Pathway to Presence
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On the Five Hindrances
Dearest Friends, It was delightful to be in your company again at our most recent gathering. Having explored the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s exercises on the body (kāya), the feeling tones (vedanā) and the mental states (citta), we directed our attention in… Continue reading
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On Mental States
Dearest Friends, Thank you for your presences and your participation in our most recent gathering. Having explored the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s exercises on the body (kāya) and the feeling tones (vedanā), we shifted our attention in our last session towards its… Continue reading
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On Being With
Dearest Friends, Thank you for your presences and your participation in our most recent gathering. In our last session, one of the members of our sangha raised this beautiful question: How do presence, equanimity and acceptance relate to each other?… Continue reading
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On Feeling Tones
Dearest Friends, It was delightful to be in your company again at our most recent gathering. Having explored the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s exercises under mindfulness of the body, we turned our attention in our last session to mindfulness of feeling tones (vedanā).… Continue reading
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On Contemplating Decay
Dearest Friends, Thank you for your presences and your participation in our most recent gathering. In our last session, we moved to the final exercises listed under the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s section on mindfulness of the body, which involve contemplating the body in the… Continue reading
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On the Four Elements
Dearest Friends, It was a pleasure to be in your gracious company again in our last gathering. In our last session, we moved to the fifth exercise listed under the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s section on mindfulness of the body, which involves reflecting on its… Continue reading
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On Bodily Contemplations
Dearest Friends, Thank you for your presences and your participation in our most recent gathering. In our last session, we moved to the fourth exercise listed under the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s section on mindfulness of the body, which involves the somewhat unusual practice… Continue reading
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On Clear Comprehension
Dearest Friends, It was delightful to be in your gracious company in our most recent gathering! In our last session, we shifted to the third exercise listed under the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s section on mindfulness of the body, which is maintaining a sense… Continue reading
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On Minding Postures
Dearest Friends, Thank you for your presences and your participation in our most recent gathering! In our last session, we shifted to the second exercise listed under the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta’s section on mindfulness of the body, which is mindfulness of postures… Continue reading
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On the Truth of Dukkha
Dearest Friends, It was delightful to be in your gracious company in our most recent gathering! In our last session, we continued our exploration of the breath as a support for generating liberating insight (vipassanā), focusing specifically on how the… Continue reading
