Orlando Insight Meditation Group

During this talk, Peter reviews the transition from the Four Noble Truths concept through to the culmination of the Awakening process–Nirvana.  He emphasizes the crucial role that the Seven Awakening Factors play in bringing the Path to its highest potential.  The majority of meditators will never experience full Awakening, but everything we cultivate through diligent […]

During this talk, Peter responds to questions regarding the practice of integrating mindfulness of breathing with a body scanning protocol.  The characteristics of craving as the antithesis of Right Intention and clinging as the antithesis of Right Understanding is reviewed.  He also emphasizes the value of daily meditation practice and recommends the immersive experience of […]

This talk provided by Lezlie Laws completes a series of talks reviewing the four Divine Abidings: Lovingkindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity.  She describes how Equanimity brings balance to the expression of the other three qualities of consciousness.

During this talk, Susan Baxter continues a review of the Four Divine Abidings, focusing on Mudita, translated as Sympathetic Joy.  This quality of the mind and heart celebrates the success and happiness of others and is the antidote for jealousy and envy.  Susan provides a brief contemplation to support the ability to notice jealousy and […]

During this talk Peter describes his practice of combining mindfulness of breathing meditation with a lovingkindness mantra and then developing compassion from this process.  He also suggests focusing attention on the center of the chest during the practice to enhance effective functioning of the vagus nerve, which integrates what happens in the torso with what […]

During this guided meditation, Peter provides suggestions for combining mindfulness of breathing meditation with a contemplation for cultivating an empathetic and compassionate relationship with oneself and others.  This contemplation is intended to be associated with the Dharma talk of the same night entitled “Integrating Mindfulness With Compassion”, posted in the archive.

During this talk, Peter provides an overview of the four Brahma Viharas, with focus on how lovingkindness mantra repetition can be integrated with mindfulness of breathing meditation, adding additional attention to the middle of the chest as part of the practice.  He describes how the vagus nerve connects the brain with various organs in the […]

During this contemplation, Peter makes meditation practice suggestions that are intended to integrate the two components of the Wisdom Aggregate of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Understanding and Right Intention.  Right Understanding uses mindfulness of breathing meditation to investigate what the mind creates and Right Intention focuses through the lens of lovingkindness to support the […...

As a review of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse continues, Susan Baxter focuses on two of the Seven Awakening Factors, Joy and Tranquility.  She describes the characteristics of each factor and the various ways they can be cultivated and brought to the highest potential for Awakening.

During this talk, Peter provides his perspective on the function of the Seven Awakening Factors, which culminate in the full realization potential of the Four Noble Truths.  He describes three categories within the seven:  Mindfulness, Investigation of Mental Phenomena, and Energy, the persistent ability to maintain a flow of attention and self-regulation that fosters Awakening,  […]