Body and space / matter and consciousness.

How can we become more grounded and more intimate with ourselves while becoming more spacious and free from endless random mental chatter?

Let’s explore in the ways in which the body is such a precious help for meditation practice and in mindfulness in everyday life. Let’s explore as well the central role of space, emptiness, into the practice of presence and consciousness. Maybe we could feel in a deeper way the very close interconnection between body and space, matter and consciousness, and see how the changing manifested reality and the limitless unmanifested world of consciousness are dancing together as one. And within this dance, who are we? And how can we get some real inner freedom?

Listen to the audio version below, or click here to download the mp3.

Discover more from the Dharma Library

Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of September 7, 2020

We’re fortunate that Martin Aylward has generously offered to lead our daily meditation sessions for Europe and the UK this week. To find out more about Martin, and view his other recordings on the platform, click here.

Read More
Sunday Session with Yanai Postelnik

Recorded : May 3, 2015

Worldwide Insight talk from Yanai Postelnik. Guided meditation, Dharma talk and Q&A.

Read More
Daily Meditation Recordings, with Martin Aylward – Week of 20 May, 2024

This week’s topic is “Wesak Week: Waking up Together”.This is the week of the May full moon, known as Wesak, when Buddha’s awakening is celebrated. So, it is our most auspicious time to practice! Come and join Martin every morning for a week of waking up together.

Read More
Understanding Our Mind: Healing Blocks of Suffering in the Individual and Collective Consciousness

Recorded : January 12, 2020

Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching on the different layers of consciousness, we will explore the nature of the seeds that sleep in the depths of our mind. We can each learn to be skillful gardeners of our own and others’ minds, watering the wholesome seeds and skillfully caring for the unwholesome ones. As we…

Read More
Daily Meditation Recordings, with Kaira Jewel Lingo – Week of July 13

We’re fortunate that Kaira Jewel Lingo has generously offered to lead our daily meditation sessions for Europe and the UK this week. Links mentioned during these sessions can be found at the bottom of this page. To find out more about Kaira Jewel, and view her other recordings on the platform, click here. Monday, July…

Read More
The Roots of Discouragement

Recorded : September 12, 2021

Progress in meditation may be slower than we anticipate. Discouragement develops when the comparing mind holds unrealistic expectations, demands perfection, and craves for measurable progress, predictable results, or signposts of success. This talk explores the obstacle of discouragement and its roots in conceit and the comparing mind. To prevent discouragement, we develop skillful ways to…

Read More
Liberation through the Heart (Citta Vimmuti)

Recorded : June 28, 2020

Most people associate Dharma practice with the concept of Wisdom. Here, the idea is that we need to “know” something that we don’t already know. For English thinking minds this can become very problematic and can turn our practice into a cognitive or intellectual endeavor. With the earliest teachings of the Dharma we see that…

Read More
Imagination: An Integral Aspect of Liberating the Heart

Recorded : May 21, 2023

Our heart/mind is naturally creative; it foresees, remembers, dreams, and perceives. The products of our imagination shape our intentions, expanding the realm of possibilities beyond what we’ve learned, seen, or experienced thus far. We can give ourselves permission to imagine and co-create our lives. And once this is cultivated and the doors of perception are…

Read More