Dhamma Talks
Guided Mindfulness of the Mind Contemplation
This guided meditation is intended to accompany the Dharma talk of the same evening entitled "Mindfulness of the Mind Review", also recorded, posted and archived. During the meditation, various suggestions are provided to prompt investigation of various mind states...
Mindfulness Of Feelings Review
This talk reviews the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, Vedanupassana, which focuses on various manifestations of feelings described in the Satipatthana Sutta. During the presentation, a thorough review of traditional understandings of the contemplations as described...
Guided Mindfulness Of Feelings Meditation
This guided meditation provides suggestions for practicing the contemplations put forward in the Second Foundation of Mindfulness. It is meant to accompany the Dharma talk of the same evening entitled " Mindfulness Of Feelings Review".
Mindfulness of the Body Adaptations
This talk completes the review of the First Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Body. These remaining categories of the discourse are reviewed: Foulness: The Body Parts, The Four Elements and The Nine Charnel Ground Contemplations. Each contemplation is...
Guided Four Elements Contemplation
This Guided meditation is intended to be associated with the Dharma talk presented on the same evening entitled "Mindfulness of the Body Adaptations", with focused attention on the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. These contemplations are included in the...
Clearly Knowing The Body
This talk continues a review of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, focusing on parts of the First Foundation, known as the Four Postures and the Contemplation of Daily Activities with Full Awareness. There is further reference to what are called the Four...
Breath Awareness For Quieting The Mind
This talk continues an extensive review of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. The focus for this review is on how anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing meditation, can be developed in two ways to foster insight into the conditioned...
Guided Anapanasati Meditation
This guided meditation is a review of the basic practices for cultivating mindfulness of breathing meditation. It is intended to accompany and supplement the talk for June 2, 2021, "Breath Awareness For Quieting The Mind".
Review of Four Foundations
This talk begins an in-depth review of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. Analayo's book "Satipatthana--The Direct Path To Realization" will be a primary resource for the series, supplemented by observations drawn from contemporary...
Guided Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation
This meditation is intended to provide an overview of aspects of the Satipatthana Sutta, focusing on mindfulness of the body (breath awareness), of feelings, of the characteristics of consciousness and of the mind conditioning factors of the five hindrances and the...