Guided Meditations & Talks

Today we cover the important teaching of the Five Aggregates. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/khandha.html https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false Meditation Challenge: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/meditation-challenge Begin Again Class: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/begin-again

Today’s guided meditation investigates using metta, or loving-kindness, as a concentration practice. I recommend listening to the talk first that goes with this episode! Meditation Challenge: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/meditation-challenge Begin Again Class: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/begin-again

Today we talk about using metta as a concentration practice. This talk goes with the guided meditation on using metta as concentration. You can also read about this practice at https://oneminddharma.com/metta-concentration. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.027.than.html https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an08/an08.063.than.html https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.028.than.html Meditation Challenge: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/meditation-challenge Begin Again Class: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/begin-again

Today’s talk is about the practice of sila, or ethical conduct. We’ll look at the traditional understanding, and the practical applications. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.099.than.html Meditation Challenge: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/meditation-challenge Begin Again Class: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/begin-again

Today is a bit of an unplanned talk about taking control over what we can. Specifically, we talk about the seeds of karma and what we choose to plant. Meditation Challenge: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/meditation-challenge Begin Again Class: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/begin-again

Today’s talk is about how we can work to make space for love, loving-kindness, compassion and joy in our lives. RESOURCES https://fakebuddhaquotes.com/you-yourself-as-much-as-anybody-in-the-entire-universe-deserve-your-love-and-affection/ YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@themindfulcounselor SITTING GROUP: https://oneminddharma.com/group/ INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: https://www.TheMindfulCounselor.Me

Following up on the talk from last week, today we have a guided walking meditation practice. We’ll look at the experience in the body, then open up to feeling tone and mental states while walking. RESOURCES https://oneminddharma.com/walking-meditation/ https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/blog/moving-meditation YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@themindfulcounselor SITTING GROUP: https://oneminddharma.com/group/ INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: https://www.TheMindfulCounselor.Me

Today we discuss the practice of walking meditation. We’ll cover why it’s important, it’s benefits, and how to get started. RESOURCES https://www.lionsroar.com/walking-meditation-thich-nhat-hanh https://oneminddharma.com/walking-meditation/ https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/blog/moving-meditation https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9365743 YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@themindfulcounselor SITTING GROUP: https://oneminddharma.com/group/ INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: https://www.TheMindfulCounselor.Me

Today’s guided meditation is a different way to practice metta, or loving-kindness. RESOURCES Individual Sessions: https://themindfulcounselor.me What is Metta?: https://oneminddharma.com/what-is-metta/

Today’s talk was inspired by another podcast I listen to, The Way Out is In. We discuss the concept of interdependence and anatta in Buddhism, looking at the five aggregates, the twelve links, and our heart practices and connections with others. YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@themindfulcounselor SITTING GROUP: https://oneminddharma.com/group/ INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS: https://www.TheMindfulCounselor.Me

This is a talk given in response to several questions I have received recently about starting and building a meditation practice. Where do we start? What […]

Today’s meditation is a practice adapted from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. It is the way in which I practice, and wanted to offer to the […]

We continue our investigation of the Foundations of Mindfulness today with the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness – Mindfulness of the Dhammas. YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: […]

This is a guided concentration meditation working with counting the breaths. This was requested by several students over the last week, and is a useful practice […]

We continue our investigation of the Foundations of Mindfulness today with the Third Foundation of Mindfulness – Mindfulness of Mental States YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/oneminddharma INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/oneminddharma TIKTOK: […]

To go with the talk on the Second Foundation of Mindfulness, here’s a guided meditation investigating this practice!

This talk is on the Second (of four) Foundation of Mindfulness, vedana. Questions: Matthew@TheMindfulCounselor.me RESOURCES Satipatthana Book: http://amzn.to/2gI1YBV Satipatthana Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/soma/wayof.html Wildmind Article on Dynamic Process: […]

Today we start a four-part series on the Satipattha, or Four Foundations of Mindfulness. We’ll investigate the teachings on establishing mindfulness of the breath, and why […]

Today’s talk is about the qualities of happiness and joy. We discuss the difference between these two qualities and how to cultivate both of them. Resources: […]

Today we talk about the Eight Worldly Winds, or Eight Worldly Conditions. These are eight conditions we’re all subject to, and an important investigation of equanimity. […]