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Habits and the Dharma
During this talk, Lili reviews contemporary psychological and neurological understandings about habit formation and how Buddhist concepts and practices support the ability to be mindful of, investigate, and alter unwholesome thoughts and actions that are habitual...
Anapanasati 16 Steps Review
This talk provides a review of the Mindfulness of Breathing Discourse, the focus of a recently-completed course Peter participated in that used Analayo's "Mindfulness of Breathing". The Anapanasati Sutta is one of the core teachings of Theravada Buddhism and the...
Attachment to Views
The Second Noble Truth describes attachment to views as a primary cause of dukkha, the experience of distress and confusion. During this talk, Peter extends this understanding to review how the current circumstances of life--political divisiveness, the relentless...
October Dharma Questions 2024
During this talk, Peter responded to various questions about mindfulness of breathing meditation practice, understanding how to cultivate insights regarding the self-creating process, and the body scanning practice taught by S. N. Goenka.
Waking Up From Habituation
During this talk, April reviews current neurological information associated with habituation, describing how our minds and bodies develop patterns that allow us to function more efficiently in regard to energy utilization, but can interfere with our ability to...
Reviewing Mindfulness, Investigation, and Right Effort
This talk presented by Peter is intended to provide information regarding three very important mental "skill sets" that are necessary for developing effective mindfulness meditation practice. First, defining characteristics of each mind-conditioning function are...
Guided Lovingkindness Meditation
This guided meditation focuses on the use of body awareness (middle of the chest), along with the repetition of the lovingkindness mantra, to cultivate Right Intention, which, along with Right Understanding, constitutes Wisdom. This was recorded during a one-day...
Guided Basic Mindfulness Of Breathing Meditation
This is intended to be a resource for cultivating mindfulness of breathing meditation, providing several suggestions during the experience to support developing more skill and confidence in the practice of a fundamental Buddhist training for self-awareness and...
Mindfulness On And Off The Cushion
During this talk, Lili Fernandez describes the importance of integrating the Five Precepts into daily mindfulness practice. Her experience as the mother of two young boys creates the opportunity to find different and creative ways to train the mind towards virtuous...
2023 Deerhaven Fall Retreat–Reviewing Samadhi
Samadhi describes how the mind is unified during the process of Awakening, and this talk reviews the various stages of concentrated awareness that are cultivated. Here are the notes prepared for this talk: JHANA CULTIVATION-IS IT NECESSARY and Samadhi...