This talk provides a review of how to understand the anatta doctrine from a contemporary scientific and psychological perspective in order to realize the absence of and enduring/autonomous self.
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This talk on the last night of the retreat describes various areas of home life that are benefited through diligent and mindful application of the principles and practices retreatants learned and cultivated during the retreat.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: AWAKENING PRACTICES AT HOME
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This guided meditation provides an investigative review–how to recognize and cultivate each of the Seven Awakening Factors in order to facilitate the development of each, individually and as a coherent group.
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This guided meditation focuses attention on how to mindfully investigate the transient nature of all subjective experience–of sensations, feelings, thoughts, and the characteristics of consciousness.
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This meditation provides support for deepening the stability and tranquility of the mind through using breath/body awareness, with the intention to keep “letting go” and accepting whatever physical discomfort that might occur, while still going deeper.
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