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Buddhist GeeksThese are the Four JhānasLeigh Brasington explains how the mind progresses through the four jhānas—from initial access concentration and the energetic, pleasure-filled first jhāna to the progressively quieter states of happiness, contentment, and equanimity—emphasizing their practical characteristics, traditional similes, and their role in supporting insight practice.💎 The Jhāna CommunityThis recording took place in The Jhāna Community. If you’re interested in accelerating your meditation practice, and want to explore many dimensions of jhāna, consider checking out our community of practice:💬 Transcript🤖 AI Transparency: The transcript below was lightly ed...
2025-12-0843 min
Buddhist GeeksEntering the First Jhāna🤖 AI Transparency: The transcript below was lightly edited, for both spelling & grammar errors, using ChatGPT. In this talk jhāna teacher Leigh Brasington draws on teachings from his teacher Ayya Khema, offering a clear, practice-based guide to entering the first jhāna, a meditative state of joyful concentration described in early Buddhist texts.A Jhāna RetreatIf this sounds like your jam, consider joining Vince Fakhoury Horn & Brian Newman for The Flavors of Jhāna retreat, this coming January in Portugal.💬 TranscriptLeigh Brasington: Very nice to be here, I ap...
2025-12-0335 min
Guru Viking PodcastEp326: Enlightened Politics - Leigh BrasingtonIn this episode I am once again joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.
In this episode we had planned to discuss Leigh’s latest book, entitled “On The Way To The Far Shore”. Instead Leigh spontaneously began to explore the theme of Buddhism and politics and so we decided to go deeper into his ideas.
Leigh shares his take on the world situation and reveals the impact of his childhood upbringing and college education on the development of his own political views.
Leigh discusses whether or not Buddhist spiritual...
2025-09-261h 11
BuddhaFM PodcastKönyvajánló – Leigh Brasington: A helyes összpontosítás – Útmutató a dzsánákhozA dzsánák a tudatosság nyolc, fokozatosan egymásra épülő módosult állapotát jelentik, amelyet tekinthetünk a helyes összpontosításnak, a Buddha Nyolcrétű Ösvénye egyik aspektusának. Az összpontosítás megtanulása vezet ezekhez az állapotokhoz, amelyeknek mindegyike a tudatosság előző szintéhez képest mélyebb és finomabb állapotot hoz létre. A dzsánák önmagukban nem elegendőek a felébredéshez, viszont remek eszközök a tudat lecsendesítéséhez oly módon, hogy mindenki számára elérhetőek, akik rászánják a szükséges időt a gyakorlásra. Leigh B...
2025-07-1325 min
Salvador Podcast#9 - Leigh Brasington: the jhanas and buddhist philosophyLeigh Brasington is a meditation teacher in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition and the author of Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhānas. He was authorized to teach by Ayya Khema and is known for his deep knowledge of jhāna practice and insight meditation.We talk about altered states of concentration, awakening without dogma, what it feels like to perceive without ego, and how practice transforms life. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and fol...
2025-06-0553 min
Buddhist GeeksLeigh Brasington on Ayya KhemaIn this episode of Our Beloved Teachers, dharma teacher Leigh Brasington reflects on his transformative experiences studying with Ven. Ayya Khema, one of his most influential teachers. Leigh shares how Ayya Khema's clarity, discipline, and groundbreaking teachings on meditation, including the jhānas, shaped his practice and teaching path. The conversation also delves into Ayya Khema's extraordinary life story and her pivotal contribution toward reviving the Theravāda fully ordained nun’s Sangha.Episode Links:👤 Ayya Khema📖 I Give You My Life by Ayya Khema👤 Leigh Brasington📖 Right Concentration by Leigh Brasing...
2025-01-0754 min
Buddhist GeeksLeigh Brasington on Ayya KhemaIn this episode of Our Beloved Teachers, dharma teacher Leigh Brasington reflects on his transformative experiences studying with Ven. Ayya Khema, one of his most influential teachers. Leigh shares how Ayya Khema's clarity, discipline, and groundbreaking teachings on meditation, including the jhānas, shaped his practice and teaching path. The conversation also delves into Ayya Khema's extraordinary life story and her pivotal contribution toward reviving the Theravāda fully ordained nun’s Sangha.Episode Links:👤 Ayya Khema📖 I Give You My Life by Ayya Khema👤 Leigh Brasington📖 Right Concentration by Leigh Brasing...
