Equanimity: Striking a balance between fluidity and structure
This afternoon Alan starts by quite briefly explaining this balance between fluidity and...
01:28:32
Equanimity: Striking a balance between fluidity and structure
This afternoon Alan starts by quite briefly explaining this balance between fluidity and...
01:28:32
Awareness of Awareness: Warming up for the long run
This morning we return to the third phase in the classic Awareness of Awareness teachings of...
Empathetic Joy (Silent Meditation), Q&A
This afternoon the meditation was 100% silent. Even the introduction lasts around 20 seconds!I...
01:01:06
Today's practice, the second out of the four Awareness of Awareness methods that we cover in our...
Empathetic Joy: Balancing some of the possible side effects of so much Shamatha practice!
Alan starts this afternoon by detailing some of the possible "side effects" that could happen...
01:28:50
Awareness of Awareness: Understanding the Nature of Consciousness (Going against the Dogma!)
This morning Alan promptly warned us that he was feeling a little bit feisty, which resulted in a...
Combining Compassion and Loving Kindness: An Enriched Tonglen
Today as the title suggests we combined Compassion and Loving kindness into a practice of...
01:34:39
Settling the Mind in its Natural State: Allowing the mind to heal itself
In this morning's introduction, Alan talks about how the mind is very capable of healing itself,...
[Bonus] *Follow-up* Clearing up a few points and a profoundly encouraging ending
This is a short followup (I promise! It’s actually less than 15 minutes) clearing up some points...
Ok, this is what a lot of you have been waiting for, and with very good reason! Get your thinking...
[Bonus] The Four Immeasurables
In this request by Nick W, Alan breaks down the Four Immeasurables in an extremely clear synopsis...
Compassion: Freedom from the three levels of suffering
Today we came back to the meditative cultivation of Compassion (to use the correct phrase) and...
01:29:54
Settling the Mind in its Natural State: Sharpening the Vividness
Today we practiced settling the mind in its natural state with an emphasis on observing the...
Compassion: Separating the Mental Affliction from the Person
Alan gives an introduction on what we actually meditate on when "meditating on the 4I." That is...
Settling the Mind in its Natural State: Coming into our HQ and releasing control
This morning's introduction was about our sense of control and possession of our bodies, our...
Compassion: Blowing the Dust of our Eyes
Today we had a very deep practice on Compassion. The introduction contains great examples as...
Settling the Mind in its Natural State: Coming in From the Senses
This morning we practiced Settling the Mind by coming in through the senses with the phrase "In...
Loving Kindness: Breaking down the Barriers
In this episode, we keep working more deeply with the Four Immeasurables. As always we have our...
01:34:47
Breath Awareness: Getting in the flow
This morning we had a brief followup on the concept of the loss of the sense of self. Afterwards...
[Bonus] The Preliminary Practices [Short Episode]
Ah, the Ngöndro (preliminary) practices. If you ask how many you have to do (without the proper...