Fall 2011 Shamatha Retreat
Dharma talks and guided meditations given six days per week during the Fall, 2011 eight-week Shamatha retreat at the Thanyapura Mind Centre in Phuket, Thailand, with B. Alan Wallace. Podcasts will be posted daily during the retreat.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2011
17 Empathetic Joy, part 2
Uplifted and inspired. If you want to start the week in this way, I recommend this podcast.
This afternoon Alan explained one feature in common between the 3 practices of settling the mind in its nat…
01:32:47 |
Tue 06 Sep 2011
16 Awareness of Awareness, part 2
Practice comes in phases. There is a withdrawal from appearances, and inversion into the very nature of awareness, and a release (like a flower opening in all directions into a space of no object, no…
00:33:11 |
Mon 05 Sep 2011
15 Empathetic Joy
Teaching:
Alan introduces the 3rd immeasurable: empathetic joy, defined as taking delight in virtues of oneself and others. While an antidote to grief and general negativity in life, beware of pr…
01:32:34 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
14 Awareness of Awareness
In this session Alan introduces the practice of awareness of awareness, or shamatha without a sign. Alan first reviews mindfulness of breathing and settling the mind in its natural state. In the prac…
00:46:06 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
13 Compassion, part 3
Teaching: Alan introduces the 3rd type of suffering—ubiquitous or all-pervasive suffering—and the last two of the eightfold noble path—authentic intention and authentic view—which belong to wisdom. …
01:30:30 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
12 Settling the mind in its natural state, part 3
In this session we continue with the practice of settling the mind in its natural state. In shamatha, one must maintain constant flow of knowing at all times. When there is no mental object in the fo…
00:32:39 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
11 Compassion focused on suffering of change and Q&A
In this session we continue with the cultivation of compassion, now focusing on the suffering of change, which we typically see as a source of happiness.
The meditation starts at 39:55
QA starts at 6…
01:32:00 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
10 Settling the mind in its natural state, part 2
In this session we continue with the practice of settling the mind in its natural state, now starting by focusing on the space of the body and whatever tactile sensations arise within it, to then pro…
00:36:47 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
09 Compassion focused on alleviating pain and Q&A
In this session Alan introduces the practice of the cultivation of compassion, focused on alleviating pain, especially the one caused by behavior.
The meditation starts at 32:52
QA starts at 57:50:
1…
01:32:28 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
08 Settling the mind in its natural state
In this session Alan introduces the practice of settling the mind in its natural state, this time first starting by focusing on the visual, auditory and tactile senses, and then switching to the ment…
00:31:31 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
07 Loving-kindness in all directions and Q&A
In this session Alan introduces the practice of loving-kindness extended in all directions.
The meditation starts at 9:34
QA starts at 34:40:
1. Why is the question "what would make us happy" instea…
01:27:36 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
06 Mindfulness of breathing: Sensations at the nostrils
In this session Alan introduces a subtler practice of mindfulness of breathing, focusing on the sensations at the tip of the nostrils in order to enhance vividness. This is a method that can be used …
00:28:58 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
05 Loving-kindness for oneself and others and Q&A
In this session we continue with the practice of loving-kindness, beginning with ourselves and then gradually extending outwards where it's easiest
The meditation starts at 4:39
QA starts at 29:24:
1…
01:24:51 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
04 Mindfulness of breathing: focusing on the abdomen
In this session Alan introduces the practice of mindfulness of breathing, focused on the abdomen sensations of the breath in order to cultivate stability.
The meditation starts at 4:16
00:31:10 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
03 Loving-kindness for oneself and Q&A
In this session Alan introduces the practice of loving-kindness for oneself, a vision quest answering 4 questions:
1. What would bring you a true sense of well being and happiness?
2. What would you …
01:29:13 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
02 Mindfulness of Breathing: Full body awareness
In this session Alan introduces the practice of full body awareness (aka the infirmary), starting by settling the body, speech and mind in their natural state.
The meditation starts at 4:51
00:33:55 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
01 Introduction (teaching only)
In this session Alan welcomes the participants and gives an overview of what the retreat will entail. He also talks a little about the Thanyapura Mind Centre and its vision.
Note: Several sections c…
01:03:28 |
Sat 03 Sep 2011
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