This is the ninth chapter “The Supernatural and the Divine” from the book: Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto (Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya) Published by Buddhadhamma FoundationCopyright © Buddhadhamma Foundation 2021Translated by Robin Philip Moore Editor: Bhikkhu Kovilo, typesetting: Bhikkhu Gambhīro Download this e-book in PDF, EPUB and MOBIContinue reading ““The Supernatural and the Divine” Chapter 9 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life”
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“Calm And Insight” Chapter 8 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life
This is the eighth chapter “Calm And Insight” from the book: Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto (Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya) Published by Buddhadhamma FoundationCopyright © Buddhadhamma Foundation 2021Translated by Robin Philip Moore Editor: Bhikkhu Kovilo, typesetting: Bhikkhu Gambhīro Download this e-book in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats atContinue reading ““Calm And Insight” Chapter 8 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life”
Relationships, Creativity, And The Search For Meaning With Luka Boenisch
In this episode of Integrating Presence recorded Oct 16, 2024 [and AI assisted description] writer and creative Luka Boenisch and I explore the nature of the self, free will, and consciousness. Through a wide-ranging conversation, we chat self-inquiry, the illusion of the self, and the philosophical challenges surrounding free will and predeterminism. Luka shares hisContinue reading “Relationships, Creativity, And The Search For Meaning With Luka Boenisch”
Lengthening Attention Spans | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #26
In this twenty-sixth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore attention spans drawing from our internal and external meditative and non-meditative observations to examine how attention spans seem to be quite short these days, why this may be, and what to doContinue reading “Lengthening Attention Spans | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #26”
Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø
These are likely the first AI assisted show notes done on this site for a podcast with Danish meditation teacher/coach, author, and translator Niels Lyngsø recorded Sept 25, 2024: Topics Discussed: Key Takeaways: Quotes: Closing Thoughts: Niels encourages listeners to take a pragmatic approach to meditation and Buddhist teachings. Whether it’s 10 minutes a dayContinue reading “Who Gets Wise With Practical Meditation? In Conversation With Niels Lyngsø”
Awareness Itself | July 25/26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #23
In this twenty-third installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore awareness itself, particularly in light of just having audited a retreat on it. Retreat Notes Disclaimers: Insights: Types of practices (that occurred to me): Questions: (Somewhat) Related: From https://integratingpresence.com/2022/06/12/podcast-jhanic-factors-and-formless-realms-contemplation-meditation: ‘It’s not aContinue reading “Awareness Itself | July 25/26, 2024 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #23”
Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series Encore: The Illusion Of Movement With Dean Graves
Dean Graves returns to address the illusion of movement and along the way (mostly he) builds various avenues into this with topics such as the structure of creation, the intoxication of freewill, the five inherent characteristics, meditation, awareness, love, wisdom, unity, perception, Self, time, omniscience, autonomy, ego, and the many levels, the curriculum, and progressionContinue reading “Catalysts For Awakening and Change Series Encore: The Illusion Of Movement With Dean Graves”
Mad Service Do’s With Madhuri Pura Dasa
In this April 9, 2024 conversation with Madhuri Pura Dasa — more affectionately known as Madhu — we talk about his journey as a young man finding inspiration in the Bhagavad Gita, so much so it inspired him to ordain as a monk in the Bhakti yoga tradition after turning 18 years old and theContinue reading “Mad Service Do’s With Madhuri Pura Dasa”
A Practicing Psychologist’s Approaches to Lucid Dreaming and Experiential Astral Investigation (Part 1 of 2)
Part 2 of this March 18, 2024 conversation with a university friend dealing with some high strangeness and the Astral realms is on my other YouTube Channel and site innerskilled.com. Here we get into all things lucid dreaming from its importance to dream recall and memory to lucid dreaming techniques like substances, tech, mental constructsContinue reading “A Practicing Psychologist’s Approaches to Lucid Dreaming and Experiential Astral Investigation (Part 1 of 2)”
Gratitude | November 23, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #14
For this fourteenth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we undertake a special and abbreviated (laden with technical challenges) Thanksgiving edition mostly about appreciation and gratitude (Ways to) join these Q & A’s when they happen live: *There’s naturally an ongoing open callContinue reading “Gratitude | November 23, 2023 “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #14”
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