I Love You Keep Going with George Haas: Recent Episodes
George Haas
Welcome to I Love You Keep Going the Podcast with George Haas (formerly Meditation x Attachment). Each episode will explore the connections between ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. Learn more at mettagroup.org
We continue last week's discussion on exploration and how one can learn how to explore late in life.
Download our free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance" now. In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Begin your journey today at https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here!
On this episode we discuss exploration and how one can learn how to explore late in life.
Download our free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance" now. In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Begin your journey today at https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here!
On this episode we discuss the attachment theory perspective on 'neediness' and how to tell if you are being needy or If your needs are right-sized.
Download our free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance" now. In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Begin your journey today at https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here!
We continue our discussion on living a fulfilling meaningful life!
Half-Day Virtual Retreat: Exploration
A Deep Dive into Primary and
Secondary Exploration +
Live a More Meaningful Life
Saturday, September 21st 9am - 1pm PT / 12pm - 4pm ET
In this half-day retreat, you’ll walk away with…
- Understand where the meaningfulness in life comes from
- Understand how to uncover your own authentic exploration
- Learn the complications that impact each attachment strategy (and how to move beyond the blocks so that you can explore)
- Practice real-time meditation guided by George Haas, Founding Teacher of Mettagroup
We unpack this phenomenon and define primary vs. secondary exploration. We discuss different types of attachment strategies that lean more toward secondary exploration, and how this can impact your fulfillment and other areas of life.
Half-Day Virtual Retreat: Exploration
A Deep Dive into Primary and
Secondary Exploration +
Live a More Meaningful Life
Saturday, September 21st
9am - 1pm PT / 12pm - 4pm ET
In this half-day retreat, you’ll walk away with…
- Understand where the meaningfulness in life comes from
- Understand how to uncover your own authentic exploration
- Learn the complications that impact each attachment strategy (and how to move beyond the blocks so that you can explore)
- Practice real-time meditation guided by George Haas, Founding Teacher of Mettagroup
What does it mean to wait to commit? What are you looking for during that time? What are the normal tendencies of rushing in and why are they detrimental?
Sign up today for Meditation x Attachment Level Two!
The Level Two program is a deep immersion into further learning and skill development, designed for earning secure functioning. This offers you a blend of learning key concepts across attachment theory and meditation, while also practicing the techniques in both a supportive group as well as within private, custom mentorship.
Next cohort begins: September 6th (1st & 3rd Fridays)
Sign up at: https://www.mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment-level-two
We discuss signs of anxious attachment in the career or workplace context. What are common beliefs, behaviors and phenomena that come up? What challenges do you face?
Sign up today for Meditation x Attachment Level Two!
The Level Two program is a deep immersion into further learning and skill development, designed for earning secure functioning. This offers you a blend of learning key concepts across attachment theory and meditation, while also practicing the techniques in both a supportive group as well as within private, custom mentorship.
Next cohorts begin:
September 6th (1st & 3rd Fridays)
Sign up at: https://www.mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment-level-two
The Earthquake and the Tsunami of Terrible Sadness: 3 Best Practices for Weathering the Storm and Resiliently Navigating the Attachment Repair Journey
Develop the skills for sustaining long term abstinence and harm reduction.
In Level Two, we focus on developing a meditation practice and diving deep into the curriculum of Level One, all in support of ending the perpetual relapse cycle, as well as healing the root issues that fuel our addiction. When we do this, more emotional empowerment, authentic purpose, and congruence becomes possible.
Sign up now: https://www.mettagroup.org/meditation-x-addiction-level-two
What is the difference between a cognitive practice that is based around mentalizing and a procedural practice that relies on meditation and other repeated exercises.
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This is for you if...
You think something is wrong with youand you want to fix it.
You desire greater connection, intimacy, and support in relationship(but don’t know how to find a partner who is willing to show up for you in that way)
You’re tired of the dysfunctional relationships patterns and you’re ready to develop new habits, more meaningful connections and heal once and for all.
You want to start a family, but there’s a missing piece.You want to share this life experience with a supportive partner who wants the same things, and you don’t know how to find that person who is ready to commit.
You’re ready to date people who can make a commitment to youbut you consistently date people who are unreliable, unavailable and avoidant.
You’re interested in truly being collaborative and committed,and building a life with someoneand want to learn what qualities to develop, what actions to take and how to shift your mind to embody this type of relationship.
Join George Haas for this online workshop on Friday, 7/26! Sign up at: https://www.mettagroup.org/workshop
What constitutes a secure relationship? How does mentalizing support with this?
Sign up today for Meditation x Attachment Level Two!
A 6-month meditation-based virtual group and 1:1 mentorship program designed to usher you into living a more meaningful life.
Next cohorts begin:
Cohort 1: August 6th (1st & 3rd Tuesdays)
Cohort 2: September 6th (1st & 3rd Fridays)
Register your spot here: https://www.mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment-level-two
Sign up for How To Date Like A Secure Person Even If You're Not (Yet)!
This is for you if...
You think something is wrong with you
and you want to fix it.
You desire greater connection, intimacy, and support in relationship
(but don’t know how to find a partner who is willing to show up for you in that way)
You’re tired of the dysfunctional relationships patterns
and you’re ready to develop new habits, more meaningful connections and heal once and for all.
You want to start a family, but there’s a missing piece.
You want to share this life experience with a supportive partner who wants the same things, and you don’t know how to find that person who is ready to commit.
You’re ready to date people who can make a commitment to you
but you consistently date people who are unreliable, unavailable and avoidant.
You’re interested in truly being collaborative and committed,
and building a life with someone
and want to learn what qualities to develop, what actions to take and how to shift your mind to embody this type of relationship.
Join George Haas for this online workshop on Friday, 7/26! Sign up at: https://www.mettagroup.org/workshop
Do you experience anxious attachment in career or workplace contexts? What are common beliefs, behaviors and phenomenon that come up? What challenges do you face?
Where addiction and attachment theory meet.
In Meditation x Addiction Level One, we directly address the underlying cause of addiction and help you uproot the native attachment conditioning, in support of relapse prevention and long-term, sustainable repair.
Sign up today!
A discussion on emotional regulation strategies learned from family systems, where unhealthy coping mechanisms like anger, sadness, or fear are modeled. These strategies generate excessive emotional responses that don't match the present situation. Techniques like noting feeling states can help gain clarity on one's emotions and sensations in the body. Dismissing or avoidant attachment styles make it difficult to experience emotions, while preoccupied styles lead to heightened emotional chaos. Meditation practices like focusing on the breath can increase awareness of subtle emotional experiences in the present moment are essential to the recovery process.
