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Henry David Thoreau (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
November 09, 2020 18:36 - 14.7 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 15 - Henry David Thoreau from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. Thoreau was foremost a spiritual seeker, a Transcendentalist, a student of the inner light. Keeping himself free of social institutions like governments, churches, and jobs, he studied, thought, and wrote out his innermost thoughts, and sauntered through nature, observing every detail as a communication from a higher sphere. He stands at the pinnacle of this world wide tradition of keeping nat...
John Muir (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
November 02, 2020 14:11 - 15.3 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 14 - John Muir from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. Muir made harmony his orienting point and built a lifestyle around it. He refused teaching positions at Harvard and the Boston Academy of Science, and instead cleaved to the environment he wrote about. John Muir’s intimacy with nature deepened to mental states of fusion, during which he lost his sense of individual identity to blend with the whole. “You bathe in these spirit-beams, turning round and rou...
Peace in Nature (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
October 26, 2020 18:33 - 6.71 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 13 - Peace In Nature from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. Nature is a stern guru. Those who are not simultaneously knowing themselves as they study nature will be shaken into rude awareness of the great dark truths of the natural world and of their own psyches. Just as nature is the realm of light and beaches and bluebirds, it is the realm of the shadow winter, storms, cold, and death. Immersion in the natural world doesn’t provide a sanctuary from human ...
Mahatma Gandhi's Mantric Collage (Cultivating Inner Peace)
October 20, 2020 13:18 - 10.1 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 12 - Mahatma Gandhi's Mantric Collage from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. India's great political and religious leader, Mahatma Gandhi, intended his monumental public life to be merely an extension of his inner cultivation of peace. Foremost among Gandhi’s peaceful qualities were his reverence for world spiritual literature, his awareness that words transmit feelings as well as ideas, his steady immersion in peaceful language, and his use of linguistic v...
Walt Whitman’s Poetic Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
October 08, 2020 13:29 - 15.6 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 11 - Walt Whitman’s Poetic Peace from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "A hundred years after his death, Whitman’s life transpires the atmosphere of outdoor freedom. He is known as America’s pagan poet, who set the style of bohemian bard, beckoning to listeners today from old photographs that capture him in his rustic livery, cocked Stetson, open collar, and spirit of dusty rambles on timeless summer days. The story of Whitman’s relationship with hi...
Speak Your Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
September 29, 2020 05:05 - 9.94 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 10 - Speak Your Peace from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "If I could do one thing for my society today, it would be to create community in which everyone was encouraged to speak from the heart, and to listen to the messages of others. I have spent most of my life listening to varieties of justified complaints that no one listens to or understands. Unfortunately, we live in a non-listening, mass-market, person-inattentive so...
Peace Is the Vibration of Language (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
September 22, 2020 13:54 - 2.75 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 9 - Peace Is the Vibration of Language from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "Words of peace educate us, temper us through rational inquiry, inspire us with what has already been attained, and transform us in the mere receptivity we have to their tremolo. The practice of imbibing words of peace will create within you a hum of peace. Syllabic peace sends transforming shafts of sound shivering through its listeners. Our hearts continue to beat in rhythmic sy...
The Shakers: The Benefits and Limits of Selectivity (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
August 26, 2020 02:52 - 12.1 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 8 - The Shakers: The Benefits and Limits of Selectivity from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "The Shakers are an example. Paragons of selectivity, they produced one of the great outpourings of spiritual peace in American history, yet their heritage is masked by an intensely ambivalent reception that speaks to the essential tension which selectivity addresses. The Shakers deserve our attention as exemplars of both the strengths and pitfalls involved in sel...
Selectivity in Contemporary Lives (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
August 18, 2020 07:23 - 13.7 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 7 - Selectivity in Contemporary Lives from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "In a complex society, a certain level of intricacy must be added into the life of each citizen in order to be able to functionally mesh with multiple social and economic gears. Simplicity in a farmer doesn’t consist in planting a monoculture. Selectivity doesn’t mean constricted, impoverished, or inviable living. Selectivity means conscious choice of what is important, necessary, ...
