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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...
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...
Enlightenment is attainable by anyone, but sometimes students feel unworthy of realising it themselves. As the story of the monk Culapanthak...
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...
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...
Everything in life is interconnected. From the huge gravitational pull of black holes, planets and suns to the 'spooky action at a distance'...
Although appearing relatively stable, life is actually very unpredictable. We seek greater knowledge of life as a way to master the uncertai...
So called because they are the necessary mental capacities that lead to enlightenment, the way the seven factors develop through meditation...
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...
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...
During the Olympic Games people spontaneously developed the wholesome mental quality of sympathetic joy. This talk describes how to practice...
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...
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...
The problem of suffering cannot be eradicated through external means alone. Such activity merely perpetuates the round of suffering indefini...
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...
This podcast explores the myths around enlightenment and the importance of personal practice rather than book learning. It discusses how vip...
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...
This podcast considers the problems with speculating about life and contrasts speculation with the pragmatic and practical approach of the B...
This talk discusses the correct level of mental energy for meditation, describing the Buddha’s teaching on Right Effort. The effects of imba...
This podcast explores how we create psychological barriers through resistance, ways to bring those barriers down, including mundane right vi...
Path and non-path teachings are discussed making the distinction between the search and the seeing. The practice of and reasons behind vipas...
This talk considers the relationship between chaos and order and ways to bring harmony to our lives. Supporting conditions for mindfulness a...
We sometimes find ourselves at a crossroads in life. Looking for a new direction, some are attracted to Buddha-Dhamma, with its promise of b...
Material wealth is sought after because it is believed to bring us security and self-worth. However, all conditioned things are subject to d...
In this podcast Paul outlines a practice for developing compassion. He describes its near and far enemies and their drawbacks, its relations...
Paul discusses pitfalls that hamper mundane happiness, including expectations and attachment to views of how life should be, followed by way...
This podcast introduces the concept of a kalyanamitta, a good spiritual friend, the qualities that such friends have and the reasons why we...
This podcast discusses the various aspects of the four noble truths and the three trainings of the noble eightfold path: sila (ethics), sama...
This talk describes how Buddhism shares aspects of several other systems, including religion, ethics, psychology and philosophy. It discusse...
This podcast discusses how life changes with the way we choose to respond to situations. It looks at the meaning of acceptance and the impac...
This talk discusses the Noble Eightfold Path and the Buddha’s approach to conflict resolution, along with ways to achieve physical and psych...
This talk discusses rebirth and its importance within the Buddha’s teaching. It explores the different impacts on our lives of holding a one...
In this podcast, Paul introduces the four cankers of sensual desire, becoming, views and ignorance, describes how they corrupt meditation an...
This podcast examines the power of the mind and how it can be used to influence our lives. It discusses the influence of the parami, kamma a...
This podcast discusses the role of renunciation in undertaking a Buddhist practice and the difference between renunciation and asceticism. I...
This talk discusses the topic of belief in self and the Buddha’s teaching of non-self, what we mean by “self” and how it develops. It introd...
This talk discusses the five hindrances to meditation, using an analogy given by the Buddha. It describes how we use them in daily life to a...
This podcast discusses interconnectedness and the conditioned and conditioning nature of phenomena. Paul points out the importance of ethica...
Paul describes the cycle of perceived threat, fear and response which is often perceived as aggression by the person receiving it, leading t...
This talk describes ways in which we try to find happiness in this life and how, as the Buddha said: “Life is suffering”. Then, how we can c...
Paul discusses samsara, describing a variety of realms of existence, from realms of ghosts and demons up to heavenly realms with the human w...
Suffering within the four noble truths is discussed and the need to understand the cause behind it. The two arrows are described: how the fi...
A reading and discussion on the meaning of the Parable of the Raft. The importance of various aspects of the teaching, such as the five spir...
Paul discusses the simplicity of being present, what obstructs it and what to do in order to obtain it; the difference between non-hatred an...
What is meditation and how can we learn through it? Paul discusses the three trainings of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and how they wor...
This talk discusses the four bases of spiritual power ( iddhipada ). It explains what they are, how the meditation feels when they start to...
This concerns the story of Sona, who tried too hard in the meditation, and the Buddha’s instruction to him of using the middle way in terms...
Brother Nigel is the long-standing Head Monk at the Monastery of Absolute Harmony.
Audio recording of the book "Postcards from Beyond" by meditation teacher Paul Harris, uploaded in weekly installments. https://www.aukana.o...
Audio recording of the book "Postcards from Beyond" by meditation teacher Paul Harris, uploaded in weekly installments. https://www.aukana.o...
Audio recording of the book "Postcards from Beyond" by meditation teacher Paul Harris, uploaded in weekly installments. https://www.aukana.o...