Dhamma Talks
Liberating And Letting Go
During this talk, Peter continued to describe the elements of the fourth tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta, emphasizing the coordinating functions of examining impermanence, dispassion, cessation and renunciation through ongoing breath awareness. The process of...
Awakening With Dispassion
This talk was recorded on April 8, 2015, and is the follow-up on the talk entitled "Anapanasati And Anicca April 1 2015. During this talk, Peter described how mindfulness of the arising and passing away of mental fabrications leads naturally to a sense of decreased...
Anapanasati And Anicca
During this talk, Peter briefly reviewed the cultivation of samadhi/passadhi (concentration/tranquility) in the first three tetrads of the Anapanasati Sutta, then read a translation of the fourth tetrad, which is focuses on vipassana. The four characteristics to be...
Deerhaven 2015 Ninth Night Dhamma Talk
This is the last of the series of dhamma talks provided during the retreat. At the beginning, Tommy Harrison gave a brief talk on the power of generosity and gratitude for the teachings and the practice. After that, Peter reviewed the week's progression of practice...
Deerhaven 2015 Eighth Night Dhamma Talk
The topic of this talk is "What Is Awakening?" During the talk, Peter emphasized that awakening is a process that is not a place or a definable experience, but can be known as meditation practice matures. Every time the mind turns away from unwholesome self-states...
Deerhaven 2015 Seventh Night Dhamma Talk
During this talk, Peter explains the "fulfilling of the seven factors of awakening", as described by the Anapanasati Sutta, quoting the translation by Gil Fronsdal. During the explanations, Peter used a graphic illustration of what are called the "panca bala", the...
Guided Body Sweep Head Arms And Legs
This recording is associated with the previously posted .mp3 file, "Deerhaven Sixth Night Dhamma Talk". It was recorded during a guided body sweep meditation, and included the parts of the body mentioned in the title. As mentioned previously, the purpose of this...
Deerhaven 2015 Sixth Night Dhamma Talk
This recording followed a guided body sweep meditation and provided an opportunity for the participants to discuss the experience and receive suggestions about their practice. Peter emphasized that the goal of this practice is to foster the maturing of vitakka and...
Deerhaven 2015 Fifth Night Dhamma Talk
During this dhamma talk, Peter described paticca sammupada, typically translated as dependent origination. Peter expressed a different view of this concept, calling the process contingent provisional emergence. This contemporary view applies understandings derived...
Deerhaven 2015 Fourth Night Dhamma Talk
During the fourth night talk, Peter described the "mind conditioners" that the Anapanasati Sutta trains to calm with mindfulness of breathing. He described the 14 wholesome conditioners, with particular attention to the "beautiful pairs" of conditioners (describing...
