Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings: Recent Episodes
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Mindfulness Insight meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana) and Buddhist teachings/Dhamma Talks as taught through the Theravada Buddhism tradition. Sayar Myat gives Dhamma talks on teachings of the Buddha as well as instructions on Pure Vipassana meditation as prescribed by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw.
A unique Dhamma talk describing the Buddha's interpretation of sixteen dreams of King Pasenadi and what it holds for the future, specifically starting 2500 years later, in the very time that we currently live.
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The practice of walking meditation is explored as a powerful method for developing Vipassana insight. By mindfully observing each step—lifting, pushing, and dropping—the meditator begins to notice the intentions in the mind that give rise to physical actions. Through careful observation, the relationship between mind and matter becomes clear: intention is the cause, and bodily movement is the effect.
As mindfulness deepens, practitioners may experience the subtle arising and passing of movements, revealing the fundamental characteristics of existence—impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anatta). Walking meditation becomes a practical way to cultivate insight, accumulate wholesome merit through mental development, and gradually free the mind from delusion and defilements.
This teaching encourages meditators not to underestimate walking meditation, showing how even simple mindful steps can open the path toward wisdom and liberation.
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We return to the foundations of Buddhist practice by exploring the Five Aggregates — material form (rupa), feeling (vedana), perception (sanna), mental formations (sankhara), and consciousness (vinnana) — the components that make up what we call the “self.” From this understanding, we examine how the Four Foundations of Mindfulness arise: mindfulness of body, feeling, mind, and Dhamma.
The talk emphasizes that whichever object becomes most prominent — body, feeling, or mind — can serve as the doorway to insight. With steady mindfulness, supported by effort and concentration, wisdom gradually develops. Like polishing a tarnished brass bowl, repeated and continuous practice removes layers of defilement accumulated over countless lives.
Through persistent cultivation of the Noble Eightfold Path, each moment of precise mindfulness becomes a stroke of the paddle carrying us across the ocean of samsara toward Nibbana. A practical reminder of what truly matters in the journey of insight meditation.
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In this episode, we explore the Mahanama Sutta, where King Mahanama asks the Buddha how laypeople can find stability and peace in the midst of a chaotic, worry-filled world. The Buddha responds by teaching the importance of cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties: faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. With these as a foundation, one can practice the Six Recollections — reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, morality, generosity, and the virtues of celestial beings.
Through these practices, the mind becomes free from greed, anger, and delusion, giving rise to joy, calm, happiness, and concentration. This teaching offers a practical path for busy everyday people to live with steadiness and inner peace while walking the path toward liberation.
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In this talk, we explore Vedana (feeling) as a key mental factor in Buddhist meditation and daily life. The teacher explains how feelings arise as pleasant, unpleasant, neutral, and how they are classified in different ways in the teachings of the Buddha. By learning to observe feelings with mindfulness, listeners discover how to prevent craving and aversion, understand impermanence, and break the cycle of suffering through Satipatthana Vipassana practice.
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In this talk, we explore the Buddhist teaching of Anattā (non-self) as it appears in everyday life. Through simple examples like eating, seeing, aging, and thinking, the speaker explains how mind and body function through cause and effect rather than a permanent “self” or soul. Listeners are encouraged to observe daily experiences mindfully to develop a direct, experiential understanding of non-self and deepen their meditation practice.
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In this talk, we explore the forty types of supramundane (lokuttara) consciousness and how they arise through insight meditation. The teacher explains the relationship between jhāna, path consciousness, and fruition consciousness, showing how different meditation approaches can lead to the same stages of awakening. By understanding these mental processes, listeners gain insight into non-self (anattā) and learn how Buddhist psychology supports deep mindfulness and spiritual development.
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In this talk, we explore the relationship between Noble Persons (Ariya) and Mental Defilements (Kilesa) in Theravāda Buddhism. Using the framework of the ten fetters, the teaching explains how each of the four stages of enlightenment—Stream-Enterer, Once-Returner, Non-Returner, and Arahant—progressively eradicates or weakens specific defilements.
The episode clarifies which fetters are abandoned at each stage, how moral purity and insight deepen, and why only the Arahant fully uproots all unwholesome consciousness. A practical and illuminating guide for understanding one’s spiritual progress on the path to liberation.
