97 Finishing with loving kindness (and a lovely ceremony)
We come to our very last session with a meditation on loving kindness and dedication of merit (0:50) Afterwards our group prepared such a lo...
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Fall 2011 Shamatha Retreat
Dharma talks and guided meditations given six days per week during the Fall, 2011 eight-week Shamatha retreat at the Thanyapura Mind Centre in Phuket, Thailand, with B. Alan Wallace. Podcast...
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20 of 97 episodes96 For a moment, everything can be ok
We come to the last day of the retreat, where Alan invites us to reboot our mind by way of shamatha. Silent meditation starts at 01:16 After...
95 From chaos to calm
Alan leads the group, who has started talking now, through a shamatha session (02:13) designed to bring the mind down from agitation to calm...
94 Infusing the day with shamatha
Alan briefly speaks on how to infuse a busier day with shamatha and mindfulness. He also announces that he will do 6 months retreat at the e...
93 The tornado of OCDD
There are three strategies to protect from the tornado of thoughts in the mind. The first is to go to a shelter which is mindfulness of brea...
92 Whenever there's meeting, there's parting
We are beginning our final descent. The deva realm of Tushita and the pure land of Tushita sit side by side. In the deva realm when it is ti...
91 Purifying our vision
Silent meditation (no introduction) starts at 0:18 Questions (25:28): 1. Comment on the concepts of time and space. 2. What role do the “Hid...
90 Moving from coal to solar energy
Relying on hedonic pleasure is like a town that relies on a coal-fired generator. We begin to realize how much pollution this represents and...
89 A wellspring of good advice
This last Monday afternoon’s session, which we can say that is indispensable to listen to, Alan offered a huge number of pieces of advice th...
88 Karma must ripen
The root of all Buddhist teachings and practice is compassion. We start out with the reality of suffering – something that we have all exper...
87 The built-in antidotes
In this session Alan reminds us that shamatha is designed to dispel the 5 obscurations and as the imbalances are built-in, the remedies are...
86 The Path
The Four Immeasurables unguided meditation. Alan reiterates how important it is to have a sense of direction, a path. You really need to hav...
85 Practicing after the retreat
For those of us returning to our ordinary lives, Alan suggests that we avail ourselves of all the shamatha practices depending on our body a...
84 Maturation
Experienced meditators can move through a process of maturation where the Dharma and practices become ever more central to their lives. They...
83 Lucid dreaming and dream yoga
After a silent meditation (1:40) Alan gives an overview and brief ‘how to guide’ of lucid dreaming and dream yoga. Then questions (67:20) in...
82 Envision the novel of the rest of your life
“Shape your mind, shape your life.” Having completed the cycle of guided meditation, Alan speaks briefly about envisioning the transition fr...
81 Shamatha without a sign, part 4
Reading from Vajra Essence regarding the difference between consciousness, substrate consciousness and Rigpa. Meditation on awareness of awa...
80 Equanimity, part 2
Meditation on equanimity. Start with loving kindness for ourselves. Mental afflictions come to us just like the flu – don’t fuse your identi...
79 Shamatha without a sign, part 3
Dharma talk and meditation on Awareness of Awareness with the focus on the observer: Is there someone in there? The Bahiya (of the Garment)...
78 Equanimity, part 1
We come back to equanimity and Alan talks about it from 3 different levels: Coarse mind - Shantideva: "If there is something you can do abou...
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