by Peter Carlson | Jun 28, 2013 | Listen to Dharma Talks
Robert has been practicing his awakening process through involvement in Korean Zen and American Vipassana (Theravada) for the last ten years. He recently attended a one-day sitting practice with a Soto Zen master. During this talk, he describes the benefit he’s gotten from the rigor and ritual of Zen, combined with the specific instructions and extended sitting periods of Vipassana.
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by Peter Carlson | Jun 20, 2013 | Listen to Dharma Talks
Continuing with the theme of relating the teachings that can be understood and applied in our current era, Peter noted that current psychological research on characteristics of wisdom relate easily to the classical Buddhist doctrines of Wholesome Understanding and Wholesome Intentions (which he terms Clear Awareness and Benevolent Intention).
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by Peter Carlson | Jun 13, 2013 | Listen to Dharma Talks
Continuing the theme developed during Peter’s talks this year, we explored the value of thinking of and applying ways to alleviate suffering using the Four Noble Truths. While beginning the discussions of the Noble Eightfold Path, we spent one night on the Middle Way, emphasizing that our experience of life in this era is significantly different and more complex than during the era when Buddhism was developed.
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by Peter Carlson | Jun 8, 2013 | Listen to Dharma Talks
It is customary for those who’ve participated in a retreat to have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, in order to integrate the retreat into their daily life, and to inspire others to also deepen their practice by going on retreat. This is the report from this year’s event at the Franciscan Center, on the Halifax River in Tampa.
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by Peter Carlson | May 30, 2013 | Listen to Dharma Talks
Reporting on significant retreat experiences is encouraged in our community, as it supports the integration of the meditation practice into life at home. It’s also hoped that the reports will encourage others to go on retreats as well. This retreat was a bit different for Peter, as he worked on a home addition project, spending between 9 and 12 hours a day sitting, and 3 or 4 hours doing carpentry. He reported an increasing appreciation of samadhi (stable focus) and passadhi (tranquility), combined with the awakening factor of investigation, which provided him with a significant increase in patience and awareness of the value of working with his hands.
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