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Retreat Dharma Talks at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart

Cooling the mind begins with developing our ability to resolve our own negative thoughts and emotions like desire, irritation, anger, resentment, confusion, etc., the things that make our mind “hot” and bring unhappiness. This first step in cooling the mind also includes learning skillful ways to deal with the negative attitudes and behaviors of others. Cooling continues with deepening states of calm and stillness on and off the cushion and comes to completion with full liberation.
Warming the heart is an essential part of our practice as we develop the mind and is usually accomplished through cultivation of generosity and the Brahmaviharas: kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.

2024-06-07 (14 days) Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

  
2024-06-15 Mindfulness of the Body Morning Reflection 20:18
Ayya Santussika
Reading and reflection on "The Chapter on Mindfulness of the Body" AN 1.575-615
2024-06-15 Disassembling and Reassembling the Body 37:57
Ayya Santussika
Taking out the parts of the body and putting them back in again - body parts contemplation.
2024-06-15 Mindfulness of Feeling 37:55
Ayya Santussika
Using AN 8.63 and MN 10 to investigate the practice of Mindfulness of Feeling as a way into deep meditation.
2024-06-16 Feeling - Morning Reflection 21:10
Ayya Santussika
Three short suttas from the Vedana Samyutta for reflection on Mindfulness of Feeling. SN 36.1, SN 36.12, and SN 36.24
2024-06-16 Guided Mindfulness of Feeling 39:16
Ayya Santussika
Sweeping the body -- front, back and inside - observing the feeling tone.
2024-06-16 Q&A 3 69:16
Ayya Santussika
2024-06-17 Perceptions, Thoughts, Feelings 14:34
Ayya Santussika
Lightly guided meditation on perceptions, thoughts, and feelings.
2024-06-17 Sayings of the Dhammapada on the Mind 20:16
Ayya Santussika
Dhammapada Verses 33-43
2024-06-17 Observing an Aspect of Mind 46:00
Ayya Santussika
AN 1.21-60
2024-06-18 Observing the Five Hindrances as an Aspect of Dhamma 35:00
Ayya Santussika
"I'll meditate observing an aspect of Dhamma" from AN 8.63, specifically looking at the five hindrances from the Satipatthana Sutta.
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