2025-01-0756 min
Guru Viking PodcastEp253: The Buddhist Path - Leigh BrasingtonIn this episode I am once again joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.
Leigh discusses his latest book, ‘Gradual Training: The Buddha’s Step-by-Step Guide for Awakening’, in which Leigh lays a 13 step training which culminates in enlightenment.
Leigh explains the scriptural origins of this formulation, why it is so crucial for meditation success, and speculates as to why it is so rarely taught by Buddhist teachers in America.
Leigh also emphasises the importance of moral precepts, wrestles with contradictions in the Buddhist scriptures, considers how the scriptures have been...
2024-05-101h 23
AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterThe Way to the Far Shore Pārāyanavagga: Sutta Nipāta Book Five (2 of 2)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2024.03.02 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.This program will take an in-depth look at the 16 suttas found in Sutta Nipāta Book V. Many scholars believe these discourses were composed early in the development of Buddhism, prior to the inevitable institutionalization of the tradition. These suttas are presented as conversations in which the Buddha addresses questions posed by learned brahmins, for example: “Where do mind-and-body completely cease?” “Who here in the world is content?”; “What is the origin of dukkha?”; and “How should one view the world so the King of...
2024-03-032h 43AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterThe Way to the Far Shore Pārāyanavagga: Sutta Nipāta Book Five (1 of 2)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2024.02.24 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.This program will take an in-depth look at the 16 suttas found in Sutta Nipāta Book V. Many scholars believe these discourses were composed early in the development of Buddhism, prior to the inevitable institutionalization of the tradition. These suttas are presented as conversations in which the Buddha addresses questions posed by learned brahmins, for example: “Where do mind-and-body completely cease?” “Who here in the world is content?”; “What is the origin of dukkha?”; and “How should one view the world so the King of...
2024-02-242h 47
Guru Viking PodcastEp218 - 21st Century Enlightenment - Leigh Brasington 3In this episode I am once again joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.
Leigh reveals his upcoming solo retreat plans and personal meditation goals and considers why it is that he continues to meditate after so many decades of practice.
Leigh recalls his career as a computer programmer and draws analogies from the computer world to the workings of human beings on the Dharma path.
Leigh expresses his views on AI, in particular whether or not AI will replace meditation teachers, and goes on to explore what makes a gr...
2023-09-082h 03
Escaping SamsaraS2, Ep.2 Is Buddhist and Yoga Samadhi the Same? Gregor Maehle and Leigh Brasington. In this episode, we try to find out if the yogis and the Buddhists are describing the same thing when they talk about Samadhi. Are the paths aiming at the same experience but using different language to talk about it? Or are there deeper differences? To find out, we host a conversation between Gregor Maehle and Leigh Brasington who practice and teach deep Samadhi meditations from the yogic and Buddhist schools, respectively.
2023-06-071h 11Escaping SamsaraS2, Ep.2 Is Buddhist and Yoga Samadhi the Same? Gregor Maehle and Leigh Brasington. In this episode, we try to find out if the yogis and the Buddhists are describing the same thing when they talk about Samadhi. Are the paths aiming at the same experience but using different language to talk about it? Or are there deeper differences? To find out, we host a conversation between Gregor Maehle and Leigh Brasington who practice and teach deep Samadhi meditations from the yogic and Buddhist schools, respectively.
2023-06-071h 11Escaping Samsara#22 Leigh Brasington - Deep Dive into Buddhist Meditation (ep.2)Leigh has been practicing meditation since 1985. He is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. He began teaching retreats in Europe and North America in 1997, and is the author of the book "Right Concentration - A Practical Guide to the Jhanas". This is first part of our in-depth exploration of different aspects of Buddhist teachings that Leigh generously took time and energy for. Episode 2 Show Notes Studying Buddhist suttas and commentaries, Visuddhimagga and Abhidhamma Stream entry, interpretation, importance and application of buddhist models Pulling out mile markers Long-term practice...
2023-01-091h 03Escaping Samsara#22 Leigh Brasington - Deep Dive into Buddhist Meditation (ep.2)Leigh has been practicing meditation since 1985. He is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. He began teaching retreats in Europe and North America in 1997, and is the author of the book "Right Concentration - A Practical Guide to the Jhanas". This is first part of our in-depth exploration of different aspects of Buddhist teachings that Leigh generously took time and energy for. Episode 2 Show Notes Studying Buddhist suttas and commentaries, Visuddhimagga and Abhidhamma Stream entry, interpretation, importance and application of buddhist models Pulling out mile markers Long-term practice...
