This recording also includes Jaya Rudgard

00:34 Q1Can you say more about the nature of mind; 09:38 Can you explain one more time sati (mindfulness) being inside and outside and both inside and outside; 17:24 Q2 Can you speak about jhana. Some Thai forest teachers teach it and others won't mention it. 27:41 Q3 How to cultivate clarity of vision. 30:01 Q4 What is the difference between cause and effect and conditioning? 33:49 Q5 Do creativity and imagination help or can they be obstacles to the practice of Buddhism? 37:43 Q6 What is the role of practices like QiGong and yoga and spiritual life? 35:54 Q7 What can we do about physical and leg pain? 42:59 Q8 How can one deal with repeated negative thoughts? 50:16 Q9 I am concerned about good and evil in the world. Should one be taking up action against it? 51:42 Q10 What qualities or practices should we focus on as an anagarika (one who leaves the household life)? 54:28 Q11 What's a good thing to think about as the last thing before you sleep?

Drawing from their new book "This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership", devon and nico share practical insights on bringing mindfulness and compassion into the beautiful complexity of intimate relationships. A guided meditation is followed by a teaching.

An exploration of the First Establishment of Mindfulness