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
S4 Ep2: Vipassana Series: "The Ten Fetters"
Video series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of vipassana (Insight meditation). This episode is an initial overview of the ten fetters, aspects o…
00:17:39 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
S4 Ep1: "Empathy" by Paul Harris
Empathy may be defined as being able to see life from different points of view. Attachment to views creates conflict because it blinds us to other points of view. The Buddha was a true diplomat and n…
00:24:49 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
S3 Ep27: Vipassana Series: "Notes on Technique"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:32:30 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
S3 Ep26: "Narrative and Truth" by Paul Harris
Why is thinking so hard to switch off when we meditate? We have been developing a personal narrative since the moment we were born that we use to define and reinforce belief in our individuality. In …
00:32:22 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
S3 Ep25: Vipassana Series: "The Flow of Consciousness"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:23:52 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
S3 Ep24: "The Six Obsessions" by Alan James
All people seek an end of distress. Some favour food, work, drugs etc; others through meditation. But many meditate with wrong priorities and so continue to suffer. Explains ways of checking to see i…
00:30:39 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
S3 Ep23: Vipassana Series: "Non-Self"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:22:22 |
Fri 12 Jun 2020
S3 Ep22: "The Removal of Distracting Thoughts" by Paul Harris
The nature of existence is inherently unsatisfactory and uncontrollable, and suffering arises from ignoring and resisting the truth that this is the way life really is. All suffering can be transcend…
00:32:37 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
S3 Ep21: "Vipassana Series: "Suffering"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:14:57 |
Fri 29 May 2020
S3 Ep20: "The Freedom That Never Dies" by Paul Harris
"It's not that I'm afraid to die," said Woody Allen, "I just don't want to be there when it happens." This talk looks at how training in the Buddha's way helps us prepare for the inevitable transitio…
00:36:28 |
Fri 22 May 2020
S3 Ep19: Vipassana Series: "Transience"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:20:29 |
Fri 15 May 2020
S3 Ep18: "The Biological Machine" by Paul Harris
In nature we can find self organising systems and highly complex processes that appear to happen by themselves. Paul describes a radio documentary about a marine animal that is able to reassemble its…
00:32:23 |
Fri 08 May 2020
S3 Ep17: Vipassana Series: "The Three Universal Characteristics"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:29:04 |
Fri 01 May 2020
S3: "The Problem with Ignorance" by Alan James
Wanting is the cause of suffering - wanting things to be different. Most people ignore this fact, and they are also unaware of ethical action, kamma, and its inevitable results. For happiness in the …
00:29:51 |
Mon 27 Apr 2020
S3 Ep16: "Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem" by Paul Harris
Upheavals in the geopolitical landscape have left many feeling vulnerable and anxious. Can we trust what politicians and the media tell us and what does the future hold? Disillusioned and seeking pea…
00:41:08 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
S3 Ep15: Vipassana Series: "More on Ultimate Reality "
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:30:06 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
S3 Ep14: "Flow" by Paul Harris
There are differences of opinion in society, with people wanting others to conform to their own views. We believe that if they agree with us, we can improve the world and reduce suffering. This goes …
00:31:54 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
S3 Ep13: Vipassana Series: "Ultimate Reality and Conventional Reality"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:20:08 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
S3 Ep12: "The Emotions" by Alan James
What do we mean by an emotion? That is really the first question to ask. Buddhism is quite precise on this, although it does not actually speak of emotion directly. An emotion is in fact a volitional…
00:29:25 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
S3 Ep11: Vipassana Series: "Contact and Feeling"
We are making the audio files from the House of Inner Tranquillity YouTube channel available. This is a series concerning the practical application of the Buddha's teaching through the development of…
00:19:01 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
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