2023-01-091h 03Escaping Samsara#21 Leigh Brasington - Deep Dive into Buddhist Meditation (ep.1) Leigh has been practicing meditation since 1985. He is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. He began teaching retreats in Europe and North America in 1997, and is the author of the book "Right Concentration - A Practical Guide to the Jhanas". This is first part of our in-depth exploration of different aspects of Buddhist teachings that Leigh generously took time and energy for. Episode 1 Show notes The falling of the veil, spiritual hedonism and world trip The story of Theravada nun Ayya Khema Ways to look at...
2023-01-081h 19Escaping Samsara#21 Leigh Brasington - Deep Dive into Buddhist Meditation (ep.1) Leigh has been practicing meditation since 1985. He is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. He began teaching retreats in Europe and North America in 1997, and is the author of the book "Right Concentration - A Practical Guide to the Jhanas". This is first part of our in-depth exploration of different aspects of Buddhist teachings that Leigh generously took time and energy for. Episode 1 Show notes The falling of the veil, spiritual hedonism and world trip The story of Theravada nun Ayya Khema Ways to look at...
2023-01-081h 19
Natural AwakeningLeigh Brasington & Andrés Gómez Emilsson: (Non)dualities, Strange Attractors, and InsightWherein Leigh and Andrés discuss jhāna, potential correlates for consciousness, electromagnetic neural feedback mechanisms facilitating altered states, insight, the non-duality of duality and non-duality, and and much more. Enjoy!
You can find Leigh at: http://www.leighb.com/
Andrés blogs at: https://qualiacomputing.com/
His Twitter is: https://twitter.com/algekalipso
QRI's website: https://www.qualiaresearchinstitute.org/
You can find me on my website: https://www.wystantbs.com/
and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WystanTBS
Thanks for watching and listening! May you be...
2022-10-161h 34
Shambhala PublicationsLeigh Brasington in Conversation on Ayya Khema's The Path To PeaceYou are about to listen in to a conversation between Leigh Brasington and the entire staff of Shambhala Publications.
Leigh is the author of Right Concerntation: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas and is the editor of the newly released The Path of Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-Kindness based on talks of his teacher, the Ven Aya Khemma.
You will hear Leigh discuss Ayya Khema and her life, and having her as a teacher. He then discusses metta, or Loving Kindness meditation, answers some questions about it including how it relates to sammatha, vipassana, and the path to...
2022-10-0135 min
AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRemembering Ayya KhemaThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.09.20 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.A look into the extraordinary life of the German Jewish Buddhist nun, Ven. Ayya Khema. Her senior American student, Leigh Brasington, shares a couple of her guided Metta meditations and discusses her biography interspersed with his memories of her and her wonderful teachings.
The book by Ayya Khema and edited by Leigh Brasington, "The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-Kindness", is available at Amazon and other book sellers.
Links mentioned in the talk:
http://leighb...
2022-09-211h 27AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterRemembering Ayya KhemaThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.09.20 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.A look into the extraordinary life of the German Jewish Buddhist nun, Ven. Ayya Khema. Her senior American student, Leigh Brasington, shares a couple of her guided Metta meditations and discusses her biography interspersed with his memories of her and her wonderful teachings.
The book by Ayya Khema and edited by Leigh Brasington, "The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-Kindness", is available at Amazon and other book sellers.
Links mentioned in the talk:
http://leighb...
2022-09-211h 27
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes ShowLeigh Brasington debrief w/ Ankur and NateJoin hosts Ankur Shah Delight and Nathan Ramos as we unpack what we can all learn from Leigh Brasington's approach to meditation. Show Links: Survey: https://bit.ly/10kh_survey Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow Email: info@10kh.show Twitter: @10khshow Guest References Leigh Brasington's website: http://leighb.com Leigh's (free) book on Dependent Origination and Emptiness: http://sodapi.leighb.com/download.htm Thank you everyone for listening!
2022-06-2218 min
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes ShowWhat does Putin know about Reality? with Meditation teacher Leigh BrasingtonWelcome everyone to interview #00030 of The 10,000 Heroes Show. I'm Ankur Shah Delight and today's guest is Leigh Brasington. Leigh is a well-known meditation teacher and expert on the "Jhanas" who I've known about for a while. I was reading one of his books earlier this year, and I had a number of "aha moments" while reading it, and a lot of questions. So I reached out to him and he was so good about answering my questions, I thought, this guy would be great for the show. And he was. One th...
