The House of Inner Tranquillity Podcast
The House of Inner Tranquillity is a Buddhist Insight meditation centre located in south-west England. The centre was established in 1980 for those in search of a practical approach to the Buddha's teaching.
Stripped of ritual and cultural accretions, the path is presented in a manner ideally suited to the needs of the modern westerner. Today, just as in the times of the Buddha, someone committed to truth can travel right to the end of the path and realise the goal of enlightenment.
Countless talks on all aspects of the Buddha's teaching have been given at the Centre over the years. We have created these weekly podcast programmes as a way to make some of these talks available to a wider audience.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
S7 Ep1: "Acceptance and Rejection" by Paul Harris
This podcast discusses how life changes with the way we choose to
respond to situations. It looks at the meaning of acceptance and the
impact it has on our actions, including meditation, and how acce…
respond to situations. It looks at the meaning of acceptance and the
impact it has on our actions, including meditation, and how acce…
00:30:40 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
S6 Ep12: "The Harmless Path" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the Noble Eightfold Path and the Buddha’s approach
to conflict resolution, along with ways to achieve physical and
psychological security.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and p…
to conflict resolution, along with ways to achieve physical and
psychological security.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and p…
00:29:13 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
S6 Ep17: "Whatever Next" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses rebirth and its importance within the Buddha’s
teaching. It explores the different impacts on our lives of holding a
one-life view compared with a view of rebirth and describes ho…
teaching. It explores the different impacts on our lives of holding a
one-life view compared with a view of rebirth and describes ho…
00:46:56 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
S6 Ep16: "A Week on Retreat" by Paul Harris
In this podcast, Paul introduces the four cankers of sensual desire,
becoming, views and ignorance, describes how they corrupt meditation
and gives tips on how to overcome them. He then discusses way…
becoming, views and ignorance, describes how they corrupt meditation
and gives tips on how to overcome them. He then discusses way…
00:32:23 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
S6 Ep15: "Acts of Power" by Paul Harris
This podcast examines the power of the mind and how it can be used to
influence our lives. It discusses the influence of the parami, kamma
and rebirth, how the hindrances can hamper personal power an…
influence our lives. It discusses the influence of the parami, kamma
and rebirth, how the hindrances can hamper personal power an…
00:32:01 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
S6 Ep14: "Giving up without Giving in" by Paul Harris
This podcast discusses the role of renunciation in undertaking a
Buddhist practice and the difference between renunciation and
asceticism. It discusses how renunciation can show up our attachments
an…
Buddhist practice and the difference between renunciation and
asceticism. It discusses how renunciation can show up our attachments
an…
00:29:08 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
S6 Ep13: "If I'm no me, who am I" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the topic of belief in self and the Buddha’s
teaching of non-self, what we mean by “self” and how it develops. It
introduces the Buddha’s three-fold training of ethical conduct,
c…
teaching of non-self, what we mean by “self” and how it develops. It
introduces the Buddha’s three-fold training of ethical conduct,
c…
00:28:15 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
S6 Ep11: "Making Friends with the Hindrances" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the five hindrances to meditation, using an analogy given by the Buddha. It describes how we use them in daily life to avoid unwanted situations and the problems they cause in med…
00:30:38 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
S6 Ep10: "You are the Universe" by Paul Harris
This podcast discusses interconnectedness and the conditioned and conditioning nature of phenomena. Paul points out the importance of ethical conduct and kamma, then introduces the Abhidhamma - the h…
00:30:18 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
S6 Ep9: "Radical Acceptance" by Paul Harris
Paul describes the cycle of perceived threat, fear and response which is often perceived as aggression by the person receiving it, leading to more perceived threat, fear, reaction and so on.
We brea…
We brea…
00:33:29 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
S6 Ep8: "How Soon is Now" by Paul Harris
This talk describes ways in which we try to find happiness in this life and how, as the Buddha said: “Life is suffering”. Then, how we can come to the end of suffering by keeping the precepts, develo…
00:29:53 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
S6 Ep7: "Gods and Ghosts" by Paul Harris
Paul discusses samsara, describing a variety of realms of existence, from realms of ghosts and demons up to heavenly realms with the human world in between. Explores how to escape the wheel of rebirt…
00:28:17 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
S6 Ep6: "The Two Arrow Problem" by Paul Harris
Suffering within the four noble truths is discussed and the need to understand the cause behind it. The two arrows are described: how the first is inherent suffering that we are born with and that t…
00:30:23 |
Fri 19 May 2023
S6 Ep5: "The Parable of the Raft" by Paul Harris
A reading and discussion on the meaning of the Parable of the Raft. The importance of various aspects of the teaching, such as the five spiritual faculties and the parami, is described. Hindrances ar…
00:37:55 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
S6 Ep4: "Being Present" by Paul Harris
Paul discusses the simplicity of being present, what obstructs it and what to do in order to obtain it; the difference between non-hatred and anti-hatred and the role of obsessions with the past, pre…
00:33:45 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
S6 Ep3: "Meditation my Best Friend" by Paul Harris
What is meditation and how can we learn through it? Paul discusses the three trainings of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and how they work together. How to approach meditation: setting it up prope…
00:31:15 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
S6 Ep2: "The Bases for Spiritual Power" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the four bases of spiritual power (iddhipada). It explains what they are, how the meditation feels when they start to develop and also how to develop them. This is all illustrated…
00:37:34 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
S6 Ep1: "Sona and the Lute" by Paul Harris
This concerns the story of Sona, who tried too hard in the meditation, and the Buddha’s instruction to him of using the middle way in terms of effort. It discusses setting up the meditation practice,…
00:32:44 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
S5 Ep26: "The A,B & C of Death" by Brother Nigel
Brother Nigel is the long-standing Head Monk at the Monastery of Absolute Harmony.
00:31:00 |
Sun 20 Mar 2022
S5 Ep25: Postcards from Beyond: "Love"
Audio recording of the book "Postcards from Beyond" by meditation teacher Paul Harris, uploaded in weekly installments.
https://www.aukana.org.uk/books.html
https://www.aukana.org.uk/books.html
00:15:54 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
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