Dhamma Talks
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...
Mindful Coping With Pandemic Distress
This talk is meant to complement the talk on March 24, 2021 that focused on how the stress in 2020 from the pandemic created anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress or addiction problems for many people. The focus for this talk is on how mindfulness of breathing...
Buddhism and Mental Health During the Pandemic
This talk reviews the stresses we all endured during 2020, and how they affected most people, as related to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and addiction. These disorders were reviewed during the talk, as Peter has been a...