Selectivity and the American Family (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
August 10, 2020 14:44 - 9.52 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 6 - Selectivity and the American Family from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "Our children have lost permission to dwell in their spacious reverie of newness. They no longer inhabit the structureless domes of uninterrupted afternoons. In order for us to function efficiently, we need them to be busy. We also—out of well-intended concern—want to prepare them to deal competently with our gadget-dense sphere, so that, almost from the start, children are prope...
Peace Is Selective (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
August 03, 2020 16:19 - 3.62 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 5 - Peace Is Selective from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "In Part II, I discussed the dynamic quality of peace, the action of returning, like a compass needle to the north. Selecting peace is different, more like writing a song. You quell the sounds of the traffic around you, and a halting tune emerges. If you let it rise and expand, but at the same time contain it, you may happen upon the invisible coherence of melody, which then flows like a stream, ...
Scott and Helen Nearing (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
July 27, 2020 17:57 - 11.9 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 4 - Scott and Helen Nearing from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "In this section of the book, I am focusing your attention on the need for a dynamic relationship to your mood and your idea of peace. Lifetimes of peace derive from flexible, problem-solving commitments that reassert peace as the core goal in the solution of your current problem, whether that problem be inner or outer, hunger or war. One intriguing example of this dynamic process is the life of ...
Peace Is Dynamic (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
July 22, 2020 04:13 - 8.69 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 3 - Peace Is Dynamic from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. Cultivating inner peace doesn’t eliminate problems, but it facilitates overcoming them with a particular flavor. You can’t strive for uniform bliss in the name of peace. The pursuit of inner peace is a self-regenerating way of life. As long as we live, we will be spun with demand and action, but we can design an orienting axis of stability within the swirl. Dr. Paul Fleischman Massachusetts, USA ...
Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
July 14, 2020 00:14 - 10.5 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 2 - Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "The possibility of a life devoted to personal peacefulness that then atomizes outward to others is conveyed from one person to another. For a sustaining image of such a life, I am indebted to Juan and Kathleen Mascaró. They drew me like a magnet into their world. This is how I met them." Dr. Paul Fleischman Massachusetts, USA 2020 23 minutes Listen to ...
Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró
July 14, 2020 00:14Chapter 2 - Peace Is a Personal Encounter: Juan and Kathleen Mascaró from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. "The possibility of a life devoted to personal peacefulness that then atomizes outward to others is conveyed from one person to another. For a sustaining image of such a life, I am indebted to Juan and Kathleen Mascaró. They drew me like a magnet into their world. This is how I met them." Dr. Paul Fleischman Massachusetts, USA 2020 23 minutes Listen to ...
The Quest for Inner Peace (from Cultivating Inner Peace)
July 06, 2020 16:48 - 17.1 MB application/x-download-fileChapter 1 - The Quest for Inner Peace from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. The cultivation of inner peace is as rational and orderly as any other aspect of the human condition, and pertains equally to all of us despite our differing starting gates, nervous systems, and life experiences. Out of my own life, and the lives of teachers and friends and those I have been privileged to know professionally, and out of the lives of great souls who left their footprints for us t...
The Quest for Inner Peace
July 06, 2020 16:48Chapter 1 - The Quest for Inner Peace from Cultivating Inner Peace by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. The cultivation of inner peace is as rational and orderly as any other aspect of the human condition, and pertains equally to all of us despite our differing starting gates, nervous systems, and life experiences. Out of my own life, and the lives of teachers and friends and those I have been privileged to know professionally, and out of the lives of great souls who left their footprints for us t...
Deeper Aspects of Sīla
June 12, 2020 14:54 - 38.1 MB application/x-download-fileAn ethical life is composed of purity of action, purity of speech and purity of livelihood. Upholding it requires not only determination but proper comprehension as well. From the perspective of abstaining (vārittaṃ) to the perspective of performing (cārittaṃ), this talk aims to support the understanding of the deeper aspects of Sīla. Integrating selected quotes from the direct words of the Buddha and the commentaries, it highlights the different aspects of Sīla, proceeding in the order of t...
