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by Devin Maroney
Devin Maroney is a dharma teacher and psychotherapist. He has practiced Insight meditation for fifteen years, including many silent retreats and studies directly under Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. He is a teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, teaches regularly at Downtown Dharma DC, and is the founder of the Riverside Meditation Community in Brookmont, Maryland. He has read hundreds of the Buddha's discourses, and his teaching stays close to those early texts, tested against his own practice and against what he sees each day in the therapy room. A licensed clinical social worker trained in Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems, he is the founder of Oaklight Counseling, a therapy practice in Bethesda, Maryland. He lives nearby with his wife and three children.
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- Today17 min
Easier to Live With
Growing up, there was a piece of advice that circulated in my family: hold your head up and act like you know what you're doing. It didn't leave me feeling ahead. It left me feeling permanently behind. This is a talk about sīla — ethical conduct — and why the Buddha named it the second condition for the release of the heart. This is not a list of rules or finger wagging. It's about seeing that life gets easier when we live in a way we don't have to hide.Recorded at the Riverside Meditation Community, Brookmont Church, Brookmont, MD, September 2026. Second in a series of five on the conditions for release of the heart.Texts & references: Texts & references: The five conditions for the ripening of release of heart — Meghiya Sutta (Udāna 4.1, suttacentral.net/ud4.1; also AN 9.3) · Visārada, the confidence of one who has nothing to hide, and its opposite — Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16, suttacentral.net/dn16) and Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33) · Sīlabbata-parāmāsa, clinging to rules and observances, as a fetter abandoned on the path · The five precepts · Reflecting on action before, during, and after — Advice to Rāhula (MN 61, suttacentral.net/mn61) · The Good Place, season 3This week's practice: When you're unsure what the right action is, notice whether you're rushing. Most harm comes out of hurry. Slow down and when in doubt, do without.Cover Art by Geranimo on Unsplash
- 1 weeks ago17 min
Dad, Come Sit With Me!
What's the point of getting up on a Sunday morning to meet in a suburban church to meditate? Is it happiness? Happiness can be quite fickle. Contentment? Yes, though there's more to it than that. What it's really about is release. It's what the Pāli texts call cetovimutti, the release of the heart. And the Buddha's first instruction toward it isn't solitude in a cave or a forest. It's sitting down next to someone.Recorded at the first gathering of the Riverside Meditation Community, Brookmont Church, Brookmont, MD, September 2026.Texts & references: The Meghiya Sutta — the monk, the mango grove, and the five things that ripen release of heart (Udāna 4.1, suttacentral.net/ud4.1; also AN 9.3) · The Upaḍḍha Sutta — Ānanda on admirable friendship, and the Buddha's correction (SN 45.2, suttacentral.net/sn45.2) · D.W. Winnicott, "there is no such thing as a baby" · Wendell Berry, "Health Is Membership" — community as the smallest unit of health · the Roseto effect · Tara BrachPhoto by Federico Enni on Unsplash
- 1 weeks ago30 min
The Dharma of Complaining
What's the difference between a complaint and a need? When the Buddha was dying, he asked Ānanda for water again and again. He was in pain, he was thirsty, he was tired, and he was dying. But he voiced his request without complaint. This talk is all about the difference between naming a need and letting the suffering do the talking.Recorded at the River Road drop-in class, Bethesda, MD, August 2026.Texts & references: The Buddha's request for water — Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16), suttacentral.net/dn16 · Parideva(lamentation) in the first noble truth's expansion of dukkha · D.W. Winnicott on early attention and mirroring · Wei Wu Wei on worshipping the teapotPhoto by Santiago Lacarta on Unsplash
- 2 weeks ago34 min
The Dharma of Chasing Followers
A talk on the dharma on chasing followers: fame, failure, and the fear of being nobody. The wish to be seen, to count, to leave a mark — and what happens when we meet it with awareness instead of feeding it metrics. Recorded at Downtown Dharma DC, August 2026.0:00 Guided meditation · 21:00 Talk · 58:00 Community discussionTexts & references: Khemaka Sutta (SN 22.89) — suttacentral.net/sn22.89 · The dung beetle (SN 17.5) — suttacentral.net/sn17.5 · Iti 26 on giving · D.W. Winnicott on mirroring · Erik Erikson, generativity and integrity
- Aug 13, 202638 min
You Don't Have to Wait for Freedom
The Dharma of WaitingThis talk was given at the River Road Unitarian Church on July 29th, 2026. For more of Devin's talks and writings visit devinmaroney.substack.com. For more information about this meditation community, please visit riversidemeditation.net
- Jul 28, 202638 min
How Could this Happen?
Hi friends,This talk is about how to transform blame into the wholesome quality of thoughtful, careful assessment and, beyond that, to see into the vast nature of being. I gave this talk at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Church on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026.Upcoming OfferingsJuly 29th, 7:00-8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817September 13th, 8:30-9:30 AM, First Class for the Riverside Meditation Community, 4000 Virginia Place, Brookmont, MD 20816[SAVE THE DATE] March 11-14, 2027 Insight Meditation Residential Retreat, Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA (Now with more single rooms!)Photo by Ksenia Makagonova on Unsplash Get full access to Devin Maroney at devinmaroney.substack.com/subscribe
- Jul 1, 202639 min
Keeping Cool With the Joneses
Hi all, This is a talk about how to work with competitive energy and how to transform it from something destructive into something creative. I gave this talk at the River Road Unitarian Universalist Church on Wednesday, June 24th. Upcoming Offerings[NEW] July 15th, 7:00-8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817July 29th, 7:00-8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817September 13th, 8:30-9:30 AM, Inaugural event for the Riverside Meditation Community, 4000 Virginia Place, Brookmont, MD 20816[SAVE THE DATE] March 11-14, 2027 Insight Meditation Residential Retreat, Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA (Now with more single rooms!) Get full access to Devin Maroney at devinmaroney.substack.com/subscribe
- Jun 8, 202638 min
Goodwill (Metta)
Hi friends,This is the fourth and final talk in a series on the Limitless Attitudes (Pali: appamaññā), which are also called the Divine Abodes (Pali: Brahmavihāra). The topic of this talk is Goodwill (Metta).The talk was recorded at River Road Unitarian Universalist Church on June 3rd. I hope you find it helpful.Upcoming OfferingsJune 24th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817July 29th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, Drop-in Session, RRUUC, 6301 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817September 13th, 8:30-9:30 AM, Inaugural event for the Riverside Meditation Community, 4000 Virginia Place, Brookmont, MD 20816March 11th - 14th, 2027 Insight Meditation Residential Retreat, Seven Oaks Retreat Center, Madison, VA (With lots of single room accommodations this year!)Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash Get full access to Devin Maroney at devinmaroney.substack.com/subscribe
About Dharma &
Devin Maroney is a dharma teacher and psychotherapist. He has practiced Insight meditation for fifteen years, including many silent retreats and studies directly under Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. He is a teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, teaches regularly at Downtown Dharma DC, and is the founder of the Riverside Meditation Community in Brookmont, Maryland. He has read hundreds of the Buddha's discourses, and his teaching stays close to those early texts, tested against his own practice and against what he sees each day in the therapy room. A licensed clinical social worker trained in Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems, he is the founder of Oaklight Counseling, a therapy practice in Bethesda, Maryland. He lives nearby with his wife and three children.
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