Where addiction and attachment theory meet.
In Meditation x Addiction Level One, we directly address the underlying cause of addiction and help you uproot the native attachment conditioning, in support of relapse prevention and long-term, sustainable repair.
Sign up today!
Captured live for the Sunday Sangha series from Sangha Live, George discusses Attachment Theory in the context of Buddhist Theravada Practice, exploring the traditional Buddhist path to liberation using descriptions of Attachment conditioning as a way to understand obstacles to practice.
Download our free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance" now. In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Begin your journey today at https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here!
Find out more about Sangha Live at https://sangha.live/
Sign up for the Meditation x Addiction Workshop on June 21st - click here.
You’ll learn about the Meditation x Addiction approach to substance use disorders. It’s an effective strategy for relapse prevention and we’ll introduce you to how students address addiction through the attachment lens. You’ll learn about the four modules that are the next step in this journey: craving and urging; stress, anger and depression; persistent negative emotions; and difficult interpersonal relationships.
You’ll understand how this evidence-based system combines ongoing meditation practice, the relapse pattern theory of G. Alan Marlatt, PhD and John Bowlby’s psychological model of Attachment Theory.
Addiction can strain or damage relationships with loved ones, and repairing trust and communication can be a long and difficult process. What can one expect on that path?
addressing addiction through the attachment lens.
Sign up for the Meditation x Addiction Workshop on June 21st - click here.
Share about this phenomenon and specific phase of addiction recovery journey. Address other approaches to recovery and how your approach is different. Offer hope and possibility: What dream outcomes are they holding out for, that haven't yet been realized at this phase of recovery? What is possible with your approach?
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction™ are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction. Sign up for the waitlist now: https://www.mettagroup.org/workshop-addiction
How to Get off the Relapse Wheel: Where Addiction, Attachment Repair and Meditation Meet
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life.Begin your journey today!
3 Things that Support Your Exploration (and 3 Things that Corrode It) Based on Your Attachment Strategy.
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life.Begin your journey today!
Discuss our present and future with AI, and the impact it’s having on originality. What do you forecast will happen to authenticity? How does this threaten our capacity to be unique, original or different from others? Is this important on our separate and shared paths of living a meaningful life?
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life.Begin your journey today!
How does exploration differ depending on the attachment strategy? What opens the door to exploration?
Exploration is at the root of what it’s all about!
That’s why I’m deeply excited and grateful to officially announce...
My new biannual magazine entitled Place (plās) is now available!
Subscribe today, and you’ll receive my brand new photography magazine in the mail twice a year. You’ll receive a complimentary issue right away, followed by two issues in June and December 2024.
Share about your transformation story. What was it like before? What kind of support did you seek before discovering attachment repair? When did everything come together for you? How long did the healing take once you started on this journey? Share about your 3 pillar approach and any studies and research done that informs your meditative attachment repair approach.
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life.Begin your journey today!
What can you do when you are raised in a family without receiving love and attention from your mother?
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".
In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life.
Begin your journey today!
We discuss the preliminary steps and decisions (no killing, no stealing, no harmful sexual conduct, no harsh/false speech, and no intoxicants the lead to heedlessness) necessary for to begin the path to enlightenment and what they actually mean!
Sign up now for our upcoming Level One Intensive beginning April 6!
This live group program offers instruction in Buddhist theory, Attachment Theory, and in-depth meditation techniques, all designed to help you get your needs met, pursue your authentic passions, and emotionally regulate along the way. In this program, you’ll learn how to develop secure relationships, uproot past attachment conditioning, as well as work through conflict resolution strategies. This program draws deeply on Daniel P. Brown's Ideal Parent-Figure (IPF) Attachment Protocol, and offers you space to develop empowering, reparative mental and somatic skills, while also tapping into a supportive community of people on the shard path of cultivating a meaningful life.
People in the West often want to skip steps in their practice to shorten the distance to enlightenment, but what is enlightenment and what would it mean to find it?
Originally recorded 3/07/24
Sign up now for our upcoming Level One Intensive beginning April 6!
This live group program offers instruction in Buddhist theory, Attachment Theory, and in-depth meditation techniques, all designed to help you get your needs met, pursue your authentic passions, and emotionally regulate along the way. In this program, you’ll learn how to develop secure relationships, uproot past attachment conditioning, as well as work through conflict resolution strategies. This program draws deeply on Daniel P. Brown's Ideal Parent-Figure (IPF) Attachment Protocol, and offers you space to develop empowering, reparative mental and somatic skills, while also tapping into a supportive community of people on the shard path of cultivating a meaningful life.
We discuss hope and agency in the face of great despair.
Originally recorded 2/29/24
Sign up now for our upcoming Level One Intensive beginning April 6!
This live group program offers instruction in Buddhist theory, Attachment Theory, and in-depth meditation techniques, all designed to help you get your needs met, pursue your authentic passions, and emotionally regulate along the way. In this program, you’ll learn how to develop secure relationships, uproot past attachment conditioning, as well as work through conflict resolution strategies. This program draws deeply on Daniel P. Brown's Ideal Parent-Figure (IPF) Attachment Protocol, and offers you space to develop empowering, reparative mental and somatic skills, while also tapping into a supportive community of people on the shard path of cultivating a meaningful life.
We discuss organizing practice and building a foundation that will allow us the full value of insight that our meditation techniques can bring.
Originally recorded 2/22/24
Sign up now for our upcoming Level One Intensive beginning April 6!
This live group program offers instruction in Buddhist theory, Attachment Theory, and in-depth meditation techniques, all designed to help you get your needs met, pursue your authentic passions, and emotionally regulate along the way. In this program, you’ll learn how to develop secure relationships, uproot past attachment conditioning, as well as work through conflict resolution strategies. This program draws deeply on Daniel P. Brown's Ideal Parent-Figure (IPF) Attachment Protocol, and offers you space to develop empowering, reparative mental and somatic skills, while also tapping into a supportive community of people on the shard path of cultivating a meaningful life.
How do we understand and interact with the world around us and in what ways are we privileging certain types of information and sensory experience?
Originally recorded 2/15/24
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
7PM PT (APPROX. 75 MIN.)
You don’t need to be single in order to feel lonely. The sad truth is that, just because you’re in a relationship, doesn’t mean you’re feeling fulfilled or that you’ve ‘arrived’. Some report feeling an excruciating loneliness or feeling totally unseen, even in long term relationships. So, what gives? How can we make space for truly meaningful, mutually supportive, passionate and nourishing relationships?
