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.
Reading from “Why We Meditate” by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman
From the Spirit Rock Buddhism and the Twelve Steps class, March of 2011. Many of the ideas in these classes can be found in...
Drawing from Bhikkhu Analayo’s teachings on Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing). Exploring the difference between close attention to a meditative object and a more open...