AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati Center

This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2023.02.11 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* The “gradual training” is the path of practice taught by the Buddha that leads from first setting out on one’s spiritual journey all the way to final liberation. This daylong course will take an in-depth and comprehensive look at the various texts in Pali Canon that speak to such gradual training;...

This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2023.02.11 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* The “gradual training” is the path of practice taught by the Buddha that leads from first setting out on one’s spiritual journey all the way to final liberation. This daylong course will take an in-depth and comprehensive look at the various texts in Pali Canon that speak to such gradual training;...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Cbcl2nhlKOM?t=11484. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a C...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Cbcl2nhlKOM?t=8583. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Cr...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Cbcl2nhlKOM?t=4811. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Cr...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Cbcl2nhlKOM?t=3890. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Cr...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Cbcl2nhlKOM?t=2055. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Cr...

This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbcl2nhlKOM. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed...

This talk was given by Rick Maddock on 2022.12.10 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Many of the Buddha’s teachings have close parallels in modern neuroscience. This half-day presentation will explore these parallels, with a particular focus on perception and memory. Early Buddhist teachings on emptiness and “situational awareness” (sampajañña) emphasize insights into the nature of pe...

This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Discernment, Nuance, and Refinement These chapters cover ideas aimed more at people who are already practicing and walking the path. They bring in refinement of our wisdom and deeper nuance or subtlety of understanding. Chapter 4–Flowers Chapter 8–Thousands Chapter 19–The Just Chapter 20–The Path Chapter...

This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* These chapters have a greater focus on ideas that could arouse in people the inspiration or urgency to practice. We might think of phrases like “warnings of trouble” or “seeing what we try to avoid” or “learning to see differently from conventional ideas of happiness.” They both rouse our energy to “wake...

This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.05 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Readings: Main themes and contrasts This first set of chapters gives us a clear overview of the main themes mentioned in the Introduction to Gil Fronsdal’s translation. They help us get our feet wet in the language and world of the Dhammapada. Introduction Chapter 1–Dichotomies Chapter 2–Vigilance Chapte...

This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.09.20 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* A look into the extraordinary life of the German Jewish Buddhist nun, Ven. Ayya Khema. Her senior American student, Leigh Brasington, shares a couple of her guided Metta meditations and discusses her biography interspersed with his memories of her and her wonderful teachings. The book by Ayya Khem...

This talk was given by Joah McGee on 2022.09.17 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* A conversation with Joah McGee about his experiences in Myanmar. The first few chapters of Joah's guidebook can be found at https://store.pariyatti.org/The-Golden-Path--PDF-eBook_p_4810.html The handicrafts site that Joah discussed can be found at https://www.alokacrafts.com/ ******* For more talks like...

This talk was given by Ayya Santussika on 2022.09.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/QwzgWORpBzk. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative...

This talk was given by Bhante Sujato on 2022.08.10 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For a translation of the Pārāyanavagga, visit Sutta Central ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Gl8q156U4NI. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma...

This talk was given by Ayya Santussika on 2022.08.09 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/6KHEPdtpNzg. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative...

This talk was given by Bhante Sujato on 2022.08.03 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For a translation of the Pārāyanavagga, visit Sutta Central ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snGNNCE-lmA. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://...

This talk was given by Bhante Sujato on 2022.07.27 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For a translation of the Pārāyanavagga, visit Sutta Central ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/nEv5U_63gAg. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma...

This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.07.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Sati Center half-day: Our understanding of dukkha and its end naturally change as we mature along the path. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/PxjIrVB44zA. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist....

This talk was given by Bhante Sujato on 2022.07.20 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For a translation of the Pārāyanavagga, visit Sutta Central ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/COZ4VFiNxYM. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma...

This talk was given by Ayya Santussika on 2022.07.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* For context, read Dhammapada 179-186 “The Buddhas” From the Anguttara Nikaya, the Numerical Discourses, read: · AN 3:79 Fragrance · AN 10:169 With Saṅgārava ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NW1jfKC-84. ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.o...

This talk was given by Matthew Brensilver on 2022.04.02 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLhZFJ5069M. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/22942/download ******* For more...

This talk was given by Matthew Brensilver on 2022.04.02 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/BfbMGsKpQRs. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/22943/download ******* For more talks like thi...