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Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2022-09-29
Waking up from delusion
54:21
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Sally Armstrong
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| We often hear about and experience the suffering caused by greed and aversion, yet delusion, the third of the kilesas, or torments of mind, is in some ways a more fundamental cause of suffering because if we weren’t deluded, we wouldn’t believe that by grasping or pushing away we could avoid suffering. The challenge with delusion is its very definition is that we do |
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Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
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2022-09-23
Concentration
63:10
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Guy Armstrong
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| Concentration as a unification of mind brings stability of attention and is the foundation for liberating insight. Benefits of Samatha and vipassana. What blocks concentration and how to develop it in the retreat setting. |
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Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
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2022-09-22
The Judging mind
59:57
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Sally Armstrong
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| Many of us have a tendency to be critical and judgmental of ourselves and others. In meditation, this habit can seem quite strong and can create a lot of suffering. But mindfulness is a wonderful tool to enable us to see these thoughts for what they are, so we can begin to bring wisdom and understanding to them. The good news is, like any conditioned habit, we can learn to decondition this pattern. |
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Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
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