The Buddha recommended mindfulness of difficult states but also beautiful states such as peace joy as objects of meditation

This talk offers overview of the Buddhas teachings on samādhi (concentration); the experience of a unified mind, the role of concentration on the path and supports for developing samādhi.

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

Being mindful of when thoughts are present and when they are not present. Noticing their ephemeral, changing nature. Finding stillness amidst thoughts.

Exploring thoughts not as their content, but as the phenomena that they are. Practices to realize their insubstantial and unsatisfactory nature.