Science, Objectivity and Vipassana by Peter Kerr, Ph.D.
May 29, 2020 16:26 - 31.6 MB application/x-download-fileAddresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA, September 3 - 4, 2000. The MP3s include questions and answers at the end of each talk. The conference followed a ten-day Vipassana retreat. It was designed so that participants could explore at the intellectual level what they had experienced while meditating. The four presenters at the confer...
Practical Spirituality - The Art and Science of Vipassana from Insights from an Ancient Tradition
May 18, 2020 16:33Addresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA, September 3 - 4, 2000. The MP3s include questions and answers at the end of each talk. The conference followed a ten-day Vipassana retreat. It was designed so that participants could explore at the intellectual level what they had experienced while meditating. The four presenters at the confer...
Practical Spirituality - The Art and Science of Vipassana by Lemay Henderson, M.D.
May 18, 2020 16:33 - 36.7 MB application/x-download-fileAddresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA, September 3 - 4, 2000. The MP3s include questions and answers at the end of each talk. The conference followed a ten-day Vipassana retreat. It was designed so that participants could explore at the intellectual level what they had experienced while meditating. The four presenters at the confer...
Meditating in Troubled Times 2020
May 08, 2020 14:47 - 164 KB application/x-download-fileMeditating in Troubled Times a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. Dr. Paul R. Fleischman recorded this talk on April 18th, 2020 during quarantine. The emphasis of the talk is what is different and what is not different in our vipassana meditation practice due to the coronavirus and its impact upon our daily life. It was originally given with the same title "Meditating in Troubled Times" in Cologne, Germany (2017). Dr. Paul Fleischman Massachusetts, USA 2020 74 minutes Listen to Strea...
Spiritual Emotions from Insights from an Ancient Tradition
April 24, 2020 04:10 - 36.3 MB application/x-download-fileAddresses by S.N. Goenka and four others from the second "Insights from an Ancient Tradition" conference, held at the Vipassana Meditation Center (Dhamma Dhara) in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA, September 3 - 4, 2000. The MP3s include questions and answers at the end of each talk. The conference followed a ten-day Vipassana retreat. It was designed so that participants could explore at the intellectual level what they had experienced while meditating. The four presenters at the confer...
Meditating in Troubled Times
April 08, 2020 02:58 - 193 KB application/x-download-fileMeditating in Troubled Times a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. This talk was originally given to an audience of Old Students (i.e. those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana meditation course as taught by S.N. Goenka) in Cologne, Germany (2017). Accordingly, it contains language and concepts that are familiar to Old Students, and it may not make sense to someone who is not familiar with this terminology. Dr. Paul Fleischman Cologne, Germany 2017 74 minutes Listen to Streaming Aud...
S.N. Goenka and Vipassana
March 27, 2020 01:11 - 364 MB application/x-download-fileS.N. Goenka (1924-2013), the renowned teacher of Vipassana meditation, undertook an extensive teaching tour of North America and Europe in 2002. This documentary originally made for Dutch television includes his address to business leaders at a New York City conference, talks at the Belgian Vipassana Center, and interviews with practitioners who described the benefits of Vipassana. Every year more than 100,000 people attend Mr. Goenka’s 10-day courses in Vipassana. This ancient technique c...
Dr. Paul Fleischman at Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University
March 04, 2020 03:58 - 22 MB application/x-download-fileAn Introduction to Vipassana Meditation a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. This is a general talk open to the public by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman given at the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University in midtown Manhattan, February 26, 2020. Dr. Paul Fleischman Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University February 26, 2020 48 minutes Listen to Streaming Audio Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Audio (23 MB) Download transcript Copyright, 2020 Paul ...
