Dhamma Talks
August 2026 Dharma Questions
Periodically, Peter provides comments and suggestions to those in the meeting about Buddhist concepts and their meditation practice derived from his more than 40 years studying and practicing mindfulness meditation. This recording begins with feedback about the...
Self-Compassion
During this talk, Susan Baxter describes the cultivation of self-compassion, using the work of Dr. Kristin Neff and Sharon Salzberg as references. Susan invites those participating to consider how contemporary culture fosters self-doubt and self-loathing and provides...
Questions About Anapanasati Practice
During this talk, Peter responds to questions and comments related to the practice of mindfulness of breathing. Just previous to the talk, he led a guided meditation titled "Guided Anapanasati Contemplation", which is posted in the Audio archive under Guided...
Guided Anapanasati Contemplation
During this guided meditation Peter provides suggestions that can associate the practice of mindfulness of breathing meditation with the 4 Tetrads of the Anapanasati Sutta. It is intended to supplement the review of the Anapanasati Sutta he provided during the...
Anapanasati and Satipatthana
This is the first of two talks on the importance of anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing meditation) for training the mind to realize the concepts described in the Four Noble Truths and Satipatthana (Four Foundations of Mindfulness). During the talk, Peter reviews...
Eightfold Path to Tenfold Path
During this talk, Peter reviews the transition from the Four Noble Truths concept through to the culmination of the Awakening process--Nirvana. He emphasizes the crucial role that the Seven Awakening Factors play in bringing the Path to its highest potential. The...
July 2026 Dharma Questions
During this talk, Peter responds to questions regarding the practice of integrating mindfulness of breathing with a body scanning protocol. The characteristics of craving as the antithesis of Right Intention and clinging as the antithesis of Right Understanding is...
Cultivating Equanimity
This talk provided by Lezlie Laws completes a series of talks reviewing the four Divine Abidings: Lovingkindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity. She describes how Equanimity brings balance to the expression of the other three qualities of consciousness.
Understanding Sympathetic Joy
During this talk, Susan Baxter continues a review of the Four Divine Abidings, focusing on Mudita, translated as Sympathetic Joy. This quality of the mind and heart celebrates the success and happiness of others and is the antidote for jealousy and envy. Susan...
Integrating Mindfulness With Compassion
During this talk Peter describes his practice of combining mindfulness of breathing meditation with a lovingkindness mantra and then developing compassion from this process. He also suggests focusing attention on the center of the chest during the practice to enhance...
