by Peter Carlson | Jul 17, 2020 | Listen to Dharma Talks
This guided meditation is intended to support the talk entitled “Understanding The Concentration Awakening Factor”, posted July 17, 2020. Even though the focus of attention is primarily on the breath, meditators are invited to also investigate the quality of attention associated with the physical sensations of breathing, noticing the relative calmness and stability of attention when the mind is solely focused on the breath compared to when the mind is adversely affected by the five hindrances.
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by Peter Carlson | Jul 17, 2020 | Listen to Dharma Talks
This is an introductory training for using this lovingkindness mantra as a foundation for cultivating kindness in one’s heart and projecting this characteristic out to the world:
May I be safe, May I be happy, may I be healthy, may I be content. May I love myself sincerely and with gently patient kindness, just as I am now, no matter what happens.
Here Is the document explaining the concepts and practices associated with cultivating lovingkindness for self and others: LOVINGKINDNESS course packet
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by Peter Carlson | Jul 17, 2020 | Intro to Buddhism & Meditation, Listen to Dharma Talks
This 30 minute meditation provides basic training for practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation.
Here are the notes that explain the practice of mindfulness of breathing meditation: MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING MEDITATION
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by Peter Carlson | Jul 10, 2020 | Listen to Dharma Talks
This talk reviews passadhi bojjhanga (pah-sah-dee bow-jahn-gah), the Tranquility Awakening Factor. This factor is closely cooperative with the remaining two Awakening Factors, Concentration and Equanimity. Tranquility is an antidote for the hindrance of restlessness and worry, and can be experienced with practice as a quality of expansiveness in the mind that is less affected by craving and clinging. During the talk Peter described various meditation practices and lifestyle activities that support the quality of tranquility and further the process of liberation from dukkha, distress and confusion.
Here are the notes prepared for this talk: THE TRANQUILITY AWAKENING FACTOR
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by Peter Carlson | Jul 10, 2020 | Listen to Dharma Talks
This meditation focuses attention on the second of the three characteristics of subjective reality, Dukkha, distress and confusion. You are invited to cultivate anicca, the transitory nature of self-experience through mindfulness of breathing meditation. This awareness is brought to the experience of dukkha to notice the changing nature of distress in the body along with emotional distress. The primary focus of attention in this practice is cultivating an active and investigative quality of attention regarding breath sensations. The goal of the practice is to become detached from the emerging narrative that seems self-defining, thereby draining the impact of distress and bringing clarity to the mind. As this practice matures, the fabricated nature of the selfing process becomes more realizable, supporting liberation from the misconception of an enduring, autonomous self.
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