2022-06-111h 04
Nem jár rosszul, ha ilyen bölcseket követA megfelelő mértékű koncentráció | Leigh Brasington tanítása – Interjú Basa Ágnessel“Magyarországon nincsen olyan jhāna tanító, aki azt mondja, hogy nem kell elmenni Burmába, Thaiföldre, Ceylonra mondjuk 8-10 hónapra, vagy egy évre. …azt mondja, hogy olyan mértékű elkötelezettség kell a Visuddhimaggában leírt jhāna állapotokhoz, amit világiként nem tud az ember megcsinálni. Kellene legalább napi 8-10 óra ülés a megfelelő tanárral, mert azt a Brasington is hangsúlyozza, hogy a jhānákat nem lehet könyvből megtanulni…többször hangsúlyozza, hogy olyan mértékű összpontosításra van szükségünk, hogy képesek legyünk a valóság...
2022-06-0941 min
Natural AwakeningLeigh Brasington & Andrés Gómez Emilsson: Jhāna, Neuroscience, and Phenomenological TopologyWherein Leigh and Andrés discuss the phenomenological topology of jhāna, neuroscientific correlates, reflections on the usefulness of psychedelics, experiences without experiencers, and much more besides!
You can find Leigh at: http://www.leighb.com/
Andrés blogs at: https://qualiacomputing.com/
His Twitter is: https://twitter.com/algekalipso
QRI's website: https://www.qualiaresearchinstitute.org/
I mentor meditation in Shinzen Young's Unified Mindfulness system. If that or any of my ambling thoughts in long-form are of interest to you, you can check out my own website: https://www.wys...
2022-06-031h 28
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes ShowSpecial! Season 3 PreviewHello everyone and welcome back to The 10,000 Heroes Show, your new favorite podcast. We had an excellent Season 2, and today I want to announce a little bit about Season 3 — some structural changes and some episode previews. So one big experiment in Season 3 is that Nate and I will do our debriefs as separate episodes. So we'll have the guest interview as one episode and the debrief as another episode after that. My hope is that it will make the different types of content easier to find. It'll also help me get to 10,000 faster. Maybe 250 years inste...
2022-04-1203 min
OrthogonalPower, Pleasure, and PracticeEpisode 15: Leigh Brasington and Owen Muir, M.D. In this episode, we hear Leigh’s version of the story of Dombipa, the tiger-rider, and Dombi Yogini, his partner. This story features a female tantric Buddhist adept and a great king, and is made all the more delightful by Leigh’s retelling of it.
2022-04-021h 01AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination & Emptiness (4 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/R46xq913TfQ.Closed Captioning: https://otter.ai/u/7e8jqxU6fVwTMoTHOEf-rO4kGxc
Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23087/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation...
2022-03-201h 32AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination & Emptiness (4 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/R46xq913TfQ.Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23087/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk...
2022-03-201h 32AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination & Emptiness (3 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/zyVi56rvDgU.Closed Captioning: https://otter.ai/u/drDCrdu_USADStpOSzotMtygSGE
Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23006/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www...
2022-03-1952 minAudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination & Emptiness (3 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/zyVi56rvDgU.Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23006/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is...
2022-03-1952 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination & Emptiness (2 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Hewv27_qDFc.Closed Captioning: https://otter.ai/u/ICXUxJwjLQkXY9bgwxxNnJjXKFY
Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23001/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www...
2022-03-1951 minAudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination & Emptiness (2 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/Hewv27_qDFc.Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23001/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is...
2022-03-1951 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination & Emptiness (1 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/jblv1aPXM7g.Closed Captioning: https://otter.ai/u/Y-15Ou3hE42HyehsUPo4UEYl24o
Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23002/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with...
2022-03-191h 05AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination & Emptiness (1 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Leigh's book, "Dependent Origination and Emptiness", available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB, is free to download from http://sodapi.leighb.com/Video of this talk is available at: https://youtu.be/jblv1aPXM7g.Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/23002/downloadFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk...
