(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.
This talk discusses the current research in mindfulness, including the areas of physical health, attention, mental health, self-compassion, and brain research.
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always. The Buddha’s onapalda sutta (King Pasensadi goes on a diet) will be explored in detail regarding mindful eating as a wisdom practice.
Life on retreat; life back home. The same? Different? Perhaps there is just life- always. The Buddha’s onapalda sutta (King Pasensadi goes on a diet) will be explored in detail regarding mindful eating as a wisdom practice.
When awareness mingles with sensations in the body, it is like returning home after a long journey. So why is it so hard to rest in the immediacy of our experience called 'body'?
How I came to practice – intro; followed by an exploration of the nature of mind, a description of the qualities of mindfulness as a toll for investigation and liberation.
What are the joys and fruits of the practice of Vipassana/mindfulness?
This talk elaborates the peace, joy, freedom that arises from meditation; especially in regard to seeing clearly the nature of thought, papanca and disengaging from the delusions of mind.
