Dhamma Talks
Reviewing The Wholesome Mind Conditioners, Part 1
There are 25 wholesome mind conditioners described in Buddhist psychology; this talk reviews the first 7 of these functions. They are present in each moment of consciousness, operating to free the mind from distress and confusion. The value in reviewing them comes...
Reviewing The Mind Conditioners–Part 2
This talk reviews the 14 Unwholesome Cetasikas, categories of mind conditioning functions that create dukkha, the distress and confusion that constitute the "default mode" of one's personality. The core functions are ignorance regarding karma, desire for pleasurable...
Reviewing The Mind Conditioners–Part 1
This is a first of a series of talks that review the cetasikas, "Those factors that condition the mind". There are 52 mind conditioners in Theravada Buddhist doctrine, and this review focuses on the first two subsections, the Universal and Particular cetasikas. The...
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...
The Fourth Foundation–Reviewing the Five Hindrances
This talk begins an extensive review of Dhammanupassana, the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, first with an analysis of Mindfulness of Mental Phenomena, followed by a review of the Five Hindrances. Cultivating insight into the way these factors condition the mind is...
Reviewing Mindfulness of the Mind
The Third Foundation of Mindfulness, cittanupassana, is a contemplation of the various ways consciousness reflects subjective experience; the goal of this contemplation is to realize that the mind is impersonal, not a self. This review also includes discussion of...
Reviewing Mindfulness of the Body
In the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, Mindfulness of the Body is the first of the four foundations. This talk reviews important elements of this teaching, including mindfulness of breathing meditation, mindfulness while involved in everyday activities and...
What Is Satipatthana?
This talk provides an overview of what most Buddhist practitioners consider to be the most comprehensive teaching, the Satipatthana Sutta, typically translated as the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. During the talk, the history of this discourse is...
Guided Satipatthana Contemplation
The Satipatthana Sutta, often translated as the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, is a key teaching in the various forms of Buddhism around the world. This guided meditation is intended to provide a contemplative review of the four categories: mindfulness of...
