Eightfold Noble Path
This series is ongoing.
This is the heart of the fourth Noble Truth. It serves as the roadmap to the liberation from suffering. Its eight interconnected practices are organized into three stages: ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom. In our every day lives, through right intentions and actions, we pave the way for mental focus and mindful awareness. That eventually leads to right understanding and wisdom which paves the way to liberation from the cycle of suffering. Our lives become a continuous process of growth and transformation. Each step brings us closer to inner peace and lasting joy in our lifelong journeys.
Seven Factors of Awakening
This series has 44 episodes.
They are interdependent and mutually supportive, representing a holistic approach to mental development. The 7 factors are:
- Mindfulness
- Investigation
- Energy
- Joy or Rapture
- Tranquility or Calmness
- Concentration (Samādhi)
- Equanimity
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation
This series has 4 episodes.
Buddhism is a kind of “mind science.” Understanding how the mind works to create suffering allows us to free ourselves from suffering. Legacy and lineage in our spiritual practice: Mahasi Sayadaw, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Nyanatiloka Mahathera and Nyanaponika Thera, the author of The Heart of Buddhist Meditation.
16 Stages of Awakening
This series has 20 episodes.
16 Stages of Awakening is a significant framework within Theravāda Buddhism. These stages are classified based on the level of insight and wisdom attained by a practitioner. The journey through these stages represents the gradual transcendence of ignorance, attachment, and suffering, leading to the ultimate goal of spiritual liberation.
Who’s Living My Life?
This series has 4 episodes.
Understanding how can I realize my potential as a human being if the Buddha teaches that there is no-self. We are only our experience: the Buddhist concept of nama rupa, or mind and body.
Individual Episodes
The Concept of Anatta- Who Is Aware Of My Self If There Is No Self?
Topics include: 1) If there is no self, then who is it that is aware? 2) What is the difference between our conventional and our unconditioned self? 3) It is awareness that is aware. 4) Understanding and appreciating impermanence.
Recorded January 2013