This talk describes the use of contemplation and reflection in the meditation practice and explains the difference between reflective and discursive thought.
Importance of taking refuge as a ritual and as a practice in itself. The precepts cannot develop unless they're rooted in the practice and in the refuges. Basic meditation instructions and word of encouragement.
This talk describes how meditation leads to an increased sense of presence and acceptance in our lives. It also describes how to work with thoughts in a skillful way.
Presence, being totally here, is a shared and sharing experience. Before committing to the “doingness” of meditation, check in with the “here-ness.” It is the underlying home of awakening.
Overview of the process of awakening of which meditation forms a part - not the whole. All awakening processes are accompanied by a wholesome tonality.
Mindfulness as bare attention is supported and developed by bringing the content of clear comprehension, or full awareness, into practice. This includes clear comprehension of purpose, of suitability, of domain of meditation, and of reality.
