Dhamma Talks
First Zoom Meeting Information
Hi Fellow Travelers--Thanks to the causes and conditions provided by the Covid-19 virus there will no assemblies in our meditation cottage until the circumstances make it safe to assemble in groups. I hope this supports and maybe even expands the outreach of the...
First Zoom Meeting Information
Hi Fellow Travelers--Thanks to the causes and conditions provided by the Covid-19 virus there will no assemblies in our meditation cottage until the circumstances make it safe to assemble in groups. I hope this supports and maybe even expands the outreach of the...
2020 Deerhaven Retreat Review
It is customary for those who have been on a significant retreat to have the opportunity to "think out loud" about what they gained from the experience. Much of the learning and training is stored in the subconscious mind and having the opportunity to talk about it...
Deerhaven 2020 Retreat 2nd Night Overcoming The Hindrances
In order to realize the potential of vipassana practice, one must first identify the presence and effects of the Five Hindrances and cultivate ways to set them aside, cultivating Samadhi/Passadhi, Stable Attention/Tranquility. The Hindrances were reviewed with an...
Deerhaven 2020 Retreat 1st Night The Three Refuges
During this talk, Peter explained the value of each generation's sincere investigation of what are called the Three Refuges: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha in the context of current societal conditioning. We do not live in a culture that largely supports monastic life,...
Deerhaven 2020 3rd Night The Five Aggregates
The Panca Khandha, the Five Aggregates of Clinging, represents an important concept regarding how to "deconstruct" the view that there is an enduring and autonomous self. Investigating the presence and effect of the Five Aggregates is an important practice in the...
Mindful Clear Comprehension March 4 2020
This talk is part of the review of part of the First Foundation of Mindfulness, Mindfulness of the Body, specifically sati sampajanna, mindful clear comprehension. Peter read quotes from the Satipatthana Sutta regarding how a meditator is to apply mindfulness in all...
Satipatthana Review February 26 2020
This is the first of a long series of in-depth reviews of the Satipatthana Sutta, known as the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse. Peter is using several of the books on this topic written by the German Theravadin Monk Analayo on the Sutta, including...
Working With Karma February 19 2020
This talk focuses on what is probably the most frequently used Buddhist term karma, which is often misunderstood. During the talk Peter explained the various complexities of this term that the Buddha described as "only understood fully by an Arahant". Other terms...
Working With Clinging February 12 2020
This talk concludes two focused on the elements of Dukkha, craving and clinging; the talk on tanha, craving,was posted on February 6. Peter described the term Upadana as basically meaning fuel or nutriment, that which feeds the selfing process. Upadana is the...
