Intro talks about using the breath in working with pain recovering from surgery. Main talk addresses “citta,” mind or mind states from Anapanasati Sutta. This goes into different ways of defining the mind.
Exploring the role of concentration in meditation and its relationship to the other factors of the Eightfold Path.
Exploring the classic sutta The Dart which tells how aversion increases the suffering of our pain.
On election day, I discuss spiritual values that transcend politics.