2022-03-191h 05
OrthogonalFlavors of Indistractibility, the Deep Seamless Whole, and Experiencing the Fullness of EmptinessEpisode 12: Leigh Brasington, Michael Hewett, and Dr. Adam Safron. In this episode, we talk with Leigh Brasington, a renowned teacher of Buddhist states of concentration called the jhanas. We take a deep dive into the inner experience of these highly concentrated states, and hear about Leigh’s life-changing moment of insight into the true nature of reality.
2022-02-201h 32
Gaia House: Leigh Brasington's most recent Dharma talksLeigh Brasington: An Evening with Leigh Brasington (online) - Introduction to the Jhanas(Gaia House)
2022-02-1357 min
Occult Experiments in the HomeOEITH #207 Concentration in Meditation, Magick, and the MainstreamLet's focus in on concentration, exploring: the arms of Baphomet; solve et coagula as "analysis and concentration"; how the mainstream lauds concentration; the prevalence of Attention Deficit Disorder; the union of dissolving and coalescing; Buddhist meditation; vipassana(insight) as solve, versus shamatha (concentration) as coagula; the nature and aims of shamatha practice; coagula and shamathapractice in relation to magick, sorcery, and ritual; belief-shifting and confirmation bias; the cultivation of psychic powers through concentration; solve, insight, and mysticism; undoing the duality between shamatha and vipassana; how insight requires concentration and concentration requires insight; some advice on how to approach shamatha...
2022-01-0854 minOccult Experiments in the HomeOEITH #205 Reincarnation: Locating Past LivesIf reincarnation is real, then how does it impact on our lives here and now? We consider: the question of how reincarnation manifests in everyday experience; comparison of contact with the dead versus reincarnation; reasons for the relevance of reincarnation; spiritual attainment and insight into past lives; the AUTOTAR working; audio scrying with tinfoil; my supposed incarnation as Otto Berg; why the results failed to convince; the rejection of reincarnation in contemporary western Buddhism; Stephen Batchelor's agnostic viewpoint; Leigh Brasington on rebirth as “an immortality project” and on the Buddha's possible lack of belief in rebirth; the secular materialist styl...
2021-12-2049 min
OrthogonalWhat the Buddha Really Taught About Pleasure, Altered States, and Loving Deeply in the Face of ImpermanenceEpisode 8: Leigh Brasington and Owen Muir, M.D. In this episode, we speak to Leigh Brasington, a renowned teacher of Buddhist states of concentration called the jhānas. We discuss the role of pleasure in spiritual practice and meditation, trust between teachers and students, problems with the modern mindfulness movement, and how love can help integrate difficult spiritual realizations.
2021-12-0846 min
Guru Viking PodcastEp122: Mysteries of Dependent Origination - Leigh BrasingtonIn this episode I am joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher to discuss his new book ‘Dependent Origination and Emptiness: SODAPI’.
Leigh lifts the lid on his writing process, including how he overcame severe writer’s block to complete the book that his students had been asking for years, and shares his reasoning for making the book free.
Leigh reveals why he considers the dependent origination to be at the heart of the Buddha’s teaching, and traces different interpretations of the doctrine throughout the Buddhist literature. Leigh draws on the works of Nagarjuna to discuss emptiness, and levels a critiq...
2021-11-191h 35
Guru Viking PodcastEp119: Sex and Enlightenment - Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, Dr Jay SanguinettiIn this episode we consider the effect of meditation practice and classical enlightenment on sexuality, as we continue the ongoing conversation between:
- Shinzen Young, meditation teacher and neuroscience research consultant
- Chelsey Fasano, a Columbia University neuroscience student
- Dr Jay Sanguinetti, Assistant Director for the Center for Consciousness Studies and Research Professor at the University of New Mexico
We recall Leigh Brasington’s statements in episode 115 that many of his students experience states of meditative absorption as erotic in nature, and we consider Chelsey’s observation that Leigh’s brain scans in these absorption states resemble images of the brain durin...
2021-10-291h 36
Meta PerspectiveLeigh Brasington - Right ConcentrationLeigh Brasington - Right Concentration In this episode of Meta Perspective we discussed Right Concentration; The Jhanas, Insight practice, Stream Entry and Dependant Origination. See the video interview on the Meta Perspective YouTube channel.
