28/11/09 15:44
Audio and video meditation instruction for the FWBO mitra study course the way of mindfulness (course text available here on freebuddhistaudio).
overview of the course - click to play/download meditation audio & video files (note that some files are not yet linked, page still under construction)
Unit 1. The context & crucial role of mindfulness
how mindfulness fits into Buddhist doctrine & its central role in Buddhist practice
anapanasati - mindfulness of breathing (audio, 20m)
Unit 2. The key practices of mindfulness
clarifying what mindfulness practice is, what you actually do, & where you do it.
general introduction to walking meditation (video, 20m)
Unit 3. The Nature & Experience of Embodiment
look more experientially into the reality & significance of the physical body (kaya).
awareness of the parts of the body: body scan (audio, 20m)
walking meditation:
Unit 4. Feeling – the subtle key
experience & understand the significance of feeling (vedana) & mind (citta).
anapanasati focusing on feeling
Unit 5. Mindfulness in depth
Mindfulness of dhammas (objects of mind) in the training context of the Hindrances & Skandhas.
Walking and sitting meditation:
Unit 6. Insight
transformation through mindfulness of dhammas referring to the six sense bases, the factors of awakening & the four noble truths.
USEFUL FILES for the Course
A Course Overview (new!)
Diagram showing the structure of the Satipatthana Sutta
The stages of the Anapanasati Sutta with points of approach for practising each of the stages
overview of the course - click to play/download meditation audio & video files (note that some files are not yet linked, page still under construction)
Unit 1. The context & crucial role of mindfulness
how mindfulness fits into Buddhist doctrine & its central role in Buddhist practice
anapanasati - mindfulness of breathing (audio, 20m)
Unit 2. The key practices of mindfulness
clarifying what mindfulness practice is, what you actually do, & where you do it.
general introduction to walking meditation (video, 20m)
Unit 3. The Nature & Experience of Embodiment
look more experientially into the reality & significance of the physical body (kaya).
awareness of the parts of the body: body scan (audio, 20m)
walking meditation:
Unit 4. Feeling – the subtle key
experience & understand the significance of feeling (vedana) & mind (citta).
anapanasati focusing on feeling
Unit 5. Mindfulness in depth
Mindfulness of dhammas (objects of mind) in the training context of the Hindrances & Skandhas.
Walking and sitting meditation:
Unit 6. Insight
transformation through mindfulness of dhammas referring to the six sense bases, the factors of awakening & the four noble truths.
USEFUL FILES for the Course
A Course Overview (new!)
Diagram showing the structure of the Satipatthana Sutta
The stages of the Anapanasati Sutta with points of approach for practising each of the stages
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