In this workshop, you’ll learn an attachment theory perspective on why your dating life has been so hard, and how to date like a secure person (even if you’re not secure yourself!)
We continue our discussion of Exploration and how Meaning can be found within it.
Originally recorded 2/1/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.
What is authenticity? What is inauthenticity? And how can you live your life in a way that appropriately uses authenticity?
Originally recorded 1/18/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.
How do relationships where only one partner is putting in Attachment work playout? And what might be the cause of this imbalance?
Originally recorded 1/4/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.
Coming a little bit late into the new year, but nonetheless, we journey into resolutions and how resolving towards authenticity can be a springboard for a better life.
Originally recorded 12/28/23
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Is practice a chore? Or can we conceptualize it as a qualitative experience?
Originally recorded 12/14/23
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The Holidays have come and gone and for many that means family time. Tune in as we discuss the difficulty of human relationships and also the craving and dependency that we as humans feel for them!
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In a moment of great strife, fear, and anger we discuss what it means to live without turning inward while preserving equanimity.
Originally recorded 11/02/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop
Mortality! We discuss aging, different religious afterlifes, generational trends and traumas, and more!
Originally recorded 10/26/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop
We discuss the Buddhist Faith through different perspectives such as the West and Eastern Patriarchal societies!
Originally recorded 10/12/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop
From birth to the your first steps as a novice practitioner, how does the Self develop?
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Originally recorded 09/21/23
Falling hard and heavy into a new relationship can lead to over-commitments before a full healthy assessment of who you are together. We discuss this and more on this latest episode!
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Originally recorded 09/07/23
How do you identify a non-regulating relationship and once identified how should you proceed?
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Originally recorded 08/24/23
What starts as a discussion on dating moves through memory creation processes and how grief can be moved through by passing the lost attachment relationship strands into your other relationships.
Join us on Oct 7th for our Fall Meditation x Attachment Level One Intensive. Find out more and sign up here: https://www.mettagroup.org/mxa-level-one-fall-register
Originally recorded 08/17/23
We continue our previous discussion on Mindstates.
Join us on Oct 7th for our Fall Meditation x Attachment Level One Intensive. Find out more and sign up here: https://www.mettagroup.org/mxa-level-one-fall-register
Originally recorded 08/10/23
What is your mindstate? How do our sensory perceptions build models of the world and what are the things that influence and determine mental patterns. We discuss this and more!
Join us on May 6th for our Fall Meditation x Attachment Level One Intensive. Find out more and sign up here: https://www.mettagroup.org/mxa-level-one-fall-register
Originally recorded 08/03/23
What can you expect from practice? On this episode we discuss the difference between Western individualized practices and lineage practices and how this can change the steps one can predict encountering.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 07/27/23
We discuss the way conceptual reality is created and the way we can curate this to better serve us in the longterm.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 07/20/23
Today we dive into Dunbar's research on human cognition and the brain's ability to track faces, establish community, and the level of connectivity required for human happiness.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 07/03/23
What is a Secure Functioning relationship. On a basic level it is a relationship where there is reciprocal meeting of needs and caretaking. Learn more and go deeper with us in this episode!
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 07/06/23
In this episode we continue our discussion on co-regulating relationships.
If you are interested in furthering your understanding on this topic we highly recommend this short, highly relevant chapbook “How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You’re Not Yet Secure)” which offers support and guidance for those who are wobbly (thanks to family systems/early caregivers) about how to have sweet, lasting relationships.
Originally recorded 06/29/23
When do we develop our Attachment style and how does that carry through the rest of our life? How do we look for partners that can stabilize us a collaborate with us? All and more discussed on this episode!
If you are interested in furthering your understanding on this topic we highly recommend this short, highly relevant chapbook “How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You’re Not Yet Secure)” which offers support and guidance for those who are wobbly (thanks to family systems/early caregivers) about how to have sweet, lasting relationships.
Originally recorded 06/22/23
In a return to new episodes we are finally able to upload a conversation from last month on Collaborative Relationships and what the fundamental components of a a healthy collaborative relationship are.
If you are interested in furthering your understanding on this topic we highly recommend this short, highly relevant chapbook “How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You’re Not Yet Secure)” which offers support and guidance for those who are wobbly (thanks to family systems/early caregivers) about how to have sweet, lasting relationships.
Originally recorded 05/18/23
While George is traveling we are dipping into the I Love You Keep Going the Podcast archives.
In this episode from July 2022, we discuss how our world is organized along lines of Money and Power and the ways to resist this through Community.
Continue the path to secure attachment with our signature Level One Intensive this August! https://www.mettagroup.org/mxa-level-one-aug-23-register
Originally recorded 07/14/22
While George is traveling we are dipping into the I Love You Keep Going the Podcast archives.
In this episode from March 2022, we talk about Mettagroup's preliminary practices of Attachment Theory.
While George is traveling we are dipping into the I Love You Keep Going the Podcast archives.
In this episode from May 2022, we talk about Peace with Self and how this is a deeply meaningful position that requires breaking through the experiencing sense of Self in the sensory world.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 05/26/22
In this episode we discuss what Attachment Repair means and how different types of Repair work are needed dependent on your Attachment style.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 05/11/23
Ahead of our Meditation x Addiction Intensive, we dive into our this practice which combines traditional meditation approaches, the relapse pattern theories from the work of G. Alan Marlatt, Phd., and John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. Students learn a simple, easy-to-learn, and very pragmatic approach to addressing addiction.
Join us on May 6th for our Meditation x Addiction Intensive. Find out more and sign up here: https://www.mettagroup.org/addiction-may-23-register
Originally recorded 04/27/23
After our episodes on Loss and Separation, we dive into the Buddhist concept of Attachment.
Join us on May 6th for our Meditation x Addiction Intensive. Find out more and sign up here: https://www.mettagroup.org/addiction-may-23-register
Originally recorded 04/20/23
All secure relationships require separation, a process in which we leave to explore and then come back to share. Join us in the ILYKG Podcast this week to learn about what this process is and how we learn it from a young age.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 04/13/23
How do you get to a place of balance, discovery, and education in the face of ephemerality and constant loss? We discuss this question and how a Mettagroup-based practice can improve your capabilities and strengthen your fortitude.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 04/06/23
AI & ChatGPT. Existential threat, blundering search engine, or something else entirely. Follow along as we discuss this and the history of technological breakthrough/breakdown on this episode.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 03/30/23
The negation of Negative thoughts is not the creation of Positive thoughts. Today we discuss the ways in which you can implement positive strategies into your thinking patterns.
