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2022-11-26 Meditation on Vedana 28:07
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Creative Engagement with Strong Emotions Through the Three Characteristics

2022-11-26 The Open Heart 63:51
Kirsten Kratz
At times our heart-mind can feel spacious, tender and open. At other times it can feel hardened, tense and closed. Can we recognise, understand more deeply and even honor these movements of the heart-mind, without creating seemingly unbridgable dualities?
Gaia House November Solitary

2022-11-26 Dharma Talk - Dukkha, Vedana and Strong Emotions 29:55
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Creative Engagement with Strong Emotions Through the Three Characteristics
Attached Files:
  • Dukkha, Vedana and Strong Emotions (PDF)

2022-11-26 Meditation and Instructions for Walking 21:13
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Creative Engagement with Strong Emotions Through the Three Characteristics

2022-11-26 Introduction to the Retreat Theme 34:10
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Creative Engagement with Strong Emotions Through the Three Characteristics
Attached Files:
  • Introduction to the Retreat Theme (PDF)

2022-11-26 Tips on Walking 2:57
Ajahn Sucitto
Remember, your head doesn’t walk.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Mapping the Territory: New Light on the Satipatthana

2022-11-26 Nutriments and liberation 41:17
Ajahn Sucitto
Aspects of the sutta (SN12.064) describing the four kinds of nutriment or inputs to the senses. The full sutta is here: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.064.than.html (24 words)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Mapping the Territory: New Light on the Satipatthana

2022-11-25 Boredom and being ordinary 54:55
Rebecca Bradshaw
Hot and cool boredom. The relief of being ordinary.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2022-11-25 The ghost is not in the machine 1:29:57
Bhante Sujato
Guided mettā meditation. Dhamma Talk: The ghost is not in the machine. The question of robots and the soul. The Buddha's views on the soul versus others at the time e.g. Brahmanism's atta and Jainism's jiva. Understanding things through relations and processes rather than substances or a soul. Self-awareness and purpose in robots, AI.
Lokanta Vihara

2022-11-25 Q&A 58:05
Ajahn Sucitto
00:33 Can you please explain the significance of the phrase “the four pairs, the eight kinds of noble beings”; 03:11 The suttas talk of a body witness. What does this mean?; 05:10 Are consciousness, awareness and citta the same thing?; 15:13 Can you speak more about the aggregates please – rupa, vedena, sanya, sankara, vinnyana? 24:03 Could you explain context and purpose in relation to sampajañña / clear comprehension? 29:52 What is meant by “mindfulness preceding the object”. Does this precede the knowing of a specific phenomenon? 32:12 Why does the mind often feel it needs to be comfortable in order to settle? Do we need to relinquish this need? 37:51 Sometimes I get the feel g the breath doesn’t want me following it; 41:22 Some teachers suggest experiencing the breath as a concept rather than a physical sensation. Did the Buddha emphasize one over another? 46:45 I have a lot of fear arising and I send it metta-karuna but samadhi seems to make it stronger; 50:27 Pease speak about the hindrance of doubt, particularly self-doubt; 55:25 Can you speak about compassion and emptiness of self.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Mapping the Territory: New Light on the Satipatthana

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