TOPIC FOR THE Wednesday, November 6, 2024
The Art and Science of Meditation
April will talk about these two different ways of looking at our meditation practice and goals. First, our role as a contemplative artist and creative partner with our unfolding life and those of others we touch. And then the science of the tools and processes we use to help us do so skillfully and effectively. We are starting with the Buddha’s deep experiential insights, an original science and psychology of the mind, and what our scientific methods now confirm as the fruits of this practice. I will give an overview of what parts of the brain modern science has found to be affected in a beneficial way by meditation. We will also explore one scientist’s intense investigation of the right and left hemispheres of the brain and how his conclusions from these studies resonate with the wisdom from the Buddha’s teachings.
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Understanding Dukkha
We live during stressful times, and the Buddhist concept of dukkha seems appropriate to review in this context. During this talk, Peter describes three aspects of dukkha–the physical experience of dukkha, the uncertainty we are confronted with regarding unexpected cultural and environmental changes, and the essential but unreliable nature of how the internal and private “selfing story” is a common human affliction.
The talk was preceded by a guided meditation entitled “Contemplating Dukkha”, which is intended to complement the contents of this talk.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: Understanding Dukkha
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