These 17 talks (one talk per tape) are a complete teaching on the 16 contemplations of meditation with the breath. All tapes combine questions and answers with a talk or a guided meditation.
CONCEIT, CRAVING, CONFUSION - habitual thoughts of "Who I am!", "What I want!", and "What I believe!" often bring us difficulty. Insight into impermanence, the unsatisfactory nature of events and the insubstantial nature of "I" uproots these tenacious tendencies to dwell in thought.
Our identification with the appearance of our body rarely results in satisfaction and contentment but as one of the four foundations of mindfulness, the body can be a vehicle for realization of liberated mind. How?
developing the ability to connect and sustain the attention respectively opposes sleepiness and eliminates doubt while joyful delight, comfort and single-pointedness of mind directly confront aversion, restlessness and wanting mind.
By understanding the relationship between attentiveness, insight, and emptiness, we learn how to meet the challenges in our life with compassion and generosity.
