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5 Faculties (Part 1)Day Four: Part 1: Dhamma Talk on The 5 Faculties (Indriyas) given at the 2009 10-day Vipassana Retreat at Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery, Australia. [Venerable U Vansarakkhita]728 views
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Contemplating the ElementsPatrick Kearney's Vipassana Retreat Talk at Bodhi Tree Monastery (2009)
The foundation of satipatthana (establishing mindfulness) is the tracking (anupassana), or contemplation, of our experience of body. As we remain present to physical experience over time, we learn to drop beneath our concepts of body to its direct, sensual impact. What we normally take to be “my body” becomes, as we go deeper, different manifestations of the four elements of earth, air, fire and water.
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(5) Working with Thinking and PainWorking with Thinking and Pain in meditation, explains how to relate to pain and the ability to handle the "Thinking Mind" skillfully. [Ven. Pannyavaro]673 views
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(01) Vipassana Meditation RetreatSayadaw U Janakabhivamsa
Track01 Introduction to Meditation - 10 Vipassana Retreat Talks, by Sayadaw U Janaka (6/12/2003)
The opening evening talk during an intensive Vipassana(Insight) meditation retreat in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition of Burma, by the abbot and meditation master of Chanmyay Meditation Centre, Yangon, Myanmar.
Vipassana or insight meditation, is above all, an experiential practice, based on the systematic and balanced
development of a precise and focused awareness. By observing one’s moment-to-moment mind/body processes
from a place of investigative attention, insight arises into the true nature of life and experiences. Through the wisdom acquired by using insight meditation one is able to live more freely and relate to the world around with less clinging,fear and confusion. Thus one’s life becomes increasingly directed by consideration, compassion and clarity.299 views
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(8) Paying Attention to FeelingsThe Buddha said: "All things converge in Feelings", so paying attention to feelings, whether they are pleasant, unpleasant or indiferent is the is the primary focus in Vipassana meditation. [Ven. Pannyavaro] 983 views
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(1) IntroductionThis series of audio files are from Ven. Pannyavaro's book: "The Vipassana Retreat". Pannyavaro is the resident monk and teacher at the Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery,Tullera, NSW Australia. This is the introduction to the Vipassana Retreat, which describes the supportive conditions of a retreat centre, etc. [Ven. Pannyavaro]
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The 5 Hindrances (Part 2)Day Five: Part 2: Dhamma Talk on The 5 Hindrances given at the 2009 10-day Vipassana Retreat at Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery, Australia. [Venerable U Vansarakkhita]459 views
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Not-SelfPatrick Kearney's Vipassana Retreat Talk at Bodhi Tree Monastery (2009)
We come to Anattalakkhana Sutta (Characteristics of not-self), where the Buddha presents the five aggregates associated with clinging and reveals their real nature. The five aggregates are one of the two main ways in which the Buddha analyses the nature of the human being. They represent what we cling to to create our sense of who we are and what the world is.
We look at the Buddha’s description of how we construct our identity through the three movements of: craving (tanha), the drive to possess; conceit (mana), our fundamental sense of separation and identity; and view (ditthi), the completed concept we have of ourselves-within-our-world. We consider how the Buddha's understanding of not-self (anatta) plays out in his understanding of life-after-life. If there is, fundamentally, no-one here, then who moves from one life to another?
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Contemplatingt FeelingPatrick Kearney's Vipassana Retreat Talk at Bodhi Tree Monastery (2009)
This morning we move onto the third satipatthana, that of vedana, usually translated “feeling.” We explore what we mean by feeling, and try to come to an understanding of what the Buddha means by “vedana.” Vedana can be seen as the affective aspect of experience, the capacity of any given experience to move us in some way — to provoke a response. For the Buddha, feeling and response are inextricably linked. To understand what we do, we must understand what — and how — we feel.
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(02) Vipassana Meditation RetreatSayadaw U Janakabhivamsa
Track02 The Four Noble Truths - 10 Vipassana Retreat Talks, by Sayadaw U Janaka (6/12/2003)
The second evening talk during an intensive Vipassana (Insight) meditation retreat in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition of Burma, by the abbot and Meditation Master of Chanmyay Meditation Centre, Yangon, Myanmar.138 views
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