Continue the path to secure attachment with daily guided meditations, intensive courses and more resources at mettagroup.org/meditation-x-attachment
Originally recorded 03/23/23
Today we begin a new series on Attachment Repair! Join us in the following weeks as we explore this concept.
Originally recorded 02/23/23
What enables you to explore and engage with the world in a secure and comfortable way? We discuss this and more on this episode of ILYKG!
Originally recorded 02/16/23
What is the safety net that allows you to make meaningful explorations in your life?
Originally recorded 02/09/23
Today we discuss auditory vs visual learners and the ways in which meditation practices are often oriented towards those that are most receptive to oral information.
Originally recorded 01/26/23
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George brings us back to a foundational understanding of what attachment is and what non-attachment is and how these have been viewed both traditionally and from the Western perspective.
Originally recorded 01/19/23
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We use this episode to remember and honor the life and work of Mary Main, whose introduction of the 'disorganized' attachment classification and the Adult Attachment Interview for assessing states of mind regarding attachment were revolutionary in the field of psychology.
Originally recorded 01/12/23
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It is the first episode of the New Year and we start things off talking about Resilience, Grieving, and the process of beginning things anew.
Originally recorded 01/05/23
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We bring together different threads that we have explored through the year in our final podcast episode of the year!
Originally recorded 12/22/22
Mentalizing continued!
And start your new year off with a Mettagroup intensive! We have an upcoming Level One in January as well as a Level Two in February. Sign up now at: https://www.mettagroup.org/classes#intensives
Episode originally recorded 12/17/22
We continue our conversation on Mentalizing and jump in straight from the beginning with a discussion on newborns and cognitive development.
Episode originally recorded 12/08/22
It is intuitive that is useful to see things from a different perspective but how do we break our fixed understanding of the world and why is it so difficult to do so? Learn more about this and more on the latest issue of the I love You Keep Going Podcast with George Haas!
How does practice develop? You will get many answers/strategies/tactics throughout your life, particularly when put in the West's secular terms, but today we trace the beginnings of practice at large and learn about George's own path.
George Hass' newest book is available now for purchase along with a batch of new t-shirts perfect for holiday shopping! You can find them and more at: https://www.mettagroup.org/
Originally recorded 11/17/22
Is the brain like a computer that takes input data and files it among its known experiences? On this episode, we continue to unpack Conditioning.
Sign up for our first Intensive of 2023 now at: https://www.mettagroup.org/mxa-level-one-jan-23-register
Originally recorded 10/20/22
We finish up our conversations on Attachment via Buddhism and discuss the concept of Conditioning!
Originally recorded 10/20/22
We continue our discussion on Attachment via Buddhism and discussion the way the human brain functions chemically as part of a social species.
Originally recorded 10/13/22
On this episode we discuss the ways different attachment styles alter the perspective one has on the world and how one forms their own sense of identity.
Originally recorded 9/22/22
Today we discuss the the way Mettagroup uses an Attachment Perspective in our preliminary practices and a brief history of how George came to this type of practice.
Originally recorded 09/15/22
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Happiness! On this episode we discuss ways to move out of periods of grief and depression and the things that give and generate joy.
Originally recorded 09/08/22
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We discuss what a meaningful life and meaningful change look like, what caring for our world means, and perspective on lifestyle and inequality.
Originally recorded 08/25/22
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So what does it mean that the James Webb Space Telescope is bringing back images of universes beyond our own that challenge our conceptions of things like the Big Bang Theory? Probably not a lot in regards to our lived experiences! Today we discuss perceptions of of self and of the sensory world around us.
Originally recorded 08/18/22
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What is meditation? What is attachment? It is time to nail down the basics!
Originally recorded 08/11/22
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We get back to the basics with a fun and sprawling conversation covering preliminary practices, aging, enlightenment, and more!
Originally recorded 08/04/22
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After a week off, we are back discussing the health of our politics and what solutions might exist to the varying crises we face.
Originally recorded 07/28/22
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Continuing last week's line of though with the recent Supreme Court decision that nullified Roe vs Wade, we discuss what the role of the individual in a community is and how the community can posture itself against misanthropic forces.
Originally recorded 07/14/22
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We take time and make space for discussion on the current stripping of rights that has seen its latest offense in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. How can we stay open and relationable to those who hold opposing views, how can we act, and how can we take care of ourselves?
Originally recorded 07/07/22
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In part 2 of our new series we discuss the origins of Meditation x Attachment as well as the origins of insecure and disorganized minds during the infant stage.
Originally recorded 06/16/22
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We begin a new series going over the curriculum for our signature Level 1 course. Tune in to learn more about the hardware/software of the brain!
Originally recorded 06/09/22
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George discusses the ways our terms for concepts like Peace, Attachment, and Suffering have evolved over time and discusses how the Sense of Self changes over the course of one's lifetime.
Recorded live on 6/2/22
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We discuss what the sense of self is, how it develops, and what peace with self might mean
Recorded live May, 26 2022.
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How can we find peace or maybe equanimity? Join us as we talk about what this might mean, discuss different interpretations, and think through strategies.
Recorded live May, 19 2022.
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On this episode we discuss the ways in which Metta and Vipassanā support each other and how you can use Metta to further develop your capacity to mentalize.
Recorded live May, 12 2022.
We got all the way through Advanced Mentalizing and now it is time to go back to the Basics!
Recorded live May, 5 2022.
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We continue our conversation on Advanced Mentalizing and get into Depth.
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On this episode we continue our conversation on Advanced Mentalizing, but first we start off with a roundtable on Daylight Savings Time.
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We discuss the mentalizing skills that we gain from a young age and the ways that these skills can be upset and also developed.
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Today we bring things back to the basics with a discussion of what Attachment Theory is, how our attachments effect our daily lives, and what actions can be taken to improve the mentalizing process.
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On this episode of I Love You Keep Going we discuss the preliminary practices that one should employ when beginning their exploration for a better chance at change and success.
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Our journey along the Progress of Insight continues today with a discussion on Enlightenment.
Captured live on 2/17/22
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We have a new name! Welcome to the newly-coined I Love You Keep Going the Podcast with George Haas. Today we continue with the Insight way of practicing and discuss Arising and Passing.
Captured live on 2/10/22
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In this episode we continue our group discussion on the Insight way of practicing.
Recorded 2/3/2022
We continue our conversation on the organization of practice and begin to discuss how that can evolve into the insight way of practicing using the Theravāda map.
