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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2008-07-23
Layers
60:25
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Andrea Fella
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Often we experience ourselves as a complex interweaving of layers of habits, beliefs and emotions. Investigating the obvious aspects of the outer layer, and being aware of our attitude about that layer, the layers gradually dissolve. The pairing of the wisdom of acceptance with the clarity of mindfulness guides us through our moment to moment experience towards freedome.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Insight Meditation
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2008-07-20
Come Into The Body
44:34
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Ajahn Sucitto
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When the cascade of thoughts and feelings come rushing in, rather than, ‘What am I going to do about it?’ ask, ‘Where am I right now?’ It doesn’t seem relevant, but it brings us out of the scenario and into the body. Steadied in the flow of feeling, we can then learn the particular skill of being with rather than being in them.
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Cittaviveka
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2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat
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2008-07-17
Embracing Suffering
50:05
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Ajahn Sucitto
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(Given on Asalha Puja, commemorating the occasion when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths.) A lot of our practice is about squaring up to the first noble truth of suffering rather than wriggling away from it. Mindfulness of body provides a channel to open up to suffering, where it can be experienced in terms of energies rather than thoughts and emotions.
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Cittaviveka
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2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat
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2008-07-15
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
54:45
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Sally Armstrong
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The practice of Mudita or Appreciative Joy cultivates an open and joyful heart that naturally inclines towards connecting with what is uplifting and beautiful in others and in our own lives. It works to counteract the subtle or not-so-subtle tendency towards envy, which tells us that we are deficient in some way.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Metta
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2008-07-13
The Nonstick Mind
43:22
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Jose Reissig
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To believe that clinging is a requisite for engagement is like believing that the food needs to stick to the pan in order to cook. Yet sticking only leads to burning. Likewise with clinging: it only detracts from true intimacy with life.
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Holy Cross Monastery
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Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat
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2008-07-12
Mind As Mirror
51:37
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Jose Reissig
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Ultimately, in our search behind appearances, we need to let go of "name and form" and become like a mirror which is contacting no image. In this emptiness, the mind's capacity to see -- to be aware -- shines unimpeded.
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Holy Cross Monastery
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Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat
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2008-07-12
The Great Passing
60:33
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the seventh of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this seventh talk we conclude with his last years and death.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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2008-07-11
Self and Society
55:25
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the sixth of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this sixth talk we consider those aspects of his teaching that address the role of self in society.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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2008-07-10
The Tyrant and the Monk
60:07
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the fifth of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this fifth talk we consider the social and political environment in which he lived.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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2008-07-09
The Four Truths
60:10
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the fourth of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this fourth (and also in the third) talk we examine the content of his first sermon.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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2008-07-08
The Middle Way
58:21
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the third of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this third (and also in the fourth) talk we examine the content of his first sermon.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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2008-07-07
The Awakening
59:34
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the second of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon.In this second talk we examine the nature of his awakening.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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