2021-10-071h 03
Guru Viking PodcastEp115: Jhana, Ego, & Orgasm - Leigh Brasington, Shinzen Young, Chelsey Fasano, & Dr SanguinettiIn this episode special guest Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’, joins the ongoing conversation featuring:
- Shinzen Young, meditation teacher and neuroscience research consultant
- Chelsey Fasano, a Columbia University neuroscience student
- Dr Jay Sanguinetti, Assistant Director for the Center for Consciousness Studies and Research Professor at the University of New Mexico
In this episode Shinzen and Leigh engage in a detailed discussion about the variety of classifications of jhana in Buddhist scripture and the competing interpretations of them that exist today.
They examine the contents and political context of 5t...
2021-10-011h 45Gaia House: Leigh Brasington's most recent Dharma talksLeigh Brasington: Leigh Brasington – Talk on The Honeyball Sutta(London Insight Meditation) Leigh Brasington – Talk on The Honeyball Sutta. A lecture given to the London Insight Meditation Sangha on Thursday 9th September 2021.
2021-09-0937 min
Guru Viking PodcastEp110: Case Study of Ecstatic Meditation - Leigh Brasington, Shinzen Young, Fasano, & Dr SanguinettiIn this episode special guest Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’, joins the ongoing conversation featuring:
- Shinzen Young, meditation teacher and neuroscience research consultant
- Chelsey Fasano, a Columbia University neuroscience student,
- Dr Jay Sanguinetti, Assistant Director for the Center for Consciousness Studies and Research Professor at the University of New Mexico
In this episode Leigh shares his work with jhana meditation and neuroscience, summarising his 2013 paper ‘Case Study of Ecstatic Meditation’ and showing his brain scans in profound states of samadhi.
Dr Sanguinetti offers his own interpretation of Leigh...
2021-08-262h 04
The Awakened LeaderEpisode 9: Meditation in a Modern World with Leigh BrasingtonLeigh Brasington, renowned insight (vipassana) meditation teacher, joins me to discuss the many benefits of meditation and why it is a vital practice for business leaders to learn, especially now, in order to develop a calm mind, find new ways of thinking and make better decisions. Leigh is one of the few practitioners in the world who teaches jhana practice, the deeper states of meditation - joyous and powerful states of consciousness that lead to unshakable peace. The Awakened Leader: Rethink leadership from the inside out. Learn more at: www.juliettelee.co.uk
2020-12-1654 min
Guru Viking PodcastEp57 Ron Serrano - The Dharma MechanicIn this interview I am joined by Ron Serrano who, after securing financial freedom, turned away from the business world and declared the rest of his life a retreat, turning his full attention to spiritual awakening.
Ron is a long time meditation practitioner and co-founder of the online meditation group Dharma Mechanics.
We discuss Ron’s rigorous practice schedule, including his advanced lucid dreaming approach, and discover the one technique that increases lucid dreams by 20x.
Ron also discusses his close association with Yale neuroscientist Judd Brewer, who scanned the brains of many meditation masters, and reveals the surprising results of...
2020-07-211h 18
SuttasKaccayanagotta Sutta — dependent co-arisingKaccayanagotta Sutta — dependent co-arising read by Leigh Brasington
2020-07-0903 minSuttasUpanisa Sutta — Transcendental Dependent OriginationUpanisa Sutta — Transcendental Dependent Origination read by Leigh Brasington
2020-07-0905 min
Guru Viking PodcastSteve Interviewed on Awake-In PodcastI was recently interviewed by Bill and Jasmine of Awake-In Podcast about meditation, podcasting, and my thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/steve-interviewed-on-awake-in-podcast/
0:00 - Introductions
02:40 - What has Steve learned from his guests on the Guru Viking Podcast
08:54 - The pros and cons of combative interview styles
11:08 - Steve’s personal meditation practice
14:16 - Explaining Steve’s practice to a child, a lay person, and an experienced meditator
22:54 - Steve’s solo meditation retreats
25:54 - Experiences and learnings from solo retreat
36:36 - Bill’s jhana practice
44:30 - Steve on jhana practice
52:14 - Steve’s advice for medita...
2020-04-011h 32
Teachers AlignedLeigh Brasington on MeditationLeigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khayma. He began assisting Ven. Ayya Khemma in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his on in 1997. He is also authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield.He has taught the jhanas, along with multiple insight practices, at well over one hundred residential retreats throughout the United States and Europe. He is the author of the book Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas. He has appeared on Dan Harris’s 10% Happier Podcast. Find more about his teaching and schedule at...