Recorded 1/27/2022
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Our first podcast of the year! On this episode we continue a discussion of Metta Vipassana and trace the history of meditation in the West beginning with the first generation of teachers during the Original Hippie Times (OHT).
Recorded 1/13/2022
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In this last podcast of the year, we discuss relationships with family and friends and the difficulties that can arise during this holiday time.
Recorded 12/16/2021
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As we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from early 2021 George expands upon the Compassion Practice skill set to focus on how to develop compassion for yourself - which is often one of the hardest things to do.
Captured live on 2/11/21.
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As we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from 2020 George returns to the original text of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta to explain the dhammas, the original elements of the Buddhist teachings.
Captured live on 8/27/20
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As we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from 2019 George breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.
Originally recorded 08/12/2019
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We discuss what Practice is and the different reasons (suffering, mindfulness, meaning) that people come to it.
Recorded 10/28/2021
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There's an old Zen saying: "After the ecstasy, the laundry." On this episode we discuss ordinariness, stability, practice, and the freedom to explore.
Recorded 10/21/2021
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Today we venture into a discussion on Metta Vipassana and how to be aware of what our minds are prioritizing and bringing to the forefront of our consciousnesses.
Recorded 10/14/2021
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We speak about View as the basis of practice and how it is infused in our perception of reality and how it forms intent and action.
Recorded 9/30/2021
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Today we shift topics from Meaningfulness to Attachment and Conditioning.
Recorded 9/30/2021
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What's meaningful? What is the nature of the human experience and what is the nature of this lifetime that you are in? In today's episode we analyze these questions and the types of answers they receive.
Recorded 9/23/2021
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We go deeper into the impact of care and attachment on the child and the ways exploration grow and reflect wellbeing.
Recorded 9/16/2021
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We discuss the meaningful life and how much of it is formed by the types of exploration allowed to us while we form our attachments.
Recorded 9/9/2021
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We round off our conversations on the Brahma Viharas by discussing all of them together and discuss their utility as a strategy.
Recorded 9/2/2021
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We continue our conversation about the Brahma Viharas and focus on their version of Equanimity, which relates to Karma and your stance within the world.
Recorded 8/26/2021
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On this episode we continue to delve into the Brahma Viharas and in particular focus on the the Sympathetic Joy practice from a Compassion point of view.
Recorded 8/12/2021
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On today's episode of Meditation X Attachment with George Haas we continue our conversation on Brahma Vihara and discuss the integration of Buddhist script into practice and the potential friction that occurs with the self experience.
Recorded 8/12/2021
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As we exit our series on the Progress of Insight, we spend the day talking about the Brahma Viharas (the Divine Abodes) which is used as a tool for developing concentration and building mind-states as opposed to feelings.
Recorded 8/5/2021
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Today we conclude our series on the Path of Enlightenment by discussing the final six stages. These stages are beyond where most people's practices are, but are still useful in building a theoretical understanding of the process of enlightenment.
Recorded 7/29/2021
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We continue our series on the progress of insight and analyze stage 9 and 10, respectively the desire to be delivered from suffering and reobservation.
Recorded 7/22/2021
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Today we discuss the Buddhist concept of the Miseries (in a fun way!). This is a stage on the path of enlightenment in which you understand the impermanence of life, the inevitability of aging and death, and that the sense of self is a sensing experience that is based on life conditions.
Recorded 7/15/2021
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Today we center our conversation on Dissolution, the fifth stage on the Path of Enlightenment, which is the breakdown of the experience of the barrier between inside and outside and the beginning of a profound flow state.
Recorded 7/8/2021
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On this episode of Deepening Your Practice, we talk about the fourth stage of the progress of insight, the knowledge of arising and passing. Discussed as a "point of no return" this knowledge changes your perception of the fluidity and continuity and marks a before and after moment in your experience of the self and the world.
Recorded 7/1/2021
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In this episode, we continue our discussion on the Path of Enlightenment and, in particular, focus on the third stage, which is development of the knowledge of impermanence and the comprehension of satisfaction.
Recorded 6/24/2021
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On today’s episode we discuss the sensory world and its basis in conditionality, which allows us to infer that patterns of arising and passing rooted in karma will be repeated and therefore allows the world to be recognized.
Recorded 6/10/2021
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Today we discuss enlightenment as a goal, the desire to end the experience of suffering from both Buddhist and secular perspectives, and the usefulness of different spiritual contexts on meditation and practice.
Recorded 6/3/2021
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We dive into the difference between mental and physical phenomena and breakdown the raw sensing experience and the ways the mind acts to bring those senses into a comprehendible experience.
Recorded 5/27/2021
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Today we cover parts of the history of Buddhism and discuss different paths to enlightenment including the old, the new, and the hybrid.
Captured live on 5/20/21.
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In today’s episode we discuss the process of stabilizing your mind-state and how to identify when your experience of the world is being warped by a filter of self.
Captured live on 5/13/21.
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Continuing our conversation from the previous episode, we discuss how an honest inside practice can create emotional disruption and the practical ways to manage that disruption
Captured live on 5/6/21.
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In this episode, we discuss the purpose of practice, what can get in the way of your practice, and strategies to avoid being pulled out of the present moment.
Captured live on 4/29/21.
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Continuing our DYP series, we discuss the Mindfulness movement in the West and weigh its benefits and deficiencies in relation to Attachment Theory.
Captured live on 4/22/21.
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In this episode, we discuss climate change, population growth and density, immigration, and the ways our different global cultures engage with understandings of karma and the cycle of reincarnation.
Captured live on 4/15/21.
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We discuss inequality, systemic racism, and genocide and how to both express compassion and properly protect yourself in relation to the difficult people that are perpetrators and exacerbators of harm. Captured live on 4/8/21.
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Today, we speak about holding space with the Neutral People that we encounter in our lives and what the appropriate amount of energy required is for these peripheral relations. Captured live on 4/1/21.
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In this episode we go in depth into Compassion practice and how to build a working model for your relationships with Friends and Family. Captured live on 3/25/21.
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We conclude our Compassion cycle with a discussion about expanding compassion outward towards all sentient beings and how to counteract the tendency to exclude individuals. Captured live on 3/18/21.
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Continuing our series on Compassion practice, we discuss what it is that can make an individual difficult to interact with and how to assess the macro-values of yourself and others to identify conflict. Captured live on 3/11/21.
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Continuing our series on Compassion practice, we discuss the varied levels of empathy that different types of people might exhibit, and how to build the compassion skills to understand and navigate them. Captured live on 3/4/21.
