Teachings and practice on the third tetrad of Anapana sati.

Exploring some common tendencies to over-effort or under-effort, with suggestions for finding a more balanced approach to practice overall, plus support for establishing and maintaining a regular meditation practice

Short Reflection & Guided Meditation including a poem by Jennifer Welwood | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene IV | Online Wednesday-Morning

Guided meditation on accessing the mind's natural spaciousness and radiance.

Teachings on setting the conditions for anapanasati - having gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree, or an empty hut, one sets their body erect, and places mindfulness at the fore. Ever mindful one breathes in, ever mindful one breathes out. Guided meditation on the breath.

Teachings on recognizing the metta that is already here in the body followed by a meditation.

Bhante Rahula's guided meditation, comments, questions and responses were offered on October 4th, 2026 at Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Sunnyvale California. 00:00 - 36:33 GUIDED MEDITATION 36:33 - 1:53:50 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES 1:53:50 - 1:57:15 CLOSING AND BLESSING CHANT Bhante Rahula is the founder and spiritual director of Pannabhumi Monastery in Jalisco, Mexico. https://www.bhanterahula.com/#bhante If you would like to support Pannabhumi Monastery and and the work Bhante Rahula does please go to this link: https://www.bhanterahula.com/#support Visit Bhante's YouTube Channel (chiefly Spanish): / anatom%c3%adadelamenteabhidhamma

Exploring vedanā, or feeling tone, we notice the pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral quality of experience and the reactions that may follow. Staying grounded in the body, this practice invites curiosity about grasping and pushing away, and the possibility of responding with greater wisdom and freedom.

This dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses, and guided meditation was offered on October 3, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - DHAMMA TALK 25:48 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES PT.1 47:26 - GUIDED MEDITATION 1:03:38 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES PT.2