2020-01-311h 00
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThe Profound Upsides of Mortality | Nikki Mirghafori, PhDNikki Mirghafori has been an Artificial Intelligence scientist for nearly three decades. She never intended to become a Buddhist teacher, but after establishing herself in her AI career, she devoted her time to extensive meditation training. She now teaches Dharma internationally. In this fascinating discussion, Nikki details her extraordinary life experiences. From growing up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War, to writing a thank you letter to a tick that gave her Lyme disease. She talks about her meditation practice today and how it has evolved from when she first started. And she dives into the process and benefits of...
2019-12-181h 37
Guru Viking PodcastEp18: Leigh Brasington - Guru Viking InterviewsEp18: Leigh Brasington - Guru Viking Interviews
In this episode I am joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.
Leigh talked about how he transformed from a self described pot-head to a serious meditation practitioner in his very first retreat.
We learn how learning the jhanas - 8 altered states of consciousness, brought on by deep meditative concentration - from meditation master Ayya Khema radically changed his life’s direction.
We discuss stream entry for non-monastics, why most people underestimate their meditation potential, Leigh’s controversial take on Western Dharma teachers...
2019-08-121h 30
Mystic Grace PodcastTime is an Illusion, The Crossword Puzzle Number 26: Mystic Grace Episode #8from Washington, D.C.
Happy Father’s Day!
When my father Jack finally lets go of his house and his life, the most magnificent thing happens. He sends a profound message through a crossword puzzle before his time of death here.
Is time simply an illusion then?
This podcast is a story that I wrote in 2014 about my father passing from this dimensional field into the next. Jack does not want to go however, because he trusts only what he can see in front of him. He is constantly glancing at hi...
2018-06-0719 min
Deconstructing YourselfDeconstructing Dependent Arising, with Leigh BrasingtonLeigh Brasington speaks with host Michael W. Taft about Dependent Arising. Dependent Arising, also called Dependent Origination, is a Buddhist theory of reality that is famously complex, arcane, important, and fascinating. In this episode they discuss early Buddhist metaphysics, Pratītyasamutpāda—the “curious old rune”, the four noble truths version of Dependent Arising, the Vedic Hymn of Creation, Leigh’s model of SODAPI (Streams of Dependently Arising Processes Interacting), and how to use the teaching of Dependent Arising in practice and in life.Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation for decades and is the senior American student of...
2018-04-291h 00Deconstructing YourselfDiving Deep into the Jhanas, with Leigh BrasingtonConcentration master Leigh Brasington talks with Michael W. Taft about the jhanas, a Buddhist system of eight altered states of consciousness that arise in states of high concentration. The conversation dives deep into practicing each of these eight states, how the jhanas relate to vipassana practice, ways to work through major challenges that may arise, the so-called "powers" that are often attributed to concentration practice, and much more.Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khemma in 1994, and began teaching...
2018-02-051h 18AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination and ConceptulationsThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2017.01.26 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 21-28: Gil Fronsdal, Leigh Brasington (2017-01-20 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-01-2756 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksInstructions: Mindfulness of VedanaThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2017.01.25 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 21-28: Gil Fronsdal, Leigh Brasington (2017-01-20 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-01-2653 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksInstructions for Entering First JhanaThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2017.01.23 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 21-28: Gil Fronsdal, Leigh Brasington (2017-01-20 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-01-2438 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksFour JhanasThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2017.01.22 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 21-28: Gil Fronsdal, Leigh Brasington (2017-01-20 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-01-2355 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksOpening talk, refuges, preceptsThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2017.01.21 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 21-28: Gil Fronsdal, Leigh Brasington (2017-01-20 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-01-2241 minAudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterTraining on the Gradual Path - Part 4This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2016.07.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-07-241h 07AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterTraining on the Gradual Path - Part 3This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2016.07.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-07-231h 07AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterTraining on the Gradual Path - Part 2This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2016.07.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-07-231h 05AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterTraining on the Gradual Path - Part 1This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2016.07.23 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2016-07-2352 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisLeigh BrasingtonLeigh Brasington has been practicing meditation for decades and is one of the most prominent American teachers of Jhana meditation. The Jhanas are a set of altered states of consciousness associated with profound amounts of bliss, happiness and ecstasy. Entering Jhana is done through meditating with intense concentration and it's considered a controversial topic by many in the Buddhist world. But can regular people access the Jhanas? And are they even real?
2016-04-2255 min
The Secular BuddhistEpisode 234 :: Leigh Brasington :: Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the JhanasLeigh Brasington returns to speak with us about Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas.