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Supramundane Consciousness (Lokuttara Citta)—the consciousness that transcends the conditioned world and leads directly to Nibbāna. It introduces Path (Magga) and Fruition (Phala) consciousness, clarifying how they function to eradicate mental defilements at each of the four stages of enlightenment: Stream-Enterer, Once-Returner, Non-Returner, and Arahant.
The talk highlights the eight noble persons, the immediate nature of fruition consciousness, and how each path consciousness arises only once to permanently uproot specific defilements. A concise yet profound overview of how liberation unfolds through insight and supramundane wisdom.
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This episode introduces Formless Sphere Consciousness (Arūpāvacara Citta) and the four formless jhānas: infinite space, infinite consciousness, nothingness, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception. It explains how these refined states arise after mastering the fifth form-sphere jhāna and how they relate to the formless Brahma realms.
The talk also outlines the twelve types of formless consciousness—wholesome, resultant, and functional—and clarifies their role in meditation and rebirth. While these attainments represent the highest bliss in the mundane world, the episode reminds us that liberation from suffering is achieved only through insight leading to Nibbāna
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In this episode, we explore Form Sphere Consciousness (Rūpāvacara Citta)—the refined states of mind that arise through deep concentration meditation. The talk explains how practicing one of the forty subjects of samatha (tranquility) meditation leads to the development of jhana and rebirth in the form-sphere Brahma realms.
You will learn about the fifteen types of form-sphere consciousness—five wholesome, five resultant, and five functional—and how each relates to jhana attainment. The episode clarifies the difference between fourfold and fivefold jhana systems, explains why some meditators experience four jhanas while others experience five, and describes how jhana factors are gradually refined and eliminated.
A detailed overview of the forty meditation objects is also presented, including kasina meditation, contemplation of impurity, mindfulness practices, the four divine abidings (brahmavihāras), breath meditation, and formless meditations. Each object is explained in terms of which jhanas it can produce and which mental defilements it counteracts.
This episode offers a comprehensive map of samatha meditation, showing how concentration leads to higher states of consciousness—while also reminding listeners that liberation (Nibbāna) ultimately comes through vipassanā insight.
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In this episode, we explore jhana, the higher states of concentration. Moving beyond ordinary beautiful consciousness, jhana represents deeply refined, purified states of mind that arise only through dedicated meditation. We break down what jhana truly means, why it cannot be captured by English words like “ecstasy” or “absorption,” and how it functions by burning away the five mental hindrances.
The talk explains the two types of jhana—samatha-based concentration and vipassana-based insight—and how each examines the mind in different ways. We also look at the five jhana factors, how they support concentration, and how each one directly opposes a corresponding hindrance. Finally, we clarify the distinction between jhana, jhana factors, and jhana consciousness, and why understanding these differences matters for progress on the path.
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In this episode, “Practices of Guaranteed Result,” we explore the Buddha’s three essential techniques—known as Apaṇṇakapaṭipadā—that promise undeniable progress on the path when practiced diligently. These three techniques are simple but profound: restraining the six sense doors, eating sensibly, and maintaining continuous mindfulness. Through practical examples and step-by-step guidance, the episode explains how to guard the mind at each sense contact, how wise eating supports clarity, and how uninterrupted mindfulness becomes the foundation for liberation. Listeners will learn how these practices form a powerful three-pronged method that can reliably lead to path, fruition, and ultimately Nibbāna. A direct, practical teaching rooted in early Buddhist texts—offered for anyone who wishes to walk the path with confidence.
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“Causes of Beautiful Consciousness” explores how our inner world is shaped by three powerful factors—feeling, prompting, and knowledge.
This episode explains how pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant feelings influence our habits and reactions; how our health, discipline, and environment affect whether our actions arise spontaneously or need deliberate prompting; and how past actions, learning, and meditation nurture wisdom. Through relatable examples—like the taste of blue cheese, the cheerfulness of a child, or the narrow vision created by anger—the talk reveals how our present mindfulness can guide the arising of wholesome, beautiful states of mind. This episode offers a practical roadmap for cultivating clarity, wisdom, and wholesome roots in daily life, and ultimately, for shaping our future path toward liberation.
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Sayar Myat presents the twenty-four beautiful consciousnesses (sobhana citta) of the sensuous realm, divided into wholesome, resultant, and functional groups. Through simple storylines, he explains how wholesome consciousness arises with joy, wisdom, spontaneity, or prompting, and how these moments are free from unwholesome states. He then describes how beautiful resultant consciousness appears as the fruit of past wholesome actions, and how beautiful functional consciousness operates in Buddhas and Arahants—pure actions without kammic effect. This talk offers a clear, practical guide to understanding how wholesome roots shape the mind and support the path to wisdom.
