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Instructions and meditation: mettā
(Southern Insight Meditation (Staveley Camp)) Cultivating loving-kindness using a range of different methods, including reciting phrases and radiating energyShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: mindfulness of breathing
(Southern Insight Meditation (Staveley Camp)) Bringing a relaxed approach to practising mindfulness of breathing, noticing the subtle energising quality of the in-breath and the relaxing aspect of the out-breathShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Instructions and guided meditation: mindfulness of the body and breathing, then walking meditation
(Southern Insight Meditation (Staveley Camp)) A brief introduction to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, focusing on mindfulness of the body and mindfulness of breathing followed by a guided meditation then walking instructionsShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided gratitude meditation. Dhamma talk on the topic Why am I always right?
From Harris Park. Guided gratitude meditation. Dhamma talk on the topic Why am I always right? Discussion on ahankāra (I-making), thinking, truth, and views.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Loving kindness practice
A 28-minute guided loving-kindness practice led by Leela Sarti, from Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Sutta Pitaka, Breath meditation, Dhamma talk on the Uluru Statement of the Heart
From Harris Park. Unboxing the Malaysian edition of Bhante's translations of the Sutta Pitaka. Breath meditation. Dhamma talk on the Uluru Statement of the Heart, by Aboriginal people. The wisdom of first nations people and Buddhism.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Opening talk and meditation
A 1-hour 6-minute guided practice led by Leela Sarti, from Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: cultivating gratitude
Orienting the heart-mind towards gratitude as a support for muditā, appreciative joyShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Bhante Akāliko, Bhante Sujato: Guided death contemplation, Dhamma talk on Carrion sutta – Amaganda
From Harris Park. Death contemplation guided by Bhante Akāliko. Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato: Carrion sutta (Snp 2.2) Amaganda: literally "raw stench". A (presumably) hard-core vegan ascetic challenges the Buddha about his eating a cooked meal with meat. The Buddha's response: a conduct of practicing the four Brahma Viharas is what a monastic / ascetic lifestyle is about.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation on Buddhānussati, Dhamma talk on the life of the Buddha
From Harris Park. Meditation on the qualities of the Buddha (Buddhānussati), taken from Itipiso chant. Dhamma talk on the life of the Buddha and how suttas will have likely been interpreted mythologically, with meaning constructed differently, often metaphorically and symbolically rather than as a purely historical description.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation on the joyful, soothing breath, Dhamma talk on the three characteristics
From Harris Park. Meditation on the joyful, soothing breath. Dhamma talk on the three characteristics in historical context and their practical relationship to liberation: anicca (impermanence/not-regularity-ness), dukkha (suffering), anatta (non-self). Why are all conditions suffering but all dhammas non-self? The three characteristics as doors to dhammas of the great teachers.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation on mindfulness of the breath, Dhamma talk about Mahasi techniques
From Harris Park. Meditation on mindfulness of the breath. Dhamma talk about Mahasi techniques e.g. noting, where to watch the breath, influence of Japan in early twentieth century Buddhism, Satipattana Sutta parts, Mahasi and the evolution of the stages of insight.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Meditation: Beyond Distraction — Five Strategies to Remove Distracting Thoughts
In this guided meditation, Shaila Catherine introduces a progressive series of strategies to overcome restlessness, obsessive thinking, rumination, and habitual obstacles and hindrances. By freeing the mind from the fetter of restlessness, meditators calm their minds, develop tranquility, strengthen concentration, create the conditions for jhana, and incline the mind toward liberating insight and nibbana. These teachings are based on two suttas (19 and 20) n the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: mindfulness of mindfulness
Bringing awareness to the quality of mindfulness itself, and as needed, infusing it with kindness, compassion, appreciation or equanimityShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation and Dhamma talk on the five aggregates (khandā)
From Harris Park. Meditation on the five "aggregates" (khandā), guided by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato on the five aggregates. Subtle (sukhuma) rūpa perceived by the mind. The aggregates as inseparable aspects of experience. Perception recognizes and puts details together to meaningful wholes. Sankhārā in this context: volition. Meaning of "upadāna khandā"; metaphor of the hand. Q+A: Contemplation of khandas in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta. Why such brief introduction of the concept of khandas in the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta (reference: MN 26).Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Sīla, Mettā meditation, Q+A
From Harris Park. Sīla - a life in the Dhamma as foundation for meditation. Mettā meditation guided by Bhante Sujato. Q+A: gratitude as an aspect of mudita. The role of mettā when dealing with trauma.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Mettā, Brāhmā vihārā, Guided mettā meditation, Dhamma talk on mettā meditation method
