In this final session, Alan brings us back to the first immeasurable of loving-kindness with a guided meditation which focuses on loving-kindness first for oneself, and then spreading out to all begins.Thank you for listening to these podcast

93 Integrating Into the Outside World

Jun 3rd, 2011 1h 7m

Editor's Note: Due to multiple recording errors, this afternoon's podcast is an optimized recording from an iPhone. Because of this, it is difficult to hear clearly. My very sincere apologies. If anyone can improve the quality further, I would

92 Easy Comings and Goings

Jun 3rd, 2011 5m 43s

This morning, Alan first speaks about Dharma practice during periods of transition. This is followed by an unguided meditation, which is not included.

91 Final Afternoon Session: The History and Development of Buddhism

Jun 2nd, 2011 2h 7m

Although there are two more days of retreat, this is our last afternoon session. Alan begins by jumping right in to a guided meditation in which he "puts us through the paces" of the three types of mindfulness of breathing, settling the mind in

90 Morning Q&A #3

Jun 2nd, 2011 8m 19s

This morning we begin with an unguided meditation (not included in this recording) and then Alan answers the following questions from the group:1. Could you clarify the terms mind, awareness, and consciousness? Do you use them interchangeably

89 Integrated Vipashyana

Jun 1st, 2011 1h 41m

This afternoon Alan leads a guided meditation [6:25] that integrates the three different methods of vipashyana as taught by Padmasambhava.After the guided meditation [31:40], Alan talks about the history and development of science by answerin

88 Evaluating Practice

Jun 1st, 2011 8m 6s

This morning, Alan speaks about skillful means for evaluating our practice and determining whether our aspirations are being fulfilled or not. The following unguided meditation is not included.

87 Vipashyana: Identifying Rigpa

May 31st, 2011 1h 23m

In this afternoon session, (today's morning session did not include any guidance or teachings and was not recorded) Alan Wallace continues to teach on vipashyana. We begin this afternoon with a 24-minute meditation [1:10] with guidance from the

86 Vipashyana: Continuing the Search

May 30th, 2011 1h 6m

This afternoon, we review the teachings from Saturday afternoon (#84) and practice in the same way. The unguided meditation is not included. There is no question and answer; instead, Alan gives some final remarks after the ~55 minute dharma tal

85 Releasing the "Shoulds" and Relaxing

May 30th, 2011 4m 2s

This morning, Alan reminds us to continue to "downshift" and loosen up if we find we are unsatisfied with the quality of our meditation. This brief introduction is followed by an unguided meditation, which is not included.

84 Vipashyana: Searching for the Mind

May 28th, 2011 1h 37m

This afternoon Alan continues with a second method of vipashyana, "Engaging in the Search for the Mind," again from Padmasambhava's "Natural Liberation," with reference as well to Tsongapa's teachings on the same subject. The dharma talk lasts

83 Morning Q&A #2

May 28th, 2011 3m 32s

We will continue to go right into unguided meditation sessions in the morning (not included in the recording), followed by brief Q&A. This morning Alan answers one question:1. In awareness of awareness, I find it difficult to relax, although

82 Vipashyana

May 27th, 2011 1h 52m

This afternoon, Alan ventures into the realm of vipashyana with an introductory teaching. He draws from Padmasambhava's "Natural Liberation" and instructs us on a basic vipashyana technique. The opening talk lasts 55 minutes, and the following

81 Morning Q&A

May 27th, 2011 6m 39s

This morning's session is an unguided open practice, followed by brief Q&A. The meditation period is not included.Alan answers these questions:1. In awareness of awareness, how can I most effectively release medium excitation other than rel

80 Equanimity and Rigpa

May 26th, 2011 1h 4m

Alan begins this afternoon session with a profoundly wise and skillful dharma talk on the deepest kind of equanimity: that which is viewed from the perspective of rigpa. This 55 minute talk is followed by the unguided meditation (not included)

79 Spatial Awareness of Awareness

May 26th, 2011 11m 51s

This morning we return to the final phase of the awareness of awareness practice: exploring this awareness spatially. Alan first reviews the technique for the practice. The unguided meditation is not included.

78 Equanimity and Imperturbability

May 25th, 2011 1h 8m

This afternoon, Alan Wallace sets up a meditation on equanimity, or uppekha, in two parts. First, bringing to mind situations in our lives that arouse aversion and craving, then imagining maintaining equanimity, and reflecting upon right action

77 Breaking Through: Awareness of Awareness

May 25th, 2011 15m 24s

This morning we continue with the practice of awareness of awareness. Alan first gives an introduction, then brief final remarks after the unguided meditation. The unguided meditation is not included in the recording. All meditation sessions ar

76 Virtue and Mudita

May 24th, 2011 1h 8m

This afternoon Alan Wallace again sets up an unguided meditation on mudita, or empathetic joy. He first gives a 40 minute dharma talk about skillfully attending to one's own virtues without reifying oneself in the process. The unguided medita

75 Shamatha Without a Sign

May 24th, 2011 9m 30s

This morning Alan Wallace again introduces the practice of shamatha without a sign, or awareness of awareness, as taught by Padmasambhava. We are instructed to look right into our actual sense of being an agent.The following unguided meditati

74 Contentment and Mudita

May 23rd, 2011 1h 3m

This afternoon's session begins with a 50 minute Dharma talk in which Alan Wallace invites us to consider whether we are content, satisfied, perhaps even willing to rejoice in the current trajectory of our individual lives. He talks about balan

73 Pure Being

May 23rd, 2011 8m 43s

In this morning's session we return to the practice of awareness of awareness. Alan first introduces the technique of oscillation between withdrawal from all appearances and release into space, or non-objectivity.The unguided meditation is no

72 The Origins of Suffering

May 21st, 2011 1h 35m

This afternoon, Alan first gives a Dharma talk relating to the deepest type of suffering to which we are vulnerable: the pervasive suffering of composite, or conditioned, existence. He asks the question, "Why do we suffer?" and explores it from

71 Settling the Mind, Phase Three

May 21st, 2011 38m 24s

This morning, Alan first reviews the practice of settling the mind in its natural state, both in theory and in practice. This is followed by an unguided meditation that begins at 12:00 in the recording.

70 Responding to the Reality of Change

May 20th, 2011 44m 24s

This afternoon, Alan first gives a lengthy Dharma talk about different methods for responding to the reality of change. He contrasts the materialistic and Buddhist views, and goes into detail about how attachment and grasping block one's abilit