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In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots.
Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or three of these roots becomes truly beautiful, arising mainly in the sensuous realm (kāmāvacara). The talk explores the three subgroups of beautiful consciousness:
- Beautiful Wholesome Consciousness (Kusala Citta) – actions free of greed, hatred, and delusion.
- Beautiful Resultant Consciousness (Vipāka Citta) – the fruit of past wholesome actions.
- Beautiful Functional Consciousness (Kiriya Citta) – pure actions of enlightened beings, beyond karma.
We also learn the deep meaning of kusala — not just “skillful,” but healthy, faultless, and beneficial. Through understanding Sobhana Citta, we see how purity of mind and wisdom arise through wholesome roots, leading toward liberation.
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This talk explores the true meaning of chanda — not as craving, but as the neutral, wholesome intention to act. Learn how understanding and observing this “wanting consciousness” in daily life can lead from desire to wisdom.
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In this episode, we continue exploring rootless consciousness—states of awareness that arise without mental roots of greed, hatred, or delusion. Building on Part One, we dive deeper into the 18 types of rootless consciousness, grouped as unwholesome, wholesome, and functional. Each is shaped by three factors: its nature, feeling (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral), and kind of consciousness.
This talk shows how our sensory experiences—seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and thinking—reflect past karma, and how neutral or pleasant feelings arise from these subtle mental processes. It also examines rare forms of consciousness unique to enlightened beings, such as the smile-producing consciousness of the Buddha and arahants.
Listen to gain a clearer understanding of how consciousness functions beneath the surface of everyday awareness, bridging theory and meditative insight on the path toward liberation.
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This episode explores the Buddhist concept of bhavaṅga, or the “life continuum” — the stream of consciousness that connects one moment to the next, and even one life to another. It explains how our unique personalities at birth may arise from past lives, carried through this subtle flow of awareness.
We also look at how consciousness operates between wakefulness and deep sleep, and how every perception — seeing, hearing, thinking — unfolds through a rapid series of thought moments. Using the vivid “falling mango” analogy, we uncover how these moments shape our experiences and generate karma. Tune in to understand how the mind’s hidden processes influence who we are and the path our lives take.
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This talk describes to how past karma patterns present experience—and how mindful attention stops old patterns from creating new ones.
We explore the meaning of rootless consciousness (ahituka) in Buddhist teaching — the states of mind that arise without the “roots” of greed, hatred, or delusion, but also without the wholesome roots of generosity or wisdom. These moments of awareness don’t create new karma; instead, they’re the results of our past actions unfolding in the present. These moments are the ripened results of past actions—brief flashes of awareness that don’t create new karma. Think of them as memories of past deeds showing up in the present, coloring how things feel and happen.
We’ll sketch the simple map: there are 18 rootless states in three groups—unwholesome resultants, wholesome resultants, and a small set of functional states that simply do their job and leave no trace. You’ll also hear why enlightened minds (the Buddha and arahants) experience some of these functional states without creating new karma. Tune in to learn how recognizing these subtle moments can free you from repeating old patterns and support mindful practice.
Notice the moments that only echo the past—so you don’t keep replaying them.
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Over 2,600 years ago, on a full moon night at Jīvaka’s mango grove near Rājagaha, King Ajātasattu—haunted by guilt for killing his father—approached the Buddha with a simple but profound question: What are the benefits, in this life, of being a monk? The Buddha’s response, later known as the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, unfolded into one of the most comprehensive teachings on the spiritual path.
In this episode, we explore how the Buddha skillfully led the king from worldly examples of freedom and simplicity toward the deeper benefits of renunciation—ethical discipline, sense restraint, mindfulness, contentment, and meditative joy. As the mind becomes purified through these practices, one experiences the gradual release from greed, hatred, and delusion, culminating in the peace of awakening.
A timeless dialogue on guilt, forgiveness, and liberation, this discourse reminds us that freedom begins not in heaven or the next life—but in the transformation of the heart and mind here and now.
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In this episode, we explore the twelve types of unwholesome consciousness in Buddhist psychology—states of mind rooted in greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha). The Buddha taught that these mental roots shape how we think, speak, and act, leading to painful results in this life and future ones.