2015-11-0400 min
The Secular BuddhistEpisode 234 :: Leigh Brasington :: Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas
2015-11-0400 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksSutta descriptions of NibbanaThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2014.02.01 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 26-Feb 2, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/Leigh Brasington (2014-01-26 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-02-0252 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent OriginationThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2014.01.30 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 26-Feb 2, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/Leigh Brasington (2014-01-26 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-01-3154 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksThe JhanasThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2014.01.28 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Jan 26-Feb 2, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/Leigh Brasington (2014-01-26 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-01-281h 04The Secular BuddhistEpisode 165 :: Leigh Brasington :: Sutta JhanasLeigh Brasington joins us to speak about what the Pali canon suttas have to say about practicing the jhanas.
2013-04-2000 min2013-04-2000 minGaia House: Leigh Brasington's most recent Dharma talksLeigh Brasington: Focus and Freedom: Introduction to the Jhanas(New York Insight Meditation Center) A workshop/retreat on the meditative absorptions (jhanas) and their relationship to mindfulness and insight practice. There will be periods of instructions coupled with sitting and walking meditation along with ample time for questions and answers. Although one day is insufficient to learn the jhanas, the workshop will allow you to learn about them and to consider whether you want to pursue this study further. For people who want to read more on Jhana practice, please go to Leigh’s web site at http://leighb.com
2012-10-272h 31AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksThe Fruits of the Spiritual LifeThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2012.04.01 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2012-04-0141 minAudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination Pt4This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2011.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2011-03-191h 10AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination Pt3This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2011.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Anatta teachings of Dependent Origination and Q&A
Note: first 4 minutes not recorded.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2011-03-191h 09AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination Pt2This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2011.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.Trancendental Dependent Origination
Discussion of Upanisa Sutta;
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2011-03-1931 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksDependent Origination with Q&AThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2011.03.19 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.Portion of a daylong given at IMCFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2011-03-191h 06AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterDependent Origination Pt-1 Introduction and Q&AThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2011.03.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.He who sees dependent origination sees the dharma, he who sees the dharma sees dependent origination- the key teaching of the BudddhaFor more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2011-03-191h 06AudioDharma: Collection of talks from Guided MeditationsGuided Meditation: Body SweepThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-0445 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksGuided Meditation: Body SweepThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-0445 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksSatipatthana Sutta (2 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-031h 24AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksSatipatthana Sutta (1 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-0357 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksSatipatthana Sutta (3 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-031h 35AudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksSatipatthana Sutta (4 of 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2007.02.03 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2007-02-0340 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksIllusionsThis talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2006.08.13 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2006-08-1343 min
Sutta ReadingsSN 12.65: Nagara Sutta — The Ancient City<div><p>The Buddha retells the story of how, on the eve of his Awakening, he re-discovered the long-forgotten laws of dependent co-arising and the Four Noble Truths.</p><p><small>Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (08'16" 2.8 MB)</small></p><p><small>Recorded by jtb on 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From <i><a href="http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/c_teachings.lasso" target="offsite" title="Learn more about this...
2006-05-2914 minSutta ReadingsSN 12.23: Upanisa Sutta — Transcendental Dependent Origination<div><p>The Buddha explains how seeing deeply into dependent co-arising leads to Awakening. The causal chain here includes an additional set of factors not present in the "standard" chain of dependent co-arising.</p><p><small>Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (05'44" 2.0 MB)</small></p><p><small>Recorded by jtb on 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From <i><a href="http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/c_teachings.lasso" target="offsite"...
2006-05-2914 minSutta ReadingsSN 12.15: Kaccayanagotta Sutta — To Kaccayanagotta<div><p>The Buddha explains how dependent co-arising functions in the development of right view.</p><p><small>Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (03'47" 1.3 MB)</small></p><p><small>Recorded by jtb 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From <i><a href="http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/c_teachings.lasso" target="offsite" title="Learn more about this book">»The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta...
2006-05-2914 minAudioDharma: Collection of talks from Sati CenterRight View (Part 1)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1343 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 7)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1345 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 6)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1335 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 5)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1325 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 4)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1342 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 3)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1344 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 2)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1326 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksRight View (Part 1)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.11.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-11-1343 minAudioDharma: Leigh Brasington's most recent dharma talksAnicca (Impermanence)This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2004.03.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2004-03-0743 min