Sayagyi U Ba Khin: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson
July 02, 2018 18:10 - 28 MB application/x-download-fileIn this video, Patrick Given-Wilson explores the life of Sayagyi U Ba Khin the foremost lay teacher of vipassana meditation in Burma and S.N. Goenka's teacher. He achieved extraordinary results with his students in short periods of time, and combined this with a stellar career as a senior civil servant in Burma, at times holding six to seven different senior government positions. He had a strong conviction that "the time-clock of Vipassana has now struck" for the worldwide revival of the Bud...
Saya Thetgyi: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson
April 14, 2018 02:17 - 19.4 MB application/x-download-file"When Saya Thet was born and growing up few would have dreamt that this small boy from a poor, rural village—who had little education and knew a little Pali—would become the first householder teacher in this tradition since the time of the Buddha." Watch the video or download the audio. In this video, Patrick Given-Wilson explores the life of Saya Thetgyi who became a critical link between the monk Ven. Ledi Sayadaw and Sayagyi U Ba Khin in helping to establish a tradition of vipassana hou...
Ven. Ledi Sayadaw: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson
February 17, 2018 20:21 - 23.9 MB application/x-download-file"Ven. Ledi Sayadaw was the first vipassana teacher that we know of in this tradition in modern times with such detail. His great innovation was to start spreading the actual practice widely and to householders." In this video, Patrick Given-Wilson explores the life of this meditation master and magnificent pariyatti scholar who authored over a hundred expositions on the Dhamma. He was perhaps the most outstanding Buddhist figure of his age. All who have come in contact with the path of Dham...
The Revival of Pilgrimage in India
June 16, 2017 03:30 - 167 KB application/x-download-fileDr. Panth, a Buddhist scholar, was the inaugural speaker for Pariyatti Presents.... Watch his talk The Revival of Pilgrimage in India. Watch the video or download the audio. Download Audio (31 MB) Download transcript For more information about Vipassana meditation please visit Dhamma.org. Books and audio resources are available for purchase from the Pariyatti bookstore. May all beings be happy!
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation (University of Colorado, Boulder)
December 15, 2016 00:32 - 59.2 MB application/x-download-fileOur Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. delivered at the University of Colorado, Boulder This talk was originally written in response to an invitation from multiple sponsors at Yale University. Various versions of this talk were given at Northeastern University, New York University, The University of Washington, Seattle; The University of British Columbia, Vancouver; the University of Colorado, Boulder; Harvard University,...
Our Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation (University of Washington, Seattle)
September 12, 2016 21:45 - 58.9 MB application/x-download-fileOur Best and Most Lasting Gift: The Universal Features of Meditation a lecture by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. delivered at the University of Washington, Seattle This talk was originally written in response to an invitation from multiple sponsors at Yale University. Various versions of this talk were given at Northeastern University, New York University, The University of Washington, Seattle; The University of British Columbia, Vancouver; the University of Colorado, Boulder; Harvard Universit...
Ven. Webu Sayadaw: a talk by Patrick Given-Wilson
May 03, 2016 00:10 - 22.5 MB application/x-download-fileWebu Sayadaw was important for two reasons. One was that in his time he became one of the most venerated monks in Burma; he was known as an arahant, a fully-liberated person. And the second reason is that he encouraged Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Goenkaji's teacher, to start teaching meditation without delay. For a householder to be encouraged by a monk of such standing, gave Sayagyi enormous status, prestige and backing in his work throughout his life. In this video, Patrick Given-Wilson explore...
"Come and See!" from <em>Realizing Change</em>
April 02, 2016 16:25 - 40.5 MB application/x-download-file“After finishing high school I was not sure what to study next. Philosophy was one of the possibilities, it seemed interesting, but I knew I did not really want to learn other people’s theories and thoughts, but rather how to live a good life myself. Wisdom was what I was looking for . . . .” In this final Realizing Change Dhamma podcast, Come and See!, meditators share stories confirming that the search for truth is a very personal journey. An ancient technique of meditation, Vipassana is ...
