Here’s a 71-min recorded livestream video (259MB .mp4 - Tip: tap-and-hold to “Download link”, or right click to “Save Link As…“).

Topics:

  • Objects of meditation, the 6 Sense Bases, seeking the guidance of a skilled teacher, Brahmavihara, coming out of obsession, the need to use indirect means in meditation, and applied practice


Sutta References:

  • SN 35.134 - “At Devadaha”:

    Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā manoramāpi, amanoramāpi.

    There are sights known by the eye that are pleasant and also those that are unpleasant.

    Tyāssa phussa phussa cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti.

    Though experiencing them again and again they don’t occupy the mind.

    Cetaso apariyādānā āraddhaṁ hoti vīriyaṁ asallīnaṁ, upaṭṭhitā sati asammuṭṭhā, passaddho kāyo asāraddho, samāhitaṁ cittaṁ ekaggaṁ.

    Their energy is roused up and unflagging, their mindfulness is established and lucid, their body is tranquil and undisturbed, and their mind is immersed in samādhi and unified.

Upcoming residential meditation retreat that I’ll be teaching at Brahmavihara Monastery, Malacca, Malaysia, July 12-20, 2025:

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