This is talk 6 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. In this body scan, Vidyamala explores the three spheres of the abdomen, chest and head, with the diaphragm being like swinging doors linking the spheres. Whole body breathing forms the essence of this body scan.

This is talk 8 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Vidyamala introduces the Citta contemplation of Satipatthana and then discusses Dhyana. She offers ways to approach higher states of concentration in meditation and how they bloom out of paying attention to pleasant vedana that has a felt quality of openness within it. Dhyana is not random but a result of where we place our attention in each moment. This is followed by a led meditation based on the approach to Dhyana developed by Leigh Brassington.

The first of five talks Exploring the five archetypal Buddha’s. Each talk in the series will draw out the wisdom of each of the Buddha’s to help us explore how we can make it applicable to our everyday lives. In this talk, Subhadramati describes the wisdom of Amitabha, the Buddha of love. We’re often attracted to the calm, serenity, the gentle smile of the Buddhas but what about passion? What about love and falling in love? Where does that all come in? Part of the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Urban Retreat.

Moksatara and Maitrivasin share a talk on meditation, solitude and 'the supreme mystery'. Moksatara expounds the Bodhicaryavatara's teaching on hindrances to solitude, explaining how solitude can remove distractions and refine the pleasure we experience in meditation. Maitrivasin then explores approaches to the metta bhavana, sharing his personal experiences of walking in the shoes of others and developing empathy which is insight into the interconnectedness of all beings. Part 9 in the 'Path to Awakening' Sangha night series at Sheffield Buddhist Centre. Points for reflection and discussion: Would spending some time in solitude or on retreat benefit you? Could the 'supreme mystery' of exchanging self and other be part of your metta bhavana meditation? Read chapter 8 'Meditation' of the condensed Bodhicaryavatara (available on the Sangha Night section of the website at the time this talk was uploaded) to accompany this week's talk. Recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre 24.09.19

Moksatara and Maitrivasin share a talk on meditation, solitude and 'the supreme mystery'. Moksatara expounds the Bodhicaryavatara's teaching on hindrances to solitude, explaining how solitude can remove distractions and refine the pleasure we experience in meditation. Maitrivasin then explores approaches to the metta bhavana, sharing his personal experiences of walking in the shoes of others and developing empathy which is insight into the interconnectedness of all beings. Part 9 in the 'Path to Awakening' Sangha night series at Sheffield Buddhist Centre. Points for reflection and discussion: Would spending some time in solitude or on retreat benefit you? Could the 'supreme mystery' of exchanging self and other be part of your metta bhavana meditation? Read chapter 8 'Meditation' of the condensed Bodhicaryavatara (available on the Sangha Night section of the website at the time this talk was uploaded) to accompany this week's talk. Recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre 24.09.19