Listen to Dharma Talks – Orlando Insight Meditation Group

During this talk, Peter describes his research and contemplation regarding how contemporary neuroscientific research can increase understanding of anatta, the principle that asserts the absence of an…

During this talk, Allie begins a series of reviews she will provide focusing on the Paramis, the skills and virtues to be perfected on the path to Awakening.  The topic for this talk is generosity, b…

During this talk, April provides a review of Right Speech as a basic element of the Noble Eightfold Path, cultivating a clear conscience as the platform from which the process of Awakening develops. …

We often provide an opportunity for those among us who have just completed a significant retreat to “think out loud” about the experience.  This can be beneficial for that person and perhaps inspirin…

During this talk, Peter responds to questions from those attending, focusing on the importance of establishing mindfulness of breathing as a stabilizing reference point, because the intention to rema…

During this talk, Peter focuses on the relationship between the Buddhist concept of Voidness (Sunnata) and neuroplasticity, the inherent complex and impersonal way the function of the brain creates a…

During this Dharma talk, Peter describes the intersection between empathy and compassion.  Empathy is hardwired into our bodies and can be misunderstood and produce regrettable self-states and behavi…

This guided meditation provides suggestions for recognizing the subjective characteristics of empathy with support from mindfulness of breathing for a non-reactive perspective of the experience.  It …

During this second of a series of reviews of women who are influential among contemporary meditators, Allie Vaknin begins by inquiring among participants who might have familiarity with Pema Chodron’…

During this first of several Dharma talks about important female teachers, April reviews the life and teachings of Upasika Lee Nanayon, a lay teacher in Thailand.  First she describes the determinati…

During this talk, Peter responds to questions about the concepts described in “Seeing That Frees”, by Rob Burbea.  The concepts of “the fading of perception”, “awareness”, and “emptiness” were discus…

The Paramis are categories of intentionally cultivated virtuous mind-states that promote the process of Awakening.  With this talk, Lezlie describes the Parami of Generosity, both materially and inte…

Once a month, Peter provides an opportunity during the meeting for those participating to ask questions regarding Buddhist concepts and practices.  The questions posed during this meeting focus on th…

Our community finds value in providing opportunities for those among us who have recently experienced a significant retreat to “think out loud” about the experience.  The benefits of these reviews ar…

During this talk, April describes how our inability to investigate and effectively manage our resistance to using mindfulness to beneficially apply the principles and practices from a Buddhist create…

During this talk, Allie Vaknin reviews Buddhist concepts regarding mortality, referring frequently to the Bardo, a descriptive term for the states of birth, death and rebirth from a Tibetan Buddhist …

During this meeting, Peter responds to questions posed by those participating, such as describing the “Middle Way” as a dynamic balancing of mental energy–not too energized or too tranquil–along with…

During this talk, Lezlie reviews four key liberating functions in the mind: diligence, mindfulness. clearly knowing what is emerging into awareness, supported by the integrative and unifying function…

During this talk, Peter reviews the characteristics of intention, suggesting that this function of the mind emerges from the complex interactions between various neurological networks in the brain, n…

The mindful investigation and effective management of intention is considered to be a primary goal of meditation practice, beginning with the intention to aim attention on the changing sensations occ…