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We continue our discussion of Compassion practice, focusing on the different forms of relationships that we participate in and how to better recognize their characteristics. Captured live on 2/25/21.
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Our deep dive into Compassion Practice continues with developing compassion for a person who is close to you in your life. Captured live on 2/18/21.
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George expands upon the Compassion Practice skill set he began last week to focus on how to develop compassion for yourself - which is often one of the hardest things to do. Captured live on 2/11/21.
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Embark on a new cycle for the weekly Dharma talk with an exploration of Compassion practice, which is an empathetic practice. Different from classic Metta practice, George explains the why and how. Captured live on 2/4/21.
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George continues his exploration of Tajjapannatti, which translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). Captured live on 1/28/20.
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The Pali word Tajjapannatti translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). George traces how this concept helps explain how the conceptual reality you create is accurate and true. Captured live on 1/21/20.
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The new year is always a great time to set intentions and organize and commit to your practice. George offers some practical advice drawing from his own experience meditating. Captured live on 1/4/20.
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George shares some of his experiences growing up in regards to religion and the holidays, and offers some perspective for this particularly challenging holiday season for many. Captured live on 12/17/20.
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George explores the value of retreat practice and how it can be the cornerstone of developing a consistent meditation practice. Captured live on 12/10/20.
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George continues his discussion the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice and attachment styles . Captured live on 12/4/20.
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George takes a detour from the Vipassana exploration to discuss the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice. Captured live on 11/19/20.
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George reads from his new book "The Lower Manhattan Dormitory Effect" - a recollection of downtown life in New York City in the late 70s and early 1980s reflected on from here in LA: 2020.
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George continues his deep dive into Vipassana meditation exploring what it means to examine the self and the world in practice. Captured live on 11/12/20.
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George continues his exploration of Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the three marks of existence: impermanence (aniccā), non-self (anattā) and unsatisfactoriness or suffering (duḥkha). Captured live on 11/5/20.
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George explains the technique of Vipassana meditation using see, hear, feel practice applying focus in and focus out. Captured live on 10/29/20.
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This talk explores Vipassana meditation techniques and how touching into the sensory experience can tap into the nature of how we form self and world. Captured live on 10/22/20.
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In this recording, George explores compassion practice for all sentient beings. Captured live on 10/15/20.
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George breaks down compassion practice for "difficult people" and shares a story about how a teacher in Myanmar was more blunt and explained how Americans are reluctant to describe people as "enemies." Captured live on 10/8/20
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Compassion practice, in the Buddhist sense, means turning toward the suffering experience of someone else and being willing to hold that experience. George breaks down the different models for empathy and how it relates to Buddhist vs. Western thinking. Captured live on 9/24/20.
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George returns to the original text of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta to explain the dhammas, the original elements of the Buddhist teachings. Captured live on 8/27/20
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Continuing the exploration of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, George delves into the fourth foundation of mindfulness: mindfulness of mental objects. Captured live on 8/20/20.
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George continues exploring the Satipatthana Sutta delving into the Buddhist concept of the mind as a sixth sense and how it relates to the more traditional Western concepts of the senses. Captured live on 8/13/20.
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While in some traditions enlightenment was really only the goal for monastics, Mahasi Sayadaw’s revolutionary teachings brought the notion to householders as well. George delves the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/30/20.
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The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol was developed by Daniel P. Brown and is a technique to help repair attachment disturbances by guiding practitioners to imagine their ideal parent. George explores the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/23/20.
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Continuing his deep dive into fe Satipatthana Sutta, George continues his deep dive into how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences, influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment (or the Satipatthana Sutta). Captured live on 7/16/20.
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Continuing his deep dive into the Satipatthana Sutta, George explains how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment.
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George continues his exploration into Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment. Captured live on 6/25/20.
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George shares his interpretation of Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment.
Metta practice in general is intended to be for all beings. This particular practice for difficult people can be used an antidote to anger, which can be helpful during this time of upheaval and uncertainty with the pandemic. Captured live on June 18, 2020.
After reflecting on the recent violence and racism afflicting the United States, George gets into some apt and timely metta practice for friends and family.
George dives deep into the 5th Stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s “Manual of Insight” with an exploration of the concept of dissolution. Captured live on 6/4/20.
Recorded before our nation erupted in protest in nearly every city, George explored a Buddhist perspective on the murder of George Floyd and racism in America. Captured live on 5/28/20.
There are many Dharma maps that help organize one’s practice. George explores this concept, while talking about his own journey with Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. Captured live on 5/21/20.
After two weeks of Vipassana practice, we explore some Metta (loving-kindness) practice this week, focusing on close people in our lives. Captured live on 5/14/20.
George breaks down how the experience of self emerges when you look within and gets into the Vipassana practice of knowledge by comprehension. Captured live on 5/7/20.
George explains the Buddhist concept of the three marks of existence: anicca (impermanence), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and anatta (non-self). Captured live during our weekly Thursday night virtual dharma talk and extended sit.
George continues the exploration into Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the second stage of insight focusing on the concept of discerning conditionality.
Captured live during Mettagroup’s new weekly online Dharma talk, George Haas discusses the second stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. The definitely text on Vipassana meditation, the text - and in turn George - explains how you can sensitize yourself to the experience of the sensing experience itself.
A deep dive into loving-kindness practice for yourself - captured live during our new weekly virtual Dharma talk and sit. Read more about it at https://www.mettagroup.org/classes#drop-in-classes
George breaks down the basic nature of meditation and why it is a valuable pursuit, focusing in on the three characteristics of existence.
George breaks down how collaborative relationships work and how early childhood attachment style can affect primary relationships later in life.
George outlines how early care during infancy and early childhood has a profound effect on the attachment style that will emerge later in life for an adult. An equally informative listen for anybody exploring their own attachment style, or for those providing care to children themselves.
In the modern world, it’s often more difficult than we think to cultivate meaningful, authentic personal relationships. This episode explores why that’s the case, why it’s important to make those connections, and how there’s actually a lot of scientific study that illustrates all of this.
Captured live on retreat, George breaks down what metta (loving-kindness) meditation practice is, how to do it, and why it’s valuable. Along the way we find out about the differences between “wet” and “dry” practice, and how the Theravada approach to metta differs from the Tibetan.
Relationships are about balance - but it’s not always equal. When a partner cannot properly mentalize to self-regulate, responding with compassion and attending to their needs in the moment can be mutually beneficial. George breaks down the how and why in this excerpt from his Meditation x Attachment for Relationships daylong “Coupling for Couples.”
