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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 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...
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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!
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