Meditation + Dharma Talk Every Wednesday Night, 7pm-9pm ET
Upcoming Schedule at a glance:
We begin at 7pm with a 45 minute silent meditation (sometimes there will be a guided one) and at around 7:50pm we will begin a dharma talk. Usually there is time for Q&A at the end.
All levels of practitioners, including absolute beginners, are welcome to attend. Support is available if you have questions. This weekly sangha gathering is hybrid with both online and in-person attendance available. Please see the logistics info below the schedule.
Peter will be speaking this Wednesday, the 15th on the experience of his recent silent self-retreat. This meeting will be available to attend in-person or online.
- April 15— Peter’s Self-Retreat report
- April 22— Mindfulness of Mental Phenomena: Five Hindrances: Skeptical Doubt talk by Peter Carlson
- April 29 — Mindfulness of the Five Aggregates talk by Allie Vaknin
- May 6 — Mindfulness of the Six Sense-Spheres (Also reviewing the fetters) talk by April Koester
- May 13 — Mindfulness of the Seven Awakening Factors: (first three: Mindfulness, Investigation, Energy) talk by Peter Carlson
- May 20 — Mindfulness of the Seven Awakening Factors: Joy/Tranquility talk by Susan Baxter
- May 27 — Mindfulness of the Seven Awakening Factors: Concentration/Equanimity talk by Lezlie Laws
- June 3 — The Brahamaviharas: Overview of the four qualities and Metta/Lovingkindness talk by April Koester
- June 10 — Compassion talk by Allie Vaknin
- June 17 — Sympathetic Joy talk by Susan Baxter
- June 24 — Equanimity talk by Lezlie Laws
- July 1— Ask Me Anything Meditation Q&A with Peter Carlson
In-person Location: In the meditation hall behind Peter Carlson’s house.
1818 Carrigan Ave., Winter Park FL 32789
For more information call Peter at 407-339-5444
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Meeting ID: 847 1472 3882
Passcode: 620329
We hope you can join us, and we wish you well.
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Peter Reviews April 2026 Retreat
During this talk, Peter describes how his recently completed 6 full days of self-retreat involved integrating Analayo’s excellent “Mindfulness of Breathing” book with the meditative training protocol called vedanupassana as taught by S. N. Goenka. Part of his preparation for this retreat involved using ChatGPT to support the integrative process, and these documents are also posted here to provide additional information for research. Peter doesn’t wholeheartedly agree with the descriptions provided by ChatGPT, but the documents below provide a useful reference resource. As the Buddha said, we must work out our own salvation diligently:
This supports integrating the two practices: Integrating Anapanasati with Body Scan on Retreat and at Home
This describes the whole-body experience developed by body scanning as body scanning practice matures: Bhanga
This describes what happens physiologically as body scanning practice matures: Physiology of Tingling with Body Scan
This describes the subjective experience of anicca, the transitory and impermanent characteristics that can be investigated during body scanning: Goenka subjective evidence of anicca
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