From Harris Park. Bhante Sujato: Mettā as an experience vs. a philosophical idea; found inside rather than outside, independent rather than grasping. Brāhmā vihārā. Guided mettā meditation. Dhamma talk: background on the mettā meditation method as taught by Ajahn Mahā Chatchai. Patience as a warm-up. Grounding the experience of mettā firmly in the body. Explanantion of "nimittā".Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: breathing and resilience
Short instructions for orienting to the body then breathing, and how returning to the breath can support more resilienceShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Meditation: Where Is Attention
A 43-minute guided practice led by Kim Allen, from Uncontrived.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Ayyā Suvirā, Bhante Sujato: The revival of the Bhikkhunis, Mettā meditation, Dhamma talk on the psychology of peace, Q+A
From Mantra Hotel. Ayyā Suvīrā presenting her new book. Mettā meditation, introduced and guided by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato: the psychology of peace. Samatha and Vipassanā: not two kinds of meditation, but aspects of mental development: letting go of desire and ignorance. "Māra is always one step ahead!" Q+A: Being afraid of peace.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: cultivating an attitude of welcome
Monday morning "start your week well" meditation: cultivating an attitude of welcome to whatever our experience is right nowShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Meditation
A 53-minute guided practice led by Marcia Rose, from Mountain Hermitage.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Metta Part 2
A 45-minute guided loving-kindness practice led by Marcia Rose, from Mountain Hermitage.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Mettā meditation, Dhamma talk on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Mettā meditation guided by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: how to find truth in a sea of disinformation (five guidelines). Thoughts on the concept of "Just War": its ancient philosophical origins and the Buddhist perspective. Black / white / black and white / neither black nor white kamma.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Metta Part 1
A 45-minute guided loving-kindness practice led by Marcia Rose, from Mountain Hermitage.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Metta meditation
A 47-minute guided loving-kindness practice led by Chas DiCapua, from Twin Cities Vipassana Collective.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: practice review
Beginning with the body and breathing, opening to emotions and thoughts then awareness itselfShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Mettā meditation for small creatures, Dhamma talk on Ahirājasutta (The Snake King), Q+A
Mettā for mosquitoes. Mettā meditation for small creatures led by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk on AN 4.67 Ahirājasutta (The Snake King). Q+A: The first nun.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: awareness of awareness
Cultivating simple, clear and spacious presenceShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: spaciousness
Beginning with the body, then gradually opening up awareness to include the space beyond the bodyShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Guided Sit - Concentration
A 1-hour 8-minute guided concentration practice led by Marcia Rose, from Mountain Hermitage.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditative states vs. process, Meditation on impermanence, Dhamma talk on Madhupiṇḍikasutta, Q+A
Bhante Sujato on meditative states vs. meditative process. Meditation on impermanence guided by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk on a passage from the Madhupiṇḍikasutta (MN18): about the proliferation going on in the mind. Katukurunde Ñānananda: concept and reality. Q+A: choice without a chooser.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Bhante Akāliko, Bhante Sujato: The trapped monkey, Guided meditation, Dhamma talk on mantras as a skillful means, Q+A
from Mantra Hotel. Introduction by Bhante Akāliko: the trapped monkey. Meditation guided by Bhante Akāliko. Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato on the Buddha's idea of mantras as a skillful means, a tool to work with the mind, without intrinsic power. Snp 4.14: craving drives thinking. Q+A: resistance to meditation. Fear. Simile of the cat and the elephant.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Honoring Thich Nhat Hannh, Breath meditation, Q+A
Honoring Thich Nhat Hannh. Breath meditation explained and guided by Bhante Sujato. Q+A: sīlā, samādhi, paññā as a comprehensive framework for the elements of the path, derived from the Buddha's teaching on the Gradual Training, e.g. in Dīgha Nikāya 2. Breath meditation as opposed to ancient pranayama techniques trying to control the breath. Meditation methods require balance between receiving and doing. Threshold concentration. Weird experiences during meditation.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Bhante Akāliko, Bhante Sujato: Rainbodhi, Tradition and its evolution, Breath meditation, Dhamma talk: the 8-fold path, Q+A
Bhante Akāliko's Rainbodhi booklet. Thoughts on tradition and its evolution. Bhante Sujato on meditation going against the stream of result based thinking. Breath meditation guided by Bhante Sujato. Dhamma talk: the 8 parts of the 8fold path. Q+A: right livelihood. Connection lost during Q+A.Shared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: equanimity
Orienting to spaciousness and ease as supports for the steadiness of equanimityShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: compassion
Beginning by steadying the body, heart and mind, then cultivating kindness and care in relation to painShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Meditation: mindfulness of mind and awakening factors
Beginning by establishing stillness and spaciousness in the body and mind, allowing thoughts to come and go, then tuning in to the underlying qualities of the mind, including the seven factors of awakeningShared under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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