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How to Change Your Mind-a One Day Retreat in Apopka on July 12th
A basic Buddhist concept acknowledges that the mind is in a constant flow state, changing from moment to moment. This day of practice provides support for training the mind to more skillfully manage how these changes occur, interrupting unwholesome self-creating...
Intensive Book Study Group led by Peter Carlson
I have decided that the recommended reading for the next intensive study group is “The Issue at Hand—Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice” by Gil Fronsdal. The book can be bought through Amazon or downloaded for free through this...
The Contemplation of Stillness
During this talk, Lezlie Laws uses references to several books on contemplative stillness to develop greater conceptual understanding of the characteristic of the mind when unburdened by craving and clinging. She also shares the insights regarding stillness she...
Guided Stillness Contemplation
Lezlie Laws provides useful suggestions for cultivating insights regarding stillness, a stable and non-reactive characteristic of the mind during meditation practice. This recording is intended to provide support for discussion of stillness during the Dharma talk...
The Four Divine Abidings
During this talk, April reviews what Buddhism calls "the Four Divine Abidings": lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. She uses a translation of the Metta Sutta, the Lovingkindness Discourse as a guideline for her review. Her presentation...
The Psychology of Awakening: An In-Person Class taught by Peter Carlson, Saturdays, 9:30-11 AM, April 12-May 3
The Psychology of Awakening Buddhist Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation Taught by Peter Carlson Presented by The Orlando Insight Meditation Group at the University Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 11648 McCulloch Rd, Orlando, FL 32817, near the UCF campus Saturdays,...
February 2025 Dharma Questions
During this talk, Peter describes his favorite etymology of the word dukkha. He then talks at length about the concepts of duality and non-duality, described as a progression from the simple action of intending to monitor the sensations that occur while breathing to...
February 2025 Dharma Questions
One meeting each month is intended to provide an opportunity for those attending to ask Peter questions about Buddhist concepts and meditation practice. He has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 40 years, and enjoys the dialogue involved in these...
Dukkha And These Days
During this talk, Allie Vaknin reviewed the three elements of Dukkha--embodied suffering, the suffering the mind creates, and the suffering due to the unpredictability of change. Her description is accompanied by various comments regarding current sociopolitical...
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...
