This Freedom

Meditation and Dharma with Lila Kimhi

Welcome, welcome!

No matter who you are, how you arrived here, the color of your skin, your gender, faith, or beliefs—this invitation is for you.

It doesn’t matter what stories you tell yourself about who you are or the nature of the world—come exactly as you are.

Whoever you may be, within each of us lies the capacity to awaken to the full and boundless liberation of the heart and mind. This freedom is not a distant dream; it is available here and now, in this very life. You are warmly welcomed.

The Dharma is the path shared by the Buddha over 2,600 years ago—a pathway of wisdom and practices that liberate the heart and mind from what constrains them. It opens us to the profound simplicity of truth, to the vibrant essence of being.

This path invites us to step into joy, wisdom, peace, and love—qualities that naturally arise in the spaciousness of a quiet and steady mind. It guides us toward deep connection with one another, with all living beings, and with the great web of life.

Through training the heart and mind, we begin to uncover the freshness and aliveness of life—a presence that is always here, waiting just beneath the surface of our conditioned habits and beliefs.

Beyond the layers of opinions, ideas, conventions, and perceptions, we are invited to take a courageous step: to release the ties that bind us and live the fullness of who we truly are.

“The spiritual journey is an endless journey, from who we believe ourselves to be to who we truly are”.   Ramana Maharshi

As a teacher, I am deeply honored to walk alongside so many seekers on this sacred journey.

Some come drawn by an ineffable longing for something greater, deeper, or holy. Others find themselves propelled by life’s pain and suffering, seeking refuge and understanding.

As Jack Kornfield writes, “A thousand gates are open to the spirit.”

Whether through meditation, Dharma, Vipassana, mindfulness, the wisdom of Non-Duality, being in nature, creativity, poetry, or being utterly immersed in silence  – there are many ways to touch the core of our being.

Time and again, I’ve witnessed the radiant moments of awakening when the armor around the heart softens, and the tender light of truth begins to shine through. In those moments, we are guided home.

When the heart’s desire for liberation is genuine, when deep curiosity arises, alongside with the wish to breakthrough our bondage, with courage and openness, the journey becomes limitless with many gifts on the path.

I extend to you this open invitation: to take a step, to embark on this sacred journey, and to welcome into your life the sweetness and joy that this path offers all the way to liberation.

“No one is specially invited and everyone is welcomed” /Ramesh Balsekar