This is a whole series of 18 talks by Thanissara on Embodied Dharma that were give at the Cloud Mountain Retreat Center over ten days in June, 2012. All of these talks are posted at Dharma Seed, a wonderful resource for Buddhist teachings offered at various retreat centers around the country.
Embodied Dharma
2012-06-14 (10 days) Cloud Mountain Retreat Center
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Thanissara, a practitioner since 1975, was a Theravada nun for 12 years in the tradition of Ajahn Chah and has taught internationally the last 20 years. She is co-founder and director of Dharmagiri Hermitage and Outreach in South Africa and spends time between there and the US. She has an MA in Mindfulness Psychotherapy Practice from Karuna Institute and Middx University UK and is currently co-facilitator of the Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock
2012-07-04 1. Buddha's Essential Guidance 19:45 Thanissara path as both gradual and immediate - succinct teaching of 'refrain from the unwholesome, lift up the good & purify the heart.'
2012-07-04 2. First Foundation of Mindfulness 39:25Thanissara training of 'mano-vinnana' attention - withdrawing the mind from its preoccupations, working with the breath, way to one.
2012-07-04 3. Basic Sanity 43:51Thanissara sanity of mindfulness, mindfulness leading to insight into the nature of the body, simplicity, getting back on track
2012-07-04 4. Guided Meditation on the Body 41:28Thanissara
2012-07-04 5. Samadhi - Path into Here & Now 42:15Thanissara deepening presence here & now, 5 jhana factors, fruits of samadhi
2012-07-04 6. Jhana Factors & Balanced Effort 25:22Thanissara cultivating balance and depth of inner well being
2012-07-04 7. Hindrances & Stopping 39:49Thanissara stopping the momentum of the mind.. a serial killer stops and awakens
2012-07-04 8. Balance of Calm & Insight 36:15Thanissara mindfulness & clear comprehension in tandem with insight & wise reflection - two kinds of peace
2012-07-04 9. Contemplating Change & Worldly Winds 30:45Thanissara reflecting on change - the doorway into the changeless - maintaining well being in the face of change through wisdom
2012-07-04 10. Training of Mind 37:52Thanissara practice as preparation for when the hindrances hit - vitakkasantana sutta - skilful training of thought
2012-07-04 11. Four Truths 42:10Thanissara contemplation and practice of the 4 truths
2012-07-04 12. Practice of the Four Truths 33:45Thanissara where there is samsara is nibbana
2012-07-04 13. Leap Beyond 54:29Thanissara heart sutra and kuan yin
2012-07-04 14. Original Mind 35:36Thanissara guided meditation pointing out 'mind'
2012-07-04 15. Divine Within Human 53:57Thanissara 4 brahma viharas & bodhicitta
2012-07-04 16. Guided Brahma Vihara Meditation 35:17Thanissara drawing on themes of the 4 brahma viharas - kindness, compassion, joy & equanimity - infused with the divine bodhicitta of Kuan Yin
2012-07-04 17. Daily Life Practice 31:29Thanissara
2012-07-04 18. Taking Precepts 29:45
Thanissara the value of ethics as a foundation for practice and as a protection of all beings
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