Through vivid examples, we look at how greed arises with attachment and craving, how hatred emerges when desires go unfulfilled, and how delusion clouds awareness through confusion and restlessness. Each unwholesome mind state has its own pattern—whether impulsive or prompted, joyful or neutral—and understanding these patterns helps us see how suffering begins in the mind.
By observing our daily thoughts with mindfulness, we can recognize when these unwholesome states appear, weaken their hold, and gradually cultivate wholesome, clear, and compassionate consciousness.
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In this episode, we explore how the Buddha classified consciousness by its nature, or jāti, into four main types: wholesome (kusala), unwholesome (akusala), resultant (vipāka), and functional (kiriya). Each reveals how the mind operates and shapes karma.
Wholesome consciousness arises from non-greed, non-hatred, and non-delusion—qualities that lead to clarity, compassion, and wisdom. Unwholesome consciousness is rooted in greed, anger, and ignorance, producing pain and confusion. Resultant consciousness refers to the fruits of past actions—the pleasant or unpleasant experiences we meet—while functional consciousness performs its role without creating new karma, as seen in the minds of Buddhas and arahants.
This teaching helps us see, with precision, how every thought and intention carries a nature—creative, reactive, or simply aware. Understanding these four kinds of mind deepens our insight into karma, mindfulness, and the path toward liberation.
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This episode focuses on the mental factors of compassion (karuna) and sympathetic joy (mudita).
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The development of Theravada Buddhism throughout the last twenty five and a half centuries.
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Meditation teacher, Sayar Myat, speaks of the origin / roots of Theravada Buddhism.
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The next series of talks will focus on talks that are given during a long term retreat setting (usually 60 days).
Sayar Myat explains the 13th Insight level. The final level on the path towards Nibbana.
Sayar Myat describes the journey's roadblocks and spiritual trappings that can block a practitioner from the ultimate goal of Nibbana.
The impermanence of all mental and physical phenomena is discussed as an object of observation during Satipatthana Vipassana meditation practise.
Episode 41 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat gives a talk on the result of the observation of impermanence, suffering, and non self.
Episode 40 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat describes the causal link between mind and matter.
Episode 39 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat gives a talk on stages of great suffering that can arise in ones life and how to observe them. These stages can also be expected during Satipatthana Vipassana practise. The stage of discriminative awareness of mind and matter is also talked about.
Episode 38 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Determination is needed whenever wanting to achieve a desired goal. Determination is important to develop and get through periods of difficulty, especially on the path to attaining Insight Knowledge.
Episode 37 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Mental Concentration must be developed to reach the goal of Insight Knowledge. Sayar Myat explains the process of developing this factor.
Episode 35 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat gives a talk on the qualities of Tranquility in relation to the Seven Factors of Enlightenment.
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Episode 34 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat speaks about Rapture in relation to the Seven Factors of Enlightenment.
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Episode 33 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk (part 2 of 2) is on how to arouse energy to a level sufficient to observe meditation objects mindfully.
Episode 32 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk (part 1 of 2) is on how to arouse energy to a level sufficient to observe meditation objects mindfully.
Episode 31 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The topic of Effort/Energy is discussed. This is one of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment. Through the development of right effort, progress of ones meditation will occur.
Episode 30 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The topic of the Investigation of Dhamma is talked about. One of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment. Through the right attitude and curiosity when observing meditation objects, development of ones meditation will occur.
Episode 29 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The all-important Seven Factors of Enlightenment are described. These Factors are necessary to attain higher degrees of Wisdom, and ultimately, the attainment of Nibbana.
Episode 27 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The very subtle neutral sensation is discussed as well as how one can become more aware and bring mindfulness to this sensation.
Episode 26 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The hindrance of craving in pleasant sensations is discussed. This craving can halt/stall ones meditation progress if not properly noted.
Episode 25 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The topic of the aversion or dislike of unpleasant sensations (pain, itchiness, etc.) is discussed. Also the topic of how one can persevere and develop meditation practice with the right focus and attitude.
Episode 24 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat describes conditions that helps to produce beneficial results with meditation practice.
Episode 23 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The topic of beneficial climate and temperature matched to a yogi's character is discussed. Suitable postures that may benefits practitioners is also a topic.
Episode 22 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The topic of types of people and characteristics that are beneficial to Mindfulness Insight practice are discussed. Also, the topic of what and how much to eat/drink (especially during intensive meditation practice) are also discussed.
Episode 21 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Suitable conversation that helps to develop mindfulness and beneficial results in one's life and practice are discussed. This is especially important while on a meditation retreat or while doing intensive meditation practice.
