Episodes
In this session, Miles Kessler explores the principles of Vipassana meditation, focusing on cultivating the five controlling faculties—faith, energetic effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom—to perceive the three universal characteristics of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self. The session includes a guided meditation that emphasizes the importance of finding a spiritual teacher and reflects on the qualities that make a teacher valuable.
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Published 08/01/24
In this session, Miles Kessler examines the practice of cutting through to ultimate reality by developing courageous effort, characterized by enduring patience in the face of difficulties and suffering, and offers a guided meditation to cultivate mindfulness with a bold and courageous mind.
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Published 07/31/24
In this session, Miles Kessler examines the practice of cutting through to ultimate reality, emphasizing the importance of cultivating five controlling faculties and nine supportive practices, including care and respect. He offers a guided meditation to help participants approach their practice with mindfulness and gentle awareness.
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Published 07/30/24
In this session, Miles Kessler examines the concept of ultimate reality within Buddhism, emphasizing the three universal characteristics of Anicca, Dukkha, and Anatta. He offers a guided meditation to help practitioners pay attention to impermanence as a way of seeing ultimate reality and progressing on the path of spiritual liberation.
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Published 07/29/24
In this session, Milla Gregor examines the concepts of comfort and discomfort, offering insights on how to recognize discomfort as a neutral source of information and how to cultivate practices that nourish and ground us. Gregor provides a guided meditation aimed at exploring our physical and emotional responses to discomfort, building a supportive foundation through connection with ancestors and mindfulness.
Published 07/26/24
In this session, Milla Gregor examines the importance of embracing discomfort and explores three paths of practice—transcendence, accommodation, and engagement—offering a guided meditation that encourages meeting experiences with curiosity, care, and embodied awareness.
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Published 07/25/24
In this session, Milla Gregor examines the practice of balancing comfort and discomfort by exploring concepts such as the 'green, orange, and red zones.' The session includes a guided meditation inviting participants to touch the earth and find groundedness while addressing mildly uncomfortable experiences.
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Published 07/24/24
In this session, Milla Gregor examines the concept of discomfort, encouraging us to change our relationship with it and to be more engaged with the world. She explores different pathways in spiritual practice—transcendental, accommodationist, and engaged—offering guidance on becoming comfortable with discomfort as a means of fostering deeper engagement.
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Published 07/23/24
In this session, Milla Gregor explores the themes of comfort and discomfort in the spiritual path, offering personal insights and a guided meditation to help participants navigate and embrace the natural discomforts of life and practice. By sharing her own journey, she emphasizes how discomfort can often come wrapped around valuable experiences, encouraging a shift in perspective towards growth and engagement rather than avoidance.
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Published 07/22/24
In this session, Christine Kupfer examines the Buddha's five steps for working with doubt and shares her personal experiences with self-doubt, offering insights on mindfulness and inquiry as tools for overcoming limiting beliefs. The session concludes with a guided meditation for connecting deeply with the present moment and letting go of self-doubt.
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Published 07/19/24
In this session, Christine Kupfer examines the nature of self-doubt and its potential to hinder personal growth, offering a guided meditation and inquiry practice designed to discern the reliability of self-doubt and to call upon inner wisdom for greater clarity and peace.
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Published 07/18/24
In this session, Christine Kupfer examines the theme of doubt, particularly self-doubt, and its causes and conditions through the lens of mindfulness. The session explores how self-doubt manifests and offers a guided meditation to help participants trust their basic goodness and let go of self-assessment and judgment.\
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Published 07/17/24
In this session, Christine Kupfer explores the concept of neurotic doubt as a hindrance in Buddhism and offers a guided meditation to identify and work through doubt. Kupfer emphasizes mindfulness of thoughts and the importance of distinguishing between wholesome and unwholesome thoughts to cultivate a freer and more confident mind.
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Published 07/16/24
In this session, Christine Kupfer examines the dual nature of doubt, highlighting how it can both hinder and help us amidst uncertainty, and offers a guided meditation to cultivate clarity and steadiness in the face of doubt.
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Published 07/15/24
In this session, Martin Aylward examines the theme of 'love and let go' by reflecting on the distinction between inner and outer experiences, encouraging a deeper perception and connection to the present moment. Aylward offers a guided meditation that integrates love and acceptance, helping participants to dissolve the separation between themselves and the world.Free guided Buddhist meditation and Dharma practice. Join us live every weekday @ https://sangha.live/daily
Published 07/12/24
In this session, Martin Aylward explores the themes of love and letting go, examining how meditation reveals our inner landscape and offers freedom from habitual thoughts and emotions. The guided meditation encourages participants to sense, settle, and soften into their experience, fostering intimacy with the present moment and cultivating a natural harmoniousness.Free guided Buddhist meditation and Dharma practice. Join us live every weekday @ https://sangha.live/daily
Published 07/11/24
In this session, Martin Aylward explores the practice of cultivating an inner climate of love and friendliness, encouraging a non-judgmental stance that welcomes all emotions without resistance. He offers a guided meditation to help participants orientate towards openness and ease, allowing experiences to arise and pass freely.Free guided Buddhist meditation and Dharma practice. Join us live every weekday @ https://sangha.live/daily
Published 07/10/24
In this session, Martin Aylward explores the themes of love and letting go, examining how clinging to desires and rigid views can cause suffering and inviting us to navigate life more lovingly through mindful awareness and non-clinging. The guided meditation encourages presence, gentle awareness, and the practice of softening our grip on thoughts and discomfort, ultimately fostering a spacious and tender heart.Free guided Buddhist meditation and Dharma practice. Join us live every weekday @...
Published 07/09/24
In this session, Martin Aylward explores the interconnected practices of love and letting go, offering a guided meditation that encourages us to experience every sensation, thought, and moment as an expression of love.
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Published 07/08/24
In this session, Nathan Glyde explores the metaphor of being an island and finding refuge in oneself and the Dharma, offering a guided meditation that encourages mindfulness, self-compassion, and interconnection with the world. Glyde examines the importance of bringing meditation into daily life through multiple brief practices and maintaining a vibrant, alert presence in all activities.
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Published 07/05/24
In this session, Sophie Boyer explores the practice of deepening awareness through the gateway of sound, offering a guided meditation that encourages us to notice the presence of a listener and the nature of sound without added concepts, fostering a sense of unity and receptivity.
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Published 05/17/24
In this session, Sophie Boyer guides us in a practice of meeting the present moment with openness and gentleness, offering a guided meditation that encourages us to notice and release tension while cultivating a sense of spaciousness and presence. She reminds us of the importance of recognizing our habit of seeking and returning to the inherent calm that is always available.
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Published 05/16/24