I find reading about the insights, of what I think are attained beings, from other traditions very interesting. It’s quite a nice challenge to be able to ask, ‘Is this the same insight that I had? Is this the path?’… Read the rest
A question and answer session that occurred towards the end of a retreat given in February, 2010.… Read the rest
A talk based around the three types of dukkha—dukkha vedana (the feeling of dukkha), dukkha sacca (the truth of dukkha), and dukkha lakkhana (the characteristic of dukkha).… Read the rest
Memory can be like that, we can plug into goodness. Memory is important to understand, and how it works, like in the practices of metta meditation. [We use it] to bring up associations that are wholesome and skillful.… Read the rest
Bring up the image of someone whom it’s easy to feel affection for. On the in-breath bring the image of them into your heart. On the out-breath wish, “May you be well.”… Read the rest
Quite often we carry a lot of tension in our eyes and our face. So, to become conscious of that can be an interesting exercise. Get in touch with this awareness which isn’t looking for anything special.… Read the rest
In the texts the Buddha would often give analogies which related to craft. So you have the musician tuning his instrument, the fletcher straightening his arrow, a carpenter working with a piece of wood- these are the images of craft. So, if there’s that attitude, then we do try things out. That’s the way we learn.… Read the rest
Quite often we don’t reflect on the reality of our hearts and minds. We tend to overlay it with our idealism.… Read the rest
Physical discomfort is what you have to be aware of. Discomfort makes you restless, so the resistance to discomfort is what you have to get in touch with.… Read the rest
A guided meditation given during a retreat in February, 2011.… Read the rest
