November 2024 Dharma Questions
During this meeting, Peter answers questions about Buddhist concepts and provides suggestions regarding meditation practices.
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Equanimity
During this talk, Lili reviews her research on the various ways that equanimity importantly factors into the process of Awakening.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: Equanimity notes
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The Art And Science Of Meditation
During this talk, April reviews how the cultivation of mindfulness can be understood as an art form that creates a more beautiful self-experience. This is supported by contemporary research regarding how the hemispheres of the brain interact and how meditation training benefits the art of living.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: The Art and Science of Meditation
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Attachment to Views
The Second Noble Truth describes attachment to views as a primary cause of dukkha, the experience of distress and confusion. During this talk, Peter extends this understanding to review how the current circumstances of life–political divisiveness, the relentless demands of consumerism, and the increasing disruption of earth’s atmosphere–are challenging our views regarding what is considered to be a life well-lived. He suggests how skillful application of the Four Noble Truths concepts and practices that focus on identifying and managing craving and clinging, the primary cause of unwholesome views, can foster effective adaptation to the changing values and beliefs of human culture.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: Attachment to Views
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October Dharma Questions 2024
During this talk, Peter responded to various questions about mindfulness of breathing meditation practice, understanding how to cultivate insights regarding the self-creating process, and the body scanning practice taught by S. N. Goenka.
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