Shamatha and genuine happiness
RSS1 Introduction to the retreat
09 Jan 2020 Transcript available
First session of the retreat. Alma gave us a welcoming into the retreat and an introduction of her background in buddhist meditation. Each participant also introduced themselves and shared which country they were coming from and mentioned previous retreat experience (not recorded). We went over the daily schedule and questions and answers.
2 Meditation Drop and Loving Kindness for Oneself
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation on DROP releasing all tension and tightness and bringing the lung (wind) down to the navel. The cultivation of relaxation and letting go of effort and expectation give a good foundation for Shamatha practice.
3 Advice for Retreat
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
When going into solitary or group retreat you need to take care of your diet, sleep, exercise and practice. Here you will find some practical advice. Transcript in English and spanish
4 Meditation: Bare attention on all sensory domains
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation
5 Meditation Choiceless Awareness
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation on Choiceless awareness which is not a buddhist practice but has been taught in the modern Vipassana movement. It comes from Krishnamurti’s teachings. We did it to distinguish the differences between this practice and shamatha practice.
6 Lecture: Understanding Mindfulness and Shamatha
10 Jan 2020
Distinguish how to practice mindfulness within the Shamatha practice.
7 Meditation Full Body Awareness or The Infirmary
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation on Full Body Awareness also known as The Infirmary. It’s an excellent practice to cultivate relaxation while focusing on the breathing sensations throughout the body.
8 Lecture Full body awareness and questions dream yoga instructions
10 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Teaching after the meditation on full body awareness or the infirmary. Find the path and teaching that is good for you. Discovery and developmental path. Dream yoga instruction.
9 Meditation: Four Mind Changings
11 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation on the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma also called the Four Mind Changings. These are the ordinary preliminaries and we must meditate on them everyday. They help us put our priorities in place.
10 Lecture on the 4 Thoughts, Shamata and Vipashayana
11 Jan 2020 Transcript available
We reflected on the 4 thoughts that turn the mind towards liberation, the 3 marks of existence. The Axe & tree analogy of Shamatha & Vipashyana.
11 Meditation: Shamatha on the abdomen
11 Jan 2020 Transcript available
Guided meditation with focus on abdominal breathing. Cultivating Stability on the basis of relaxation.
12 Lecture: Sufferings, emptiness and 5 main mental afflictions
11 Jan 2020
3 sufferings, 3 marks. How things exist. Emptiness with flower/petal example. 5 main mental afflictions
13 Meditation
12 Jan 2020
Guided meditation
13b Lecture Cultivating a Good Heart
12 Jan 2020
Lecture Cultivating a Good Heart
14 Meditation: Four Thoughts and Compassion
12 Jan 2020
14 Meditation: Four Thoughts and Compassion
15 Lecture: Compassion and the Life of the Buddha
12 Jan 2020
15 Lecture: Compassion and the Life of the Buddha
16 Guided meditation: Compassion to loved ones
12 Jan 2020
Guided meditation: Compassion
17 Lecture: Compassion towards loved ones and life of the Buddha
12 Jan 2020
Compassion towards loved ones and life of the Buddha. The cow analogy
18 Meditation: Anapanasati
12 Jan 2020
Guided meditation Anapanasati, Mindfulness of Breathing
19 Questions and Answers
13 Jan 2020
Questions and Answers
20 Meditation: Empathetic joy towards yourself
13 Jan 2020
Constructive and Destructive habits
21 Lecture: Becoming aware of our actions
13 Jan 2020
become aware of actions of body speech and mind, without guilt. Use an opponent power. Cultivating optimism and happy mind helps decreasing mental afflictions.
22 Meditation: Mindfulness of breathing on the nostrils
13 Jan 2020
Four thoughts. Mindfulness of breathing on the nostrils. Go back to infirmary or abdomen if you feel tense.
23 Lecture: Mindfulness of breathing methods.
13 Jan 2020
Buddhaghosa: “As to suitability to temperament…Mindfulness of breathing is the one meditation subject suitable for one of deluded temperament and for one of ruminative temperament.” (Path of Purification, III: 121) Asaṅga (Śrāvakabhūmi): “If rumination uniquely dominates one’s behavior, then one focuses one’s attention on awareness of the exhalation and inhalation of the breath.”
24 Meditation: Empathetic Joy towards loved ones
13 Jan 2020
guided meditation
25 Focus your attention
13 Jan 2020
On this session we analize how to focus properly during the meditation session