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Calm and Contented Heart - A Samadhi Retreat

Samadhi means meditative calm, collectedness, cohesion and harmony of mind, heart and body. It is a skill and resource presented and taught by the Buddha and practised for thousands of years. When cultivated in meditation and based on discernment, this collectedness and cohesion of heart, mind and body enrich our hearts with joy, happiness and calm coming from within. Thus, it creates resources for day-to-day life and for deepening practice.

During this retreat, you are invited to explore meditation practices and attitudes that encourage the arising and deepening of Samadhi. We will follow and honour Rob Burbea’s approach, that emphasises sensitivity, responsiveness and turning toward well-being. These are complemented by willingness and skill in meeting challenging aspects of the heart-mind, an integral part of Samadhi work.

These tools and approaches may also support the arising of Jhanas, states of meditative absorption, and the deepening of insight that comes with them.

2024-05-20 (39 days) Gaia House

  
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2024-05-21 Instructions and Guided Practice - Arriving and Settling into Samadhi Practice 40:31
Sari Markkanen
2024-05-21 Guided Samadhi Practice - Playing with the Breath 43:16
Sari Markkanen
2024-05-21 Inclining Towards Samadhi 42:50
Yahel Avigur
2024-05-22 Short Talk & Guided Practice - Mettā as a Basis for Samadhi 39:55
Yahel Avigur
2024-05-22 Talk - Working with Hindrances in Samadhi Practice 34:54
Sari Markkanen
2024-05-23 Instructions & Guided Practice - Choosing a Base Practice & Reminders for Working with Hindrances 41:32
Sari Markkanen
2024-05-23 Talk - Relaxing Tension, Encouraging Wellbeing 51:35
Yahel Avigur
2024-05-24 Morning Instructions & Guided Practice - Work & Play, Wise Effort & Approach to Samadhi Practice 34:30
Sari Markkanen
Starts mid sentence & a little way into talk, due to power cut.
2024-05-24 Afternoon Session - Reflections on Caring for the Conditions in the Samadhi Practice. 41:45
Sari Markkanen
2024-05-24 Talk - Piti, Introductions to the Path of Jhana 44:39
Yahel Avigur
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