Dhamma Talks

Reviewing The Stages Of Insight

This talk reviews a system developed over several centuries after the life of the Buddha that describes various levels of conscious awareness that can be experienced during the process of Awakening.  The Progressions of Insight, as they are often called, begin with...

Reviewing Dependent Origination

This talk provides a view of a core Buddhist concept that describes how karma is formed that differs from the traditional Theravaden understanding--instead of the terminology of Dependent Origination, a case is made for an alternative rendering, Contingent Provisional...

Guided Five Aggregates Contemplation

This guided meditation provides an experiential review of the characteristic elements found in the section of the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness dedicated to contemplating what is regarded as a Buddhist theory of personality.  it is intended to supplement the talk...