Dhamma Talks
Reviewing the Cultivation of Wisdom
This talk continues a series of reviews of the Four Noble Truths and specifically addresses the first two elements of the Fourth Noble Truth, known as the Noble Eightfold Path--Right Understanding and Right Intention. Each of these elements are reviewed, emphasizing...
Guided Cultivating Wisdom Contemplation
This guided meditation reviews the characteristics and development of the Wisdom Aggregate of the Noble Eightfold Path, which includes Right Understanding and Right Intention. It is intended to complement the recorded Dharma talk entitled "Reviewing the Cultivation...
Reviewing the Third Noble Truth
This talk continues a review of the Four Noble Truths, with a focus on how the mind is liberated from dukkha through dissolving the potency of craving and clinging, the topic of the Second Noble Truth. Various views relevant to the Third Noble Truth are described,...
Reviewing the Second Noble Truth
This talk continues a review of the Four Noble Truths, perhaps the most fundamental and universally accepted Buddhist teaching. The characteristics of the Second Noble Truth, craving (tanha) and clinging (upadana) are reviewed regarding traditional understandings as...
Guided Second Noble Truth Contemplation
This guided meditation brings mindful investigation to the experience of craving and clinging. During the meditation you are invited to also mindfully investigate the absence of craving and clinging, as well as the transitory nature of all subjective experience. ...
Reviewing the First Noble Truth
This talk reviews the characteristics of dukkha, traditionally translated to mean suffering or dissatisfaction. The Buddha is understood to have described his mission to be understanding the nature of dukkha and the ways and means for overcoming it. The three...
The First Teaching of the Buddha
This talk is the first of several that reviews what is considered to the be the first teaching of the Buddha after his Awakening. The historical context of the teaching is reviewed as developing during a time of significant cultural transformation, on a much less...
Will Lindemann’s Retreat Report
This talk provides an opportunity for Will to review his most recent 10-day retreat experience, the third of three Zoom retreats organized and led by Analayo, a German Theravaden monk who is both a well respected contemporary scholar and accomplished meditator. Will...
Andy Quinn’s 1 Month Retreat Review
There is great benefit in providing opportunities for those recently completing a significant retreat to "think out loud" about the experience, as this "connects the dots" regarding the experience to support integrating the insights and skills acquired during the...
Mindfulness And Physical Health
This talk completes a series beginning February 16, 2022, which was titled "How Do You Want To Live?", that encourages reevaluating lifestyle choices in response to the significant changes created by the pandemic, ecological disruption and other emerging disruptions...
