S10 Ep6: S10 Ep6 "From Darkness to Light" by Paul Harris
With less emphasis being placed on teaching children the nativity, the winter solstice now appears to have become a celebration of consumeri...
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The House of Inner Tranquillity Podcast
The House of Inner Tranquillity is a Buddhist Insight meditation centre located in south-west England. The centre was established in 1980 for those in search of a practical approach to the B...
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20 of 192 episodesS10 Ep5: "Spiritual Intelligence" by Paul Harris
In essence, meditation is simply the ability to be conscious of present experience in a peaceful and balanced way so as to observe and compr...
S10 Ep4: "Conditioned Dependent Orginination" by Paul Harris
The wheel of Condition-Dependent Origination is the Buddha's description of how life goes on in an endless series of birth and death. Succes...
S10 Ep3: "The Elephant Shrew" by Paul Harris
Enlightenment is attainable by anyone, but sometimes students feel unworthy of realising it themselves. As the story of the monk Culapanthak...
S10 Ep2: "If Not Now, When" by Paul Harris
An article in a Buddhist journal suggested that it is not possible to realise enlightenment in our times because there is too much greed, ha...
S10 Ep1: "Learning to Breathe" by Paul Harris
We are so caught up in trying to make life different than it is that we take life for granted and miss the wonder and mystery of it all. The...
S9 Ep12: "Influence" by Paul Harris
Everything in life is interconnected. From the huge gravitational pull of black holes, planets and suns to the 'spooky action at a distance'...
S9 Ep11: "The Uncertainty Principal" by Paul Harris
Although appearing relatively stable, life is actually very unpredictable. We seek greater knowledge of life as a way to master the uncertai...
S9 Ep10: "The Seven Factors of Enlightenment" by Paul Harris
So called because they are the necessary mental capacities that lead to enlightenment, the way the seven factors develop through meditation...
S9 Ep9: "Discover the Magic" by Paul Harris
The point of following the Buddhas teaching is to bring us to the realisation that life is perfect as it is. This talk illustrates how, usin...
S9 Ep8: "21st Century Buddha" by Paul Harris
Is Buddhism relevant in the twenty-first century? The Buddha's teaching on the Four Nobel Truths relate to the same basic condition common t...
S9 Ep7: "After the Gold Rush" by Paul Harris
During the Olympic Games people spontaneously developed the wholesome mental quality of sympathetic joy. This talk describes how to practice...
S9 Ep6: "Meditation on Friendliness" by Paul Harris
Mind is a tool that we can learn to use effectively. Developing the practice of Metta teaches us how to use thinking skilfully. We learn how...
S9 Ep5: "Cula Panthaka" by Paul Harris
When new to this training, we may not wish to comply with the rules, we may want to choose our own path, to maintain control. It is, however...
S9 Ep4: "Goodbye Cruel Aggregates" by Paul Harris
The problem of suffering cannot be eradicated through external means alone. Such activity merely perpetuates the round of suffering indefini...
S9 Ep3: "Kaliyanamitta Spiritual Friendship" by Peter Case
This talk considers the importance of a good teacher and also of a sangha. It discusses ways of relating to the teacher and how to determine...
S9 Ep2: "What Enlightenment is Not" by Peter Case
This podcast explores the myths around enlightenment and the importance of personal practice rather than book learning. It discusses how vip...
S9 Ep1: "The Arahant" by Paul Harris
An arahant is a 'Perfected One', someone who has completed the Buddhist training and has realised the way life truly is. As such, they have...
S8 Ep7: "The Lotus Stalk" by Paul Harris
This podcast considers the problems with speculating about life and contrasts speculation with the pragmatic and practical approach of the B...
S8 Ep6: "Uses and Abuses of Mental Energy" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the correct level of mental energy for meditation, describing the Buddha’s teaching on Right Effort. The effects of imba...