Dharma Discussion with Heather Sundberg, Senior Visiting Teacher. Opening the Heart: Heather’s Recent Journey To Sri Lanka, woven together with two more favorite suttas.
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What do the Battle of Puebla, an allergic attack, and the Cycle of Reactivity (aka Dependent Origination) have in common? Using a lesser known teaching on Dependent Origination from the Kalahavivada Sutta (Sutta Nipata IV 11), we explore the world of causes and conditions, actions, reactions, and over-reactions. Our focus is on using awareness of reactivity to reduce suffering we cause to ourself and others in daily life.
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This second of two evening discussions is about what we all find difficult – strong experiences in daily life that threaten, or do, throw us spinning out of balance. To review Part 1 of this topic, click here. For Part 2 on this topic, we look at what the historical Buddha had to say about the roots of such strong experiences. We explore a number of important and practical questions including:
Dennis’ discussion references three teachings of the Buddha:
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Dennis also suggested to read the two Suttas he spoke of in his talk. Here are the two links: Malunkyaputta Sutta and Kumma Sutta
This first of two evening discussions about what we all find difficult – strong experiences in daily life that threaten, or do, throw us spinning out of balance. We look at what the historical Buddha had to say about the roots of such strong experiences. We explore a number of important and practical questions including:
Dennis’ two discussions use three teachings of the Buddha as the initial basis for discussion: The Discourse Concerning Malunkyaputta; The Kumma Sutta: The Tortoise; and the Sutta on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness.
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Dennis also suggested to read the two Suttas he spoke of in his talk. Here are the two links: Malunkyaputta Sutta and Kumma Sutta
To listen to Part 2 in the series, click here.
Looking at the Discourse on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (MN 10, the Satipatthana Sutta), we arrive at perhaps the single most important description of how and why we practice meditation. The many practices described in this discourse form the basis for SIM’s Introduction to Meditation course and most Vipassana (insight) meditation retreats. SIM spent almost two years from March 2009 through December 2010 examining this subject in depth, and many excellent book-length studies are available (including Joseph Goldstein’s Mindfulness, Bhikkhu Analayo’s Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization, and U Silananda’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness). So what could be gained from looking at this text for a single night? In our continuing exploration of the Suttas That Speak to Us, SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard approaches the Satipatthana Sutta as if in conversation with a good friend, looking literally at how it speaks to us as practitioners of insight meditation.
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The Integration of Love and Wisdom
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Loving Kindness Meditation Practice
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