Dhamma Talks
‘Tis the Season For Practice
by Tommy Harrison 'Tis the season. The season for generosity. A time of year that brings great joy for some, suffering for others, and a mix of both for many. All around us are examples of both wholesome generosity as well as actions fueled by greed. We get to see...
The Middle Way In The 21st Century
This is the first in a series of conversations organized with the intention to clarify how the core teachings of the Buddha must be redefined in each generation in order for the benefits to be realized. There was great cultural turmoil in the Buddha's time; our era...
Thanksgiving 2011
One of the customs being cultivated by the Orlando Insight Meditation Group is to use the meeting on Thanksgiving Eve to reflect gratitude for the benefits of the liberating insights provided by Buddhist principles and practices. We hope this year's recording...
Retreat Review 2011
It is the custom of the Orlando Insight Meditation Group to dedicate a meeting after a significant retreat experience to the sharing of the insights gained by the yogis during the retreat. There were 21 people on the retreat, and several showed up to talk about it. ...
Taking Retreat Practice Home 2011
On this last night of the retreat, Peter provided several suggestions for continuing the practice of awakening after the retreat ends. The value of daily samadhi practice was emphasized as the foundation from which all insights and spiritual progress derives. During...
Four Noble Truths And Awakening 2011
In this talk, Peter describes the progressive steps toward awakening that are accomplished through perfecting the Seven Factors of Awakening. The culmination of this perfection transforms the meditative mind from understanding the nature of the Four Noble...
Guided Body Sweep Meditation 2011
This recording provides training in the practice of "body sweep" meditation, which Peter received training for during a retreat with S. N. Goenka's assistant trainers. They call this practice vedanupassana, mindfulness of feelings, which is the second of the Four...
Seven Factors of Awakening On Retreat 2011
During this talk, the cumulative benefits of cultivating satta sambojjhanga, the seven wholesome mind states that are to be cultivated to move the mind toward awakening (Nibbana). Mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and...
Guided Vipassana Meditation
During the 2011 one week retreat, Peter provided a guided meditation providing support for integrating mindfulness of breathing meditation with mindfulness flavor, sound and other sense modes, then noting feelings as urgencies, either pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. ...
Jhana Or Vipassana On Retreat 2011
During this talk, Peter describes controversies and agreements about the role jhana practice has is cultivating vipassana practice. He explains the progression from "acquiring the nimitta" (a noticeable sensation of touch or light arising from one-pointed...
