Dhamma Talks
Reviewing The Universal Mind Conditioners August 5, 2020
This talk reviews the first 7 of the 52 categories of mind conditioners called the cetasikas, part of Buddhist Abhidhamma (higher teachings). They are feeling, perception, contact, volition, concentration, vitality and attention. These factors in the self-formation...
Occasional Cetasikas Review August 12, 2020
This talk reviews the section of the cetasikas (categories of mind conditioning factors) that are termed "occasional" or "particular", in that they may or may not accompany other mind conditioning factors in the transient formation of a self. As with the preceding...
Guided Aiming And Sustaining Attention Meditation
This training meditation reviews the fundamental application of attention called vitakka and its accompanying mind conditioning factor vicara, which maintains focused attention. The practice involves intentionally aiming attention at the beginning of the in-breath...
Overview Of The Mind Conditioners July 30, 2020
This is the first of a series of talks that explore the 52 cetasikas (cheh-tah-see-kahs), categories of factors that condition the self-formation process. The talk reviews the several sub-categories of these factors: Universal, Particular, Unwholesome and Wholesome. ...
Guided Cultivating A Stable Mind Meditation
This training applies some basic approaches to stabilizing attention and cultivating tranquility as a foundation for investigating how the mind fabricates a sense of self. The intention of the training is to support the Dharma talk posted on July 30, 2020 that is an...
Understanding Equanimity July 22, 2020
This discussion reviews the characteristics of upekkha (ooh-peh-kah), the seventh Awakening Factor, translated as equanimity regarding one's state of consciousness. Upekkha is also considered as one of the Four Divine Abidings (lovingkindness, compassion and...
Guided Equanimity Contemplation
This guided meditation focuses on cultivating upekkha (ooh-peh-kah), equanimity regarding one's subjective experience. This quality of consciousness is frequently identified in Buddhist teachings: one of the Seven Awakening Factors, one of the Four Diving Abidings,...
Guided Non-Self Contemplation
This guided meditation focuses on identifying the subjective characteristics of anatta (ah-nah-tah), the absence of an enduring, autonomous self. Anatta is the third of the Three Characteristics: Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta. During the meditation attention is first...
Understanding The Concentration Awakening Factor July 15, 2020
This talk focuses on the sixth of the seven Awakening Factors, the Concentration Awakening Factor. Peter reviews the cultivation of several stages of concentration ascending from the momentary unification of factors in the mind to the extraordinary levels of...
Guided Meditation For Cultivating Concentration
This guided meditation is intended to support the talk entitled "Understanding The Concentration Awakening Factor", posted July 17, 2020. Even though the focus of attention is primarily on the breath, meditators are invited to also investigate the quality of...
