Dhamma Talks
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...
Review Of Anatta
Anatta is typically translated as Non-Self; during this talk, Peter provides an alternative meaning: The absence of an enduring and autonomous self. Another of the basic concepts of Buddhism, Anicca, the ever-changing nature of subjective experience, counters the...
Guided Anatta Meditation
This meditation offers suggestions to realize that our subjective experience of "selfing" is an ever-changing process that emerges from the interaction of our sensory system with memories that go back over a lifetime and which fabricate a view of an enduring and...
Retreat Review By Will Lindemann
It has become a tradition for the Orlando Insight Meditation Group Sangha to provide an opportunity for a member to "think out loud" about their recent retreat experience. It is hoped that the review will provide the retreatant an opportunity to "connect the dots"...
Reviewing Impermanence
This is the second of three Dharma talks focusing on the Three Characteristics of Buddhism: Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta. The previous talk was on April 28 and focused on Dukkha, and this one focuses on Anicca, typically translated as impermanence. During the talk...
Guided Anicca Contemplation
On April 28, 2021, a guided meditation on Dukkha was recorded, intended to support the Dharma talk for that evening on the same subject. This guided meditation focuses on Anicca, the transitory nature of one's subjective experience. it is intended to support the...
Reviewing The Three Characteristics Of Dukkha
This talk is the first of three talks regarding the fundamental nature of personal experience: anicca, dukkha and anatta. The focus her is on three sub-categories of dukkha: Dukkha Dukkha (The distress associated with inhabiting a body), Sankhara Dukkha (The distress...
Guided Dukkha Contemplation
This guided meditation reviews the ways to identify the characteristics of Dukkha while practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation, with the intention to increase an understanding of how craving and clinging create the distress and confusion of Dukkha. It is...
Review of April 2021 Retreat
This talk reviews a self-retreat recently experienced by Peter, which was intended to last 2 weeks but was ended after one week due to excessive fatigue. Peter describes the typical retreat routine, comparing the structure to the one he has followed for several...
