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 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.

Buddhism Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
182
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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S2 Ep23:

S2 Ep23: "True Meditation" by Paul Harris

Not seeing the true profundity of our immediate reality, most people are endlessly caught up in the pursuit of personal fulfilment. Paul describes what it is like to be totally immersed in the dynami…
00:35:03  |   Fri 20 Sep 2019
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S2 Ep22: "How to Get on With People" by Paul Harris

We all find ourselves in dispute with others from time to time and often, through the mutual need to defend oneself, rows are perpetuated. The discourse of the 'Parable of the Saw' forms the basis fo…
00:29:17  |   Fri 06 Sep 2019
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S2 Ep21: "The Learner's Progress" by Alan James

The learner is the person who, dissatisfied with life, turns to a spiritual way. He remains a learner until he reaches enlightenment - and there can be no sudden leaps in his progress. Progress is wo…
00:41:17  |   Fri 30 Aug 2019
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S2 Ep20: "The Path" by Jacqui James

Most meditators are trying to get on, or are on, the path of stream-winning. Three fetters have to be overcome to reach the end of this, the first section of the total path: doubt, attachment to rule…
00:40:33  |   Fri 23 Aug 2019
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S2 Ep19: "The Mystery of Stillness" by Paul Harris

Due to ignorance, beings have lost awareness of their innate wholeness and life becomes a restless search to try and rediscover it. This talk discusses restlessness in the form of sensual desire and …
00:34:34  |   Fri 16 Aug 2019
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S2 Ep18: "The True Path to Understanding" by Paul Harris

Many come to the Buddha's teaching with fixed ideas and assumptions which cause them to warp the practice and resist instruction. The true path to understanding opens up when we accept that we do not…
00:33:14  |   Fri 09 Aug 2019
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S2 Ep17: "Letting the World Go Free" by Paul Harris

All passionate involvement in the world stems from the belief that life should be different than it is. The cessation of suffering comes from the total acceptance of life could not be different than …
00:32:09  |   Fri 02 Aug 2019
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S2 Ep16: "The Shortest Route to Non-Suffering" by Paul Harris

Paul uses the analogy of a short walk to a gate to explain how it is not so much the Buddha's path to enlightenment that takes the time, but rather it is our habitual tendency to ignore reality and r…
00:33:33  |   Fri 26 Jul 2019
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S2 Ep15: "Why Are You Here?" by Paul Harris

This talk looks at the question 'Why are you here?' in terms of what the Buddha called Mundane Right View. Mundane Right View consists of a list of five statements about the nature of existence. It i…
00:29:45  |   Fri 19 Jul 2019
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S2 Ep14: "The Peacefulness of Meditation" by Jacqui James

Jacqui talks about the rise and fall. How noting the mark of change alters our perception - to be more aware of transience, of body, feelings and states of mind. Describes how to practice, by repeate…
00:32:11  |   Fri 12 Jul 2019
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S2 Ep13: "Death is Our Friend" by Paul Harris

Death is not the opposite to life. Through meditation we find that both the arising and passing away of things are equally fundamental and necessary aspects of life. Far from being morbid, death is a…
00:26:55  |   Fri 05 Jul 2019
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S2 Ep12: "Patience" by Alan James

Outlines the exercising of patience (forbearance) regarding the faults of others and for oneself. Examples within relationships are given; speech and thought are also mentioned. Forbearance is essent…
00:35:29  |   Fri 07 Jun 2019
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S2 Ep11: "Nexus" by Paul Harris

The Buddha found that peace, happiness and fulfilment are to be found within all of us. The extraordinary is to be found within the ordinary. Trying to move beyond the moment is the problem not the s…
00:28:45  |   Fri 31 May 2019
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S2 Ep9: "Right & Wrong" by Paul Harris

How do we determine what is right and what is wrong? Is it possible for there to be a universal ethic that everyone can agree upon? This talk looks at the process by which ethics are determined and h…
00:28:38  |   Fri 24 May 2019
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S2 Ep8: "The Art of Sitting Quietly" by Paul Harris

Why isn’t it easy just sitting down quietly, calming the mind to see the arising and passing away of things? Paul talks about how suffering is created internally, through the three kinds of craving, …
00:31:18  |   Fri 17 May 2019
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S2 Ep7: "Stream-Winning" by Paul Harris

This talk looks at the vipassana meditator's journey to stream-winning, the first of the four paths that make up the Buddhist insight-wisdom training. The relationship between the fetters of personal…

00:42:45  |   Fri 10 May 2019
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S2 Ep6: "Beautiful States of Mind" by Paul Harris

We all want meditation to bring happiness, peace, contentment and a vibrancy to living. Paul describes these as our natural state, and that anyone can learn how to craft the best supporting condition…

00:37:50  |   Fri 03 May 2019
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S2 Ep5: "Confidence" by Paul Harris

A story from the life of the Buddha demonstrates how he maintained an attitude of high vulnerability with regard to who he was and the truth that he stood for. He was, however, also low in emotional …

00:33:24  |   Fri 26 Apr 2019
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S2 Ep4: "Monastic Training" by Paul Harris

Even if you cannot currently ordain, everyone attending the House of Inner Tranquillity is part of the beneficial and reciprocal arrangement between the monastic and lay community. Paul uses the exam…

00:34:06  |   Fri 19 Apr 2019
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S2 Ep3: "Metta" by the Venerable Kapilavaddho Bhikkhu

This talk on practicing Metta, loving-kindness, is from Venerable Kapilavaddho Bhikkhu, given at the Hampstead Vihara, London, in April 1970. At that time, both Alan (who was ordained) and Jacqui, th…

00:30:12  |   Fri 12 Apr 2019
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