The ability to mentalize - being aware of your own mind state as well as that of another person - is one of the key components in being able to make meaningful connections and maintain healthy relationships. It also has deep spiritual underpinnings in Buddhism. George breaks down how this works and what it means.
George breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.
Captured live in Los Angeles as a part of Mettagroup’s brand new Meditation x Attachment for Relationships series, this is an excerpt from a daylong exploring how and why attachment style affects our primary relationships. This daylong specifically focuses on how single people of all orientations can navigate their own existing style to find a primary relationship that is satisfying and healthy.
George draws connections between the psychological attachment style established during early childhood and the components that make up the traditional Buddhist path.
Finding true happiness can often seem insurmountable. The reason, in large part, is the attachment conditioning that happens during early life. George breaks down why this is the case, and how real change is possible.
George delves deeper into The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) protocol with a discussion about the five stages of developing secure relationships followed by a guided meditation that offers a hands-on way to explore the concept further. Developed by Daniel P. Brown, the IPF protocol is one of the cornerstones of Mettagroup’s current teachings and this is a great way to get a taste of how it works.
Captured on retreat, George Haas discusses the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol. Through a guided meditation, this technique, developed by Daniel P. Brown, allows you to imagine the ideal parent to help repair attachment disturbances. Please note this is not a competition or correction for your actual parents, it’s an attempt to create a pristine imagined experience.
George is joined by long-time entrepreneur and meditation student Ben Smith for an in-depth discussion about the connections between meditation and finding meaning in work. In this insightful episode, George and Ben touch on having a supportive community, what healthy attachment looks like, and how it all connects back to being an entrepreneur.
When most teachers discuss "attachment" in relation to meditation, they're talking about the Buddhist sense of the word. However, there's also many links between psychological attachment and meditation practice. George goes a step further and discusses how this all relates back to the classical non-goal of enlightenment (or liberation) through meditation.
George discusses the body-mind and how attachment strategies are connected to our physiological experiences. Recorded live at our new weekly drop-in class on the Mettagroup terrace in Los Angeles.
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Captured during the first class of The Meaningful Life Six-Month Intensive (now called Meditation x Attachment), this brief talk gives an overview of George Haas's signature teaching. Drawing connections between meditation and Attachment Theory, he explains how these tools can have a profound effect on your life.
This special episode of the podcast offers a highly informative introduction to George’s signature course Meditation Interventions for the Addiction Process (MIAP). Drawing on the same attachment-based healing that’s the cornerstone of all of Mettagroup’s teachings, this podcast - and course - are specifically designed to address addiction and addiction-related issues. Interested in the upcoming six month MIAP class? Read more at mettagroup.org/addiction-treatment.
Recorded on day three of this past Winter Retreat in Central California, George explains how as your practice develops you can learn how to recognize and regulate your mind states, and how that is an essential aspect of spiritual development.
Welcome to the Meditation x Attachment with George Haas Podcast. Our new format will explore the connections between ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. This first episode was captured on The Meaningful Life Retreat in Central California just over a month ago, and explains the basics of George's hybrid Metta-Vipassana meditation techniques and how they connect to psychological attachment theory. Welcome and enjoy!
Marking the end of our journey exploring Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, this podcast is from the final Deepening Your Practice class in Echo Park. This dharma talk explores metta jhana, going back to the Pali term “piti” and how it relates to its English translation as “rapture” and how mind-states affect the sense of self. Stay tuned for our new class - and podcast - format which will start with some archival talks from George over the next few weeks while he is away in retreat in Burma.
George takes a break from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight to acknowledge the role of New Year’s resolutions and how they affect practice. Jumping off from there, he gets into Dr. Dan Siegel’s “windows of tolerance” and how to eliminate negative mind states.
Branching out from the traditional Theravada Buddhist view, George explains how his teacher, Shinzen Young, takes a more distinctly American view of the ten fetters. This continues the Contemplation of Mental Objects section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
George explains how the arising and passing (appearance and disappearance) of physical phenomena occurs with the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and thinking.
Starting with a brief discussion of Burma's influence on Western meditation styles, George then delves into the text of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, drawing connections between the experience of senses, Western Attachment Theory and the big questions around self.
regret, and doubt, and delves into the context of how they unfold. This marks the beginning of the Contemplation of Mental Objects section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Vedna, the Pali word for feeling tones, describes the capacity to sense, which can be pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. The experience breaks down further into worldly and worldly. George explains it all, from the Contemplation of Feeling section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Delving deeper into the concept of awareness of awareness, George unpacks how the experience of the self is dependent on the conditions of the moment. He also tells the story of the Buddha and the mustard seed.
George discusses the concept of realizing mind, or in more Western terms awareness of awareness, and describes the differences between sensing and awareness. From the"Contemplation of Mind" section in Chapter 4 of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Moving on to the "Contemplation of Mind" section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George discusses the eight mind states ranging from the ordinary to the esoteric and explains how meditation leads to the conclusion that most experiences are neutral rather than pleasant or unpleasant.
George breaks down how the first milestone of spiritual maturity is the ability to recognize that you have a mind-state and that it can distort how you perceive your own sensing experience, and gives a close reading on Pleasure and Displeasure, in both its Worldly and Unworldly forms. From Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Embarking on a new section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains why "mind" is considered the sixth sense in Buddhism and unpacks how feelings can be pleasant, unpleasant or neutral.
After a close reading of the text explaining how the sensing experience unfolds based on past experiences, George gets into how childhood experiences influence future mind states and reviews the first foundation of mindfulness. This episode wraps up the Contemplation of the Body section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
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Continuing his discussion of the Contemplation of the Body section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George gets into the sense of self vs. no-self and how the mind interprets the sense experiences.
George narrows in on what the "mind door" is and discusses how thought is related to the typical physical senses. This discussion continues Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Based on the traditional categorizations of earth, fire, water and air, this episode examines the somewhat pre-scientific point of view on the four energies in the body. Of course, there's some enlightening tangents, including mortality and aging, and the purpose of your personal practice. From Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
This episode wraps up the section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight that deals with the physical aspect of sensing as it relates to practice. Along with a succinct review of the chapter, George gets into codependency and how early childhood affects attachment in adult life.