"One Truth - Vipassana, Science and Spirituality" from <em>Realizing Change</em>
March 02, 2016 15:46 - 74.7 MB application/x-download-fileFor the harmonious development of individuals and society, proper integration of science and Dhamma is essential, yet they are often perceived as irreconcilable. Dhamma for many people today has become identified with sectarian religions, ritual, community conflicts and a stubborn resistance to any logical scrutiny of beliefs. Science meanwhile is usually associated with thoroughgoing materialism—the view that matter is the only reality. In this month’s Dhamma podcast, One Truth - Vipassana...
"Managing Oneself - Vipassana, Work & Social Action" from <em>Realizing Change</em>
February 01, 2016 21:10 - 68.6 MB application/x-download-filePolitical, social and economic problems have always existed but with today’s almost instant communications, we can see just how widespread these are: the frightened refugees vowing revenge, another tainted food scare, the latest corruption scandal. Why even now, we may ask, do these same patterns keep recurring? Why have world organizations like the U.N. and individual governments not been able to deal effectively with problems such as communal tension, poverty, unemployment and abuse of pow...
"Managing Oneself - Vipassana, Work & Social Action" from "Realizing Change"
February 01, 2016 21:10 - 68.6 MB application/x-download-filePolitical, social and economic problems have always existed but with today’s almost instant communications, we can see just how widespread these are: the frightened refugees vowing revenge, another tainted food scare, the latest corruption scandal. Why even now, we may ask, do these same patterns keep recurring? Why have world organizations like the U.N. and individual governments not been able to deal effectively with problems such as communal tension, poverty, unemployment and abuse of pow...
"Healing Mind - Health and Vipassana" from <em>Realizing Change</em>
January 06, 2016 03:38 - 75.3 MB application/x-download-file“His physical condition worsened, the atmosphere at home grew increasingly tense and he seriously considered closing down his dental clinic. As a last resort, on the recommendation of a neighbor, he joined a ten-day Vipassana retreat, never thinking he’d be able to complete it. With faith and sheer willpower he learned to meditate and noticed an unmistakable lessening in the pain which had become his constant companion.” A combination of physical, mental and social factors makes up the whol...
"The Compass - Vipassana and the Young" from <em> Realizing Change</em>
November 11, 2015 19:09 - 52.6 MB application/x-download-file“Grown ups think that children don’t have problems, but we do . . . missing my mum, worrying about school work,feeling lonely, getting angry with my little sister. Why do I get so upset? Can’t I stop being bad tempered? …” Children come to learn meditation with many of the same aims and hopes as adults. Some hope “to become nicer to be around.” Others wish to be able to deal with stressful situations or to become more self-confident. In this month's Dhamma podcast listen to the inspiring ex...
"Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons
October 18, 2015 18:28"Speaking for myself, we all need a way to face suffering. Suffering includes everything from the knowledge of our own mortality and ultimate aloneness, to the more immediate miseries of each person’s life….When an inmate finishes a Vipassana course, he or she has had a glimpse of freedom, perhaps for the first time. Hope and confidence arise from the knowledge that the source and the end of all misery lies within." In this month's podcast, Chapter 7 " Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Pri...
"/em>Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" from <em> Realizing Change</em>
October 18, 2015 18:28 - 65.2 MB application/x-download-file"Speaking for myself, we all need a way to face suffering. Suffering includes everything from the knowledge of our own mortality and ultimate aloneness, to the more immediate miseries of each person’s life….When an inmate finishes a Vipassana course, he or she has had a glimpse of freedom, perhaps for the first time. Hope and confidence arise from the knowledge that the source and the end of all misery lies within." In this month's podcast, Chapter 7 " Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Pri...
"Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" from <em> Realizing Change</em>
October 18, 2015 18:28 - 65.2 MB application/x-download-file"Speaking for myself, we all need a way to face suffering. Suffering includes everything from the knowledge of our own mortality and ultimate aloneness, to the more immediate miseries of each person’s life….When an inmate finishes a Vipassana course, he or she has had a glimpse of freedom, perhaps for the first time. Hope and confidence arise from the knowledge that the source and the end of all misery lies within." In this month's podcast, Chapter 7 " Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Pri...
"Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" from <em> Realizing Change/em>
October 18, 2015 18:28 - 65.2 MB application/x-download-file"Speaking for myself, we all need a way to face suffering. Suffering includes everything from the knowledge of our own mortality and ultimate aloneness, to the more immediate miseries of each person’s life….When an inmate finishes a Vipassana course, he or she has had a glimpse of freedom, perhaps for the first time. Hope and confidence arise from the knowledge that the source and the end of all misery lies within." In this month's podcast, Chapter 7 " Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Pri...
"On the Path
September 12, 2015 20:17 - 58.1 MB application/x-download-file“For as long as I can remember I believed that every person had the right, and the ability, to achieve peace and happiness. When it did not happen for me automatically, as all my childhood (and adult) fairytales had promised, I was lost. No one had given me any practical way of overcoming the pain and suffering that I was experiencing. Would meditation help? A few tentative enquiries led me to Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr S.N. Goenka of India….” In this month's podcast, Chapter 6 "O...
"On the Path" from <em> Realizing Change</em>
September 12, 2015 20:17 - 58.1 MB application/x-download-file“For as long as I can remember I believed that every person had the right, and the ability, to achieve peace and happiness. When it did not happen for me automatically, as all my childhood (and adult) fairytales had promised, I was lost. No one had given me any practical way of overcoming the pain and suffering that I was experiencing. Would meditation help? A few tentative enquiries led me to Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr S.N. Goenka of India….” In this month's podcast, Chapter 6 "O...
</em"On the Path"><em> Realizing Change</em>
September 12, 2015 20:17“For as long as I can remember I believed that every person had the right, and the ability, to achieve peace and happiness. When it did not happen for me automatically, as all my childhood (and adult) fairytales had promised, I was lost. No one had given me any practical way of overcoming the pain and suffering that I was experiencing. Would meditation help? A few tentative enquiries led me to Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr S.N. Goenka of India….” In this month's podcast, Chapter 6 "O...
"Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" Freedom Behind Bars - Vipassana in Prisons" from <em> Realizing Change/em></em>
September 12, 2015 20:17 - 58.1 MB application/x-download-file“For as long as I can remember I believed that every person had the right, and the ability, to achieve peace and happiness. When it did not happen for me automatically, as all my childhood (and adult) fairytales had promised, I was lost. No one had given me any practical way of overcoming the pain and suffering that I was experiencing. Would meditation help? A few tentative enquiries led me to Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr S.N. Goenka of India….” In this month's podcast, Chapter 6 "O...
"The Course Experience - After" from <em>Realizing Change</em>
August 12, 2015 21:59 - 54.2 MB application/x-download-file“I have practiced Vipassana meditation every day for three months now. The rewards are great. The change in my life is enormous. I used to drink alcohol every day to survive the stress, now I can live without it. I was having a lot of trouble with my son, but since I learned not to react, not to get too angry, the relationship has taken a positive turnaround...” This audio podcast is Chapter 5 of a twelve-part series from the audiobook Realizing Change by Ian Hetherington. It examines how t...
"The Course Experience - After" from <em>Realizing Change
August 12, 2015 21:59“I have practiced Vipassana meditation every day for three months now. The rewards are great. The change in my life is enormous. I used to drink alcohol every day to survive the stress, now I can live without it. I was having a lot of trouble with my son, but since I learned not to react, not to get too angry, the relationship has taken a positive turnaround...” This audio podcast is Chapter 5 of a twelve-part series from the audiobook Realizing Change by Ian Hetherington. It examines how t...
"The Course Experience - During" from
July 21, 2015 22:09 - 64.1 MB application/x-download-filePeople sometimes feel that meditation is an introverted and rather selfish activity. “What about the ills of the world while you are contemplating your navel!” Vipassana is a self centered technique in the sense that only by working correctly on ourselves can we really be in a position to help others. But the whole thrust of the meditation is towards dissolving the false ego we have created and which now controls us. Little by little, as we transcend selfish egotism, we naturally want to tur...