Dhamma Talks
Review of Body Scan Meditation Practice March 3, 2021
This talk reviews a practice Peter learned from attending several retreats that followed the teaching of S. N. Goenka that he called vedanupassana, mindfulness of feelings. During the talk the history of this form of "dry vipassana" is reviewed and Peter describes...
Guided Body Scan Meditation
This guided meditation follows the teaching of S. N. Goenka in the practice of "dry vipassana". During the practice, suggestions are provided for building sensitivity to subtle sensations always present in the body. This heightened sensitivity increases the ability...
Mahasi Sayadaw Noting With Vipassana Review
This talk reviews a mindfulness meditation practice protocol developed by a Burmese teacher named Mahasi Sayadaw, who had a great influence on the important contemporary American Buddhist teachers Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salsberg of the Insight Meditation...
Guided Vipassana With Noting Meditation
This guided meditation follows the insight meditation system promoted by Mahasi Sayadaw and through the Insight Meditation Society that practices "noting" briefly what arises in consciousness as a way to cultivate vipassana, insight into the the impermanence of...
How Buddhism Came To The West February 17, 2020
This talk continues a series of reviews of the development of Buddhism from the time of the Buddha forward, as Buddhism was influenced by various historical eras. The focus for this review builds on the talk on February 3, 2021 that explored how Western colonialism,...
Guided Just Sitting Meditation
This guided meditation does not represent Zen shikantaza, translated as "just sitting"; instead using persistent mindfulness of breathing practice to stabilize focused attention on the cycle of inhalation/exhalation, with emphasis on exhalation, to facilitate...
Andy Quinn’s Post-Retreat Report February 10, 2021
It is customary for our Sangha to provide opportunities for those who have completed a residential retreat to have the opportunity to share their experience, as this integrates what they learned for themselves and offers inspiration for those not on retreat to further...
Guided Letting Go Meditation
This recording focuses on letting go as part of effective meditation practice; various suggestions are offered periodically to foster relinquishing attachment to mental objects that arise as the result of craving and clinging. One suggestion for practice is to recall...
How Western Colonialism Affected Buddhism February 3, 2021
This talk continues a review of the development of the different Buddhist traditions as the cultures they operated within were affected by the intrusion of European mercantile powers, especially the British Empire during the 19th and 20th centuries. The primary area...
The History Of The Buddhist Schools January 27, 2021
This talk further develops understanding of how the primary Buddhist schools of the present--Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Chan, Seon and Zen-- originated over the millennia since the time of the Buddha. This dynamic process was a manifestation of sociological and...
