to awaken, why the Dharma is only real when we actually live it, and why community may be the most underestimated spiritual practice of all. As Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us, the Buddha of the 21st century may not be an individual — but a sangha practicing loving-kindness together.

Simple, honest, and quietly profound — this episode is an invitation to stop seeking refuge in what only numbs, and to begin returning, again and again, to awareness, truth, and love.

About Lisa Murphy

Lisa has been practicing meditation for a number of years. She found her way to Insight Meditation Houston (IMH) through a friend's recommendation. She is deeply thankful to IMH teachers, Ginger and Travis, and her heart is full of love and gratitude for this sangha. Lisa appreciates the opportunity to share from her practice.

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Episoder(16)

Spiritual Renewal

Even a dedicated meditation practice can quietly become a routine — and that's exactly when renewal matters most.In this talk, Rafi Rahman reflects on what it means to bring freshness back to practice...

30 Jul 29min

Generosity

What would it mean to move through daily life with genuine generosity — not as a transaction, but as a way of being?In this talk, Ginger Clarkson reflects on the Zen precept "Do not be stingy," explor...

16 Jun 14min

Loving-kindness and Non-harm as a Preliminary

Most of us sit down to meditate and jump straight into watching the breath — but what if a few minutes of preparation made the whole practice easier? In this talk, Travis Hicks explores the idea of pr...

4 Jun 17min

Vesak and a Brief Life of the Buddha

Every year on the full moon of May, Buddhists around the world celebrate Vesak — the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, all said to have occurred on the same day. In this talk, Travis Hick...

18 Mai 20min

Brahma Vihara Practice of Mudita (Sympathetic Joy)

Joy isn't a distraction from the spiritual path — according to the Buddha, it's an essential part of it. In this talk, Ginger Clarkson guides the group through mudita, or sympathetic joy, the third of...

6 Mai 25min

Meditation in Movement: The Alexander Technique

Alexander technique is a body awareness and reeducation method from the 19th century that embodies many principles that overlap with mindfulness meditation and insight through observation. In this tal...

5 Mai 17min

Mindfulness of the Body Part 2

In this second talk on mindfulness of the body, Travis Hicks picks up where he left off, covering three more practices from the Satipatthana Sutta: working with postures and energy, mindfulness of the...

21 Apr 17min

Mindfulness of the Body Part 1

The body is always here which makes it one of the most reliable anchors for meditation practice.In this first of two talks on mindfulness of the body, Travis Hicks introduces the first of the Four Fou...

15 Apr 31min