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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.
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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 o...
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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. Whil...
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 episod...
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—...
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,...
“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, th...
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 i...
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 beautifu...
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. YouTube Video Link YouTube Channel Link Website: www.satipatthana.ca Donations and Memberships
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 pa...
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 ...
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...
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 sim...
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 rest...
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 co...
In this episode, we explore how consciousness operates across the 31 planes of existence in Buddhist cosmology—from the sensual realms of human and celestial beings to the refined planes of form and formlessness. These planes correspond to different types of consciousness shaped by our karma and mental development. We discuss the distinction between mundane consciousness (lokiya)—which functions within the cycle of birth and death—and supramundane consciousness (lokuttara), which transcends a...
This talk explores how the Buddha linked moral corruption to the imbalance of the natural world. As human greed, anger, and ignorance grow, they don’t just harm society—they ripple outward, affecting the very elements of the planet. The Buddha taught that when morality declines, even the orbits of the earth, moon, and sun shift, leading to climate extremes, disasters, and instability across the world. Through modern examples of political corruption, environmental destruction, and global confl...
In this episode, we continue exploring the four causes of materiality (rupa) in the human body, focusing on the last two: climate (utu) and food (ahara). Drawing from both Buddhist teachings and modern science, we look at how the environment and nutrition continuously shape our physical form and health. Climate influences the body across time—from the gradual evolution of skin color and physiology over thousands of years to immediate effects like frostbite, heatstroke, or illness. Food, meanw...
In this episode, we explore the four causes of materiality (rupa)—the foundations of how the body is formed and transformed. Drawing from the Buddha’s teachings and modern understanding, the talk explains how karma, consciousness, climate, and nutrition continually shape our physical being. We look at how past actions (karma) influence the body’s basic structure and DNA, while the mind (consciousness) produces physical changes through emotion, stress, or discipline. Climate and food, meanwhil...
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