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Laura Bridgman's Dharma Talks
Laura Bridgman
Laura Bridgman began her Dhamma practice in her early teens, and eventually ordained as a nun with Ajahn Sumedho in 1995. She was resident at Amaravati and Chithurst monasteries for eighteen years until moving out to live as a solitary nun in 2010. She has spent extended periods of time with the Burmese teacher Sayadaw U Tejaniya. In 2015 Laura left the monastic tradition to pursue the Diamond Heart (Ridhwan) spiritual path alongside her Vipassana practice. There is much over-lap as it incorporates Buddhist principles and practices.
2023-05-07 Guided Meditation 21:32
Gaia House Penetrating the Veils (online retreat)
2023-05-06 The 4th Vipallāsa - Taking What is Unbeautiful as Beautiful 32:21
Dharma Talk
Gaia House Penetrating the Veils (online retreat)
2023-05-06 Shifting Attention From Thought to Feeling Tone 21:25
Guided Meditation
Gaia House Penetrating the Veils (online retreat)
2023-05-05 Overview of the Vipallāsa 33:17
Dharma Talk
Gaia House Penetrating the Veils (online retreat)
2023-05-21 Closing Session for the Retreat 59:34
with Alan Lewis, Laura Bridgman
Gaia House Exploring What Is
2023-05-20 Benevolent Will - How We Apply Effort 58:14
Gaia House Exploring What Is
2023-05-18 Skilfully Working with Mindstates 58:37
Gaia House Exploring What Is
2023-05-16 Opening Session, Guided Meditation, Precepts 50:52
This recording also includes Alan Lewis
Gaia House Exploring What Is
2022-05-28 Q&A 33:41
with Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
(Questions are précised and read later into the file to protect participants’ anonymity) 00:11 Q1 I’ve felt a lot more alive and sensitive over the retreat, experiencing a lot of inwards and outwards connectivity. How does that affect the deepening of practice? And also are the experience of chi and piti related? What about after leaving the retreat, is the loss of sensitivity inevitable? 13:20 Q2 Can you say more about “the imaginal practices”? Please expand on how chanting can re-pattern emotional energy. 23:20 Q3 I’m having new meditative experiences that make me excited and even a bit fearful in seeing consciousness as impermanent. Can you advise please? 23:03 Q4 Is it automatic that samadhi will lead to discernment?
Gaia House The Indriya: Allies for Liberation
2022-05-24 Q&A 38:32
with Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
Questions are précised and some are read later into the file to protect participants’ anonymity. 00:00 Your explanation of sati as putting a ring around proliferation makes sense to me. How best to do the ring-fencing? 12:46 Q2 Does the Buddha say what the purpose of human life is? 17:39 Q3 What happens when you die? 22:37 Q4 Could you speak more about citta resting in itself. 27:24 Q5 Am I trying to do too much when holding a sense of ground and releasing boundaries for myself? 30:20 Q6 Boundaries in relationships when caring for elderly parents.
Gaia House The Indriya: Allies for Liberation

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