Dhamma Talks

Third Noble Truth Part 2

During this second of two talks on the Third Noble Truth, Peter reviewed last week's dialogue, which was focused on understanding how emotionally potent memories (karma) bias the data input through the sense doors, the result being that we "imagine" our way through...

Mindfulness of the Body

During this dialogue, Judy reviewed kayanupassana, mindfulness of the body, from the Satipatthana Sutta, which is usually translated as the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.  She explained that the "body" referred to is the aggregation of all the parts of the body,...

Craving and Clinging Review

During this dialogue, Tommy reviewed the last two presentations Peter provided on craving and clinging.  Tommy's frequent use of facilitating questions opened up a lively dialogue among the folks attending.  Wendy asked for comments from others about how they approach...

The Nature Of Clinging

During this talk, Peter continues the discussion begun in the last meeting on the Second Noble Truth.  Again it was emphasized that there are three levels of approach to the Four Noble Truths: to be understood conceptually, to be noted upon emerging into awareness,...

The Nature Of Craving

During this talk, Peter reviewed the classic Buddhist concepts of craving and clinging in the context of the Second Noble Truth.  Special emphasis was placed on the insights of modern neuropsychological research that relates Buddhist notions of craving to the...

2013 Post Retreat Review

It is our custom to dedicate the Wednesday night meeting after a significant retreat to discussing the retreat experiences.   This meeting is the first one after a one week retreat at the Deerhaven Retreat Center.  It is hoped that finding the words to describe the...

Tommy’s Generosity Talk

During this talk Tommy gave some background information about the Buddhist concept of dana, translated as generosity.  He related this as an outgrowth of gratitude for the clarity and relief brought about through intensive meditation practice.  He emphasized the...