George reviews the paths to classical enlightenment and explains how it is indeed possible for ordinary householders to achieve insight, before getting into some specific techniques for finding equanimity within each strand of the six sense gates: eye/seeing, ear/sound, nose/odor, tongue/taste, body/touch and mind/mental objects. The basis of this discussion is Chapter Four (section: The Case of Seeing) from Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
With poignant contemporary observations, and a dose of humor of course, George explains how developing mindfulness leads to equanimity even in the face of defilements that arise during practice. From Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Defilements, or impurities, naturally arise during practice. George describes how this relates to vipassana practice, breaking down how the meaning of the word "vipassana" ("divide' and "see") connects to the different aspects of the sensing experience, and how triple noting can be an effective way to process these defilements. This continues Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
A conversational look into the body-mind connection and how it relates the first five states of the 16 stages of insight. This continues George's exploration of khanika samadhi (momentary concentration) from the Development of Mindfulness chapter of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
George continues on Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, delving into the physical nature of seeing and how it connects to consciousness. A spirited Q&A with the students ensues, covering the concept of khanika samadhi (momentary concentration) and why George supports a hybrid metta-vipassana meditation technique.
George discusses the five kinds of phenomena that arise during practice, describing how to explore them and how they relate to neuroscience. Along the way he gets into his own path and how it serendipitously ended up following the 16 stages of insight laid out in the Theravada Maps. This talk is from Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
George unpacks the five kinds of phenomena that occur during meditation, describing how different mind states relate to metta (loving-kindness) and vipassana (insight) practice. This marks the beginning of Chapter 4 of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Delving into the techniques that are used to reach jhana, George and his students also discuss the challenge of moving from concentration to insight practice. This marks the last section of Chapter Three from Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Nearing the end of "Absolute and Conventional Realities," chapter three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains how inference relates to insight practice and how memory relates to direct experience.
Expanding upon the technique of focusing on internal vs. external phenomena, George explains how contemplation of the past, present and future relates to meditation. From Chapter Three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.
Drawing on some of the foundations of his Meaningful Life curriculum, George forges onward into the Two Kinds of Insight section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight. After exploring the text directly, student questions prompt a fascinating talk about the pursuit of true happiness, the quest for limitless compassion, and what it means to grow old. In conclusion, George offers practical advice about how to focus on "mundane objects" to support khanika samadhi (access concentration) meditation.
George gets back to Chapter Three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight to explore the difference between absolute and conventional reality, honing in on how insight meditation affects that perception, and how the mind state can filter your view of the world.
Recorded during The Meaningful Life Winter Retreat at La Casa de Maria in Santa Barbara, this episode connects the dots between the psychology and physiology of childhood attachment with the specific steps that lead to achieving the jhana state through metta practice.
In this decidedly meta (and also metta) episode, explore one of the basic challenges of learning about Buddhism: how does anybody - including the teacher - explain something that can only be experienced directly. Delving deeper into Chapter Three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George also adds a dash of whimsy and humor to the proceedings as usual.
George breaks down the difference between ultimate reality vs. relative reality, connecting the dots between the original Pali terms and their modern interpretation. Drawing on the original text from Chapter Three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, he offers his own unique take on how perception is affected by the physiology of eye sight, habituation and how we process sound.
Sex! Drugs! Veganism! George discusses how one-pointed meditation leads to the ethical undertaking of the five precepts of Buddhism. Delving into how concentration practice on generosity opens the possibility of achieving jhana, the pain of not engaging and the experience of cessation, this episode concludes the deep exploration of Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw.
Taking a break from his ongoing exploration of Manual of Insight, George discusses the practice of generosity in Buddhism. This special episode of the DYP podcast delves into the basic ethics of the practice, the three levels of generosity, and how it all relates to the modern world. All with George's inimitable sense of humor and practical examples from his own life.
A fascinating look at karma, reincarnation and the traditional Buddhist vision of hell. The visceral, Dantean descriptions are paired with George's own unique secular Buddhist analysis. This continues the close reading of Manual of Insight Chapter Two, and also covers Burmese vs. Western practices, and practical approaches to noting.
A short dharma talk is followed by a guided meditation focused on overcoming the hindrances by going from concentration to insight. If you've never been to a class in person with George, this is a great chance to have that experience. For students following along in Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, "Purification of Mind," this episode continues the exploration of Chapter Two.
Covering the five major hindrances to enlightenment, the conversation gets into how noting can be an effective way to deal with them, and the visual and physical aspects of meditation.
Continuing the rich discussion of Chapter Two of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains why the tome was nothing short of revolutionary for householders. Along the way, he touches on consciousness, the science behind pleasure vs. pain and how it all relates to the cycle of suffering and liberation.
In a wide-ranging and fascinating talk, George gets into the history of the Burmese style of Buddhist practice, his own path to teacher Shinzen Young, and what liberation from suffering really means in this day and age. This episode marks part four of George's continued exploration of Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw.
An enthusiastic exploration of the revolutionary change in meditation practice developed by Mahasi Sayadaw when he declared that momentary insight was the equivalent of jhana in Chapter Two of Manual of Insight. Focusing on how this applies to householders, George describes the value of liberation from attachment and how it relates to suffering.
George continues his in-depth exploration of "Purification of Mind" from Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. Delving further into the value of practicing both concentration and insight meditation, this is a wide-ranging discussion that covers some of the practical aspects to beginning a regular practice, jhanas (altered states of consciousness), the concept of dukkha (pain or suffering), and how aging and health relate to meditation.
Using Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw ("Purification of Mind") as a jumping off point, George discusses moving between concentration and insight practice, the difference between wet and dry meditation, sentimentality vs. actual loving-kindness and the value of going on retreat. This episode marks another lively session with students that covers a lot of interesting ground.
Engaging in the Socratic method that George most enjoys, this is a spirited discussion of Purifying Conduct with Meditation from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. Touching on reincarnation, the different selfs we all express, and what it means to be a Buddhist, this episode captures a lively and engaging interactive session at Against the Stream Hollywood.
George continues his discussion of Purification of Conduct for Laity, from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw, including an amusing anecdote about the monastic who couldn't resist going out dancing, as well as further exploration of the connection between metta (loving-kindness) and vipassana (insight) meditation practices.
In this episode, George discusses Purification of Conduct for Laity, from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw, as well as the process of moving from metta to vipassana practice.
Drawing on his own experiences on retreat in Burma and explaining how the instruction also relates to householders, George discusses Purification of Conduct for Monks from Chapter 1 of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw, the definitive text on vipassana (insight) meditation.
Over the next several months this podcast will offer a deep exploration of vipassana (insight) meditation using the most comprehensive text on the subject, Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. In this episode, George discusses the introduction.
Welcome to the podcast version of Deepening Your Practice, a long-running meditation class held at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in Los Angeles with teacher George Haas. It is intended as an ongoing course for intermediate to advanced meditators that explores topics in depth over a number a months.