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Dharma Talks
given at New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-11-21
After Buddhism - Afternoon Session
1:47:59
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Stephen Batchelor
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A day of quiet reflection, talks and discussion that will focus on the challenge of understanding and interpreting the Buddha’s dharma in the contemporary world. Rather than simply modifying certain teachings and practices of traditional Buddhism, Stephen will propose that we may need a more radical re-evaluation of the dharma in order to enable its teachings to speak directly and clearly to the needs of modernity.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-11-21
After Buddhism - Morning Session
1:43:35
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Stephen Batchelor
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A day of quiet reflection, talks and discussion that will focus on the challenge of understanding and interpreting the Buddha’s dharma in the contemporary world. Rather than simply modifying certain teachings and practices of traditional Buddhism, Stephen will propose that we may need a more radical re-evaluation of the dharma in order to enable its teachings to speak directly and clearly to the needs of modernity.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-10-27
Awake in the Wild Experience with Mark Coleman, Sara Overton, Tenzin Choegyal
1:24:35
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Mark Coleman
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Tenzin will offer musical meditations with his transcendent vocals and exquisite lute solos. Mark will talk about meditation in nature and how the natural world is a great support for the cultivating awareness, connection and insight as well as opening the heart to wonder, awe and love. He’ll lead practices that invite us to connect with the nature in the midst of the city. Sara will share the vision of the Awake in the Wild Experience to bring the mindfulness in nature practices to every borough of the city and beyond.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-10-10
From Me to We - and Beyond - Afternoon Session
2:36:09
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Bodhipaksa
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“We do not ‘come into’ this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.” — Alan Watts
Realizing interconnectedness is the key to living with wisdom and compassion. Buddhism teaches that the delusion of separateness is at the root of all our unhappiness, and encourages us to recognize our deep connectedness to all beings and all things.
The Buddha gifted us a beautiful meditation—the Six Element Practice—to help us let go of our narrow sense of self-identity so that we can experience instead an expansive and liberating sense of connection with the world and with other beings.
In this day-long retreat we will explore our interconnectedness with each other and with the elements, with planet earth and with the universe. We'll learn to see ourselves afresh, with awe and appreciation at our place in the scheme of things, and a sense of gratitude and wonder at the miracle of being. The day will include sitting practice, as well as short talks, with plenty of time for group sharing.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-10-10
Six Elements Guided Meditation - From Me to We - and Beyond
58:22
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Bodhipaksa
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“We do not ‘come into’ this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.” — Alan Watts
Realizing interconnectedness is the key to living with wisdom and compassion. Buddhism teaches that the delusion of separateness is at the root of all our unhappiness, and encourages us to recognize our deep connectedness to all beings and all things.
The Buddha gifted us a beautiful meditation—the Six Element Practice—to help us let go of our narrow sense of self-identity so that we can experience instead an expansive and liberating sense of connection with the world and with other beings.
In this day-long retreat we will explore our interconnectedness with each other and with the elements, with planet earth and with the universe. We'll learn to see ourselves afresh, with awe and appreciation at our place in the scheme of things, and a sense of gratitude and wonder at the miracle of being. The day will include sitting practice, as well as short talks, with plenty of time for group sharing.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-10-10
From Me to We - and Beyond - Morning Session
1:54:16
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Bodhipaksa
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“We do not ‘come into’ this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.” — Alan Watts
Realizing interconnectedness is the key to living with wisdom and compassion. Buddhism teaches that the delusion of separateness is at the root of all our unhappiness, and encourages us to recognize our deep connectedness to all beings and all things.
The Buddha gifted us a beautiful meditation—the Six Element Practice—to help us let go of our narrow sense of self-identity so that we can experience instead an expansive and liberating sense of connection with the world and with other beings.
In this day-long retreat we will explore our interconnectedness with each other and with the elements, with planet earth and with the universe. We'll learn to see ourselves afresh, with awe and appreciation at our place in the scheme of things, and a sense of gratitude and wonder at the miracle of being. The day will include sitting practice, as well as short talks, with plenty of time for group sharing.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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2015-10-09
Dharma in Dialogue: Mythbusting the Dharma - Bodhipaksa and James Shaheen
1:55:35
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Bodhipaksa
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Despite what you may have read, the Buddha never taught that there is no self. Nor did he assert that “our thoughts create the world.”
Our Dharma in Dialogue series continues with a discussion of how our contemporary understandings of the Dharma are filtered by millennia of interpretation and commentary, and even distorted by misquotations and mistranslations—some of them willful.
James Shaheen, editor of Tricycle magazine, has been running a series of articles exploring these misunderstandings, under the title “What the Buddha Never Said,” with contributions from luminaries such as Bhikkhus Bodhi and Thanissaro. Bodhipaksa, a Buddhist teacher and author, has been exploring quotations that have been falsely attributed to the Buddha, in his popular blog, fakebuddhaquotes.com.
Join these two communicators in a fascinating discussion of the joys and pitfalls of attempting to “mythbust” the Dharma.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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