Episode 20 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk describes the most beneficial and suitable setting/accommodation for mindfulness practice. What are suitable alms to be given to a monk as well as a meditation practitioner are also discussed.
Episode 19 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat describes, in detail, the four different postures that one can develop mindfulness practice.
Episode 18 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk describes the different activities that one does daily and how one can develop mindfulness practice at these times as well.
Episode 17 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Episode 16 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk is on the topic of how to practice walking meditation.
This is another great form of developing mindfulness which will complement a formal sitting practice.
A breakdown of all the steps to observe is included within the talk.
Episode 15 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk is on how to develop mindfulness throughout your day when not in formal sitting posture. This practice can be done while walking, doings tasks/chores, eating, etc. Slowing down is a key factor to being able to observe.
Episode 14 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The importance of observing/meditating without breaking awareness is discussed. The power of continued and unbroken awareness helps develop concentration. This is necessary to the development of Insight practice.
Episode 13 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The observation of unpleasant feelings and painful sensations can be a challenging object to observe.
Details are given describing various unpleasant feelings and how to observe them with mindfulness.
Episode 11 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
The observation of feelings and sensations is another form to developing strong mindfulness.
Details are given describing the various feelings and how to observe them with mindfulness.
Episode 10 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
An important and essential foundational aspect of meditation practice.
Episode 9 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
A very important topic in Vipassana practice, on how to observe the cessation/ending of mental and physical phenomena.
Episode 8 (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
This talk is aimed towards bridging theoretical knowledge with Vipassana practice.
Episode 7, (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat speaks about the 13 stages of Vipassana Insight that can be attained through Mindfulness Insight meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana).
Episode 6, (Season 2) Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
A talk on the definition of faith, from the Buddhist view.
Episode 4, Season 2: Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat gives a talk on how volitional action is linked to karma/kamma.
Episode 5, Season 2: Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat speaks on the topic of the defilements (kilesas) that arise when unmindful.
Episode 3, Season 2: Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat speak about the many reasons why not practicing Vipassana meditation can lead to danger in one's future.
Episode 2, Season 2: Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Sayar Myat starts this series' talks with a Dhamma talk on the benefits of practicing Mindfulness Insight meditation.
Episode 1, Season 2: Ways to Deepen Your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana)
Beginner Series Talk #12 of 12.
This talk gives a detailed description of the fourth and fifth Controlling Mental Faculties:
- Concentration
- Wisdom
Beginner Series Talk #11 of 12.
This talk gives a detailed description of the second and third Controlling Mental Faculties:
- Effort
- Mindfulness
Beginner Series Talk #10 of 12.
This talk gives a brief overview of the five Controlling Mental Faculties with a detailed description of the first faculty: Faith/Confidence.
Beginner Series Talk #9 of 12.
A continuation (part 2 of 2) on the talk of the five Hindrances.
This talk will focus on the remaining barriers to progress.
- Sloth and Torpor
- Restlessness and Remorse
- Doubt
Beginner Series Talk #8 of 12.
The Five Hindrances are discussed as mental barriers towards progress.
This talk will detail the first two of five hindrances:
- Sense Desire
- Ill Will
Beginner Series Talk #5 of 12.
Sayar Myat explains what the Four Foundations of Mindfulness are.
Being mindful of any of these four as they are present, will develop mental concentration.
Beginner Series Talk #6 of 12.
The many benefits of Mindfulness Insight meditation are enumerated.
These benefits will positively affect many aspects of a practitioner's life, in many degrees, all the way to the attainment of Enlightenment.
Beginner Series Talk #7 of 12.
The five precepts are discussed in detail, as a foundation for all spiritual development to be built upon.
Beginner Series Talk #4 of 12.
Cultivating mindfulness throughout the day can be done while performing actions and doing activities. This talk is geared towards a retreat setting, but these techniques can be used to develop mindfulness in everyday life situations and activities.
Beginner Series Talk #3 of 12.
Mindfulness of walking is discussed. How to use walking as an object to cultivate mindfulness and awareness. A breakdown of the objects to be mindful of when walking, is included.
Beginner Series Talk #2 of 12.
A step by step guide on how to practice Mindfulness Insight meditation (Satipatthana Vipassana).
Beginner Series Talk #1 of 12.
Sayar Myat describes the different types of meditation, why meditation is practised, as well as a description of results that can unfold with regular practise.