I Love You Keep Going with George Haas

Embark on a new cycle for the weekly Dharma talk with an exploration of Compassion practice, which is an empathetic practice. Different from classic Metta practice, George explains the why and how. Captured live on 2/4/21. Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!

George continues his exploration of Tajjapannatti, which translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). Captured live on 1/28/20. Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!

The Pali word Tajjapannatti translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). George traces how this concept helps explain how the conceptual reality you create is accurate and true. Captured live on 1/21/20. Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!

The new year is always a great time to set intentions and organize and commit to your practice. George offers some practical advice drawing from his own experience meditating. Captured live on 1/4/20. Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice! 

George shares some of his experiences growing up in regards to religion and the holidays, and offers some perspective for this particularly challenging holiday season for many. Captured live on 12/17/20. Learn more about Mettagroup's upcoming virtual Winter Retreat here . And consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George explores the value of retreat practice and how it can be the cornerstone of developing a consistent meditation practice. Captured live on 12/10/20. Learn more about Mettagroup's upcoming virtual Winter Retreat here . And consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George continues his discussion the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice and attachment styles . Captured live on 12/4/20. Looking for help with addiction, or know somebody who is? Check out our retreat this weekend presented with Recovery Dharma PDX here .  Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your p...

George takes a detour from the Vipassana exploration to discuss the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice. Captured live on 11/19/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George reads from his new book "The Lower Manhattan Dormitory Effect" - a recollection of downtown life in New York City in the late 70s and early 1980s reflected on from here in LA: 2020. Order this beautiful book featuring photos and writings from George Haas at mettagroup.org/lowermanhattan .

George continues his deep dive into Vipassana meditation exploring what it means to examine the self and the world in practice. Captured live on 11/12/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George continues his exploration of Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the three marks of existence: impermanence (aniccā), non-self (anattā) and unsatisfactoriness or suffering (duḥkha). Captured live on 11/5/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup...

George explains the technique of Vipassana meditation using see, hear, feel practice applying focus in and focus out. Captured live on 10/29/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

This talk explores Vipassana meditation techniques and how touching into the sensory experience can tap into the nature of how we form self and world. Captured live on 10/22/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

In this recording, George explores compassion practice for all sentient beings. Captured live on 10/15/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George breaks down compassion practice for "difficult people" and shares a story about how a teacher in Myanmar was more blunt and explained how Americans are reluctant to describe people as "enemies."  Captured live on 10/8/20 Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/...

Compassion practice, in the Buddhist sense, means turning toward the suffering experience of someone else and being willing to hold that experience. George breaks down the different models for empathy and how it relates to Buddhist vs. Western thinking. Captured live on 9/24/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joini...

George returns to the original text of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta to explain the dhammas,  the original elements of the Buddhist teachings. Captured live on 8/27/20 Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

Continuing the exploration of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, George delves into the fourth foundation of mind­fulness: mindfulness of mental objects. Captured live on 8/20/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

George continues exploring the Satipatthana Sutta delving into the Buddhist concept of the mind as a sixth sense and how it relates to the more traditional Western concepts of the senses. Captured live on 8/13/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup .

While in some traditions enlightenment was really only the goal for monastics, Mahasi Sayadaw’s revolutionary teachings brought the notion to householders as well. George delves the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/30/20. Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org . If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon....

The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol was developed by Daniel P. Brown and is a technique to help repair attachment disturbances by guiding practitioners to imagine their ideal parent. George explores the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/23/20. If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by purchasing an item from our shop, w...

Continuing his deep dive into fe Satipatthana Sutta, George continues his deep dive into how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences, influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment (or the Satipatthana Sutta). Captured live on 7/16/20. If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by making a contribution here. Subscrib...

Continuing his deep dive into the Satipatthana Sutta, George explains how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment. If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by making a contribution here. Subscribe on iTunes. Sign up for our upcoming virtual summer retreat at mettagroup...

George continues his exploration into Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment. Captured live on 6/25/20. If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by making a contribution here. Subscribe on iTunes. Jo...

George shares his interpretation of Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment.