Dhamma Talks
Coping With Fear Of Death April 8 2020
This talk is accompanied by the preceding Lovingkindness meditation training that focuses on the fear and uncertainty which affects the world as a result of the pandemic. Peter reviewed how craving and clinging can be investigated and released through the training...
Lovingkindness Meditation For Pandemic April 8 2020
This Lovingkindness meditation is set up to provide support for cultivating kindness and compassion for oneself and all the others affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. It begins with a focus on one's own well-being and then expands and includes all others experiencing...
Mindful Coping And Cultivating An Adaptive Lifestyle
We are living through what is likely the most trying time of our lives with the Covid-19 pandemic. This is not the only trial we are confronted with, as the upheaval caused by global warming is becoming even more evident. Both of these conditions require a degree of...
Four Elements Contemplation
In the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse, one suggestion for practice focuses on contemplating the Four Elements: Earth (feelings of hardness, softness, pressure, density, etc.), Air (movement in or of the body), Fire (variations in temperature sensations) and...
Mindfulness of the Breath/Body
This is the first attempt by Peter to facilitate a talk and discussion via Zoom and unfortunately he neglected to turn on either recording program so there is no recording of this talk; however, the training meditation was successfully recorded and is posted, even...
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,...
