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[#26] Refining Our Understanding of Shamatha – with Andrew Holecek

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group | 26 | Transcript → Meditation Group [ 26 ] Episode Summary: This session begins with refining our understanding of shamatha, and understanding its strengths and weaknesses. Without shamatha, vipashyana is impossible. With a...

[#27] Meditation Group – Session – with Jeffrey Stevens

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group | 27 | Transcript → Meditation Group...

[#28] What Does it Mean to Dedicate the Merit and How To Properly Do So – with Andrew Holecek

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group | 28 | Transcript → Meditation Group [#28 This session concludes the mini-series on merit, with a look at what it means to dedicate the merit, and how to do so properly. Some of the surprising consequences of merit are presented,...

[#30] The Three Central Meditations that Support Lucid Dreaming

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group | 30 | Transcript → Meditation Group [#30] Episode Summary: This session explores the three central meditations that support lucid dreaming — shamatha, vipashyana, and visualization — with an emphasis on shamatha. We...

[#10] Introduction to Analytic Meditation – with Andrew Holecek

Feb 4, 2024

Session 10: In this session Andrew introduces the powerful practice of analytic meditation, which is in the family of vipashyana or “insight” meditation. Using anger as an example, he then guides us in how to engage analytic meditation to deconstruct anger. What...

[#11] The “Fullness Of Emptiness” Analytic Meditation – with Joe Parent

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group [#11] Session 11 We began with basic mindfulness practices as the basis for analytic meditation. Settling/grounding practices, close placement of attention on breathing, open awareness of sense perceptions, expansive awareness of...

[#12] Mindfulness Practices: Grounding, Close Placement, And Open Awareness Of Perceptions – with Joe Parent

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group [#13] Transcript → Meditation Group [#13] In this session Joseph leads us through the techniques of a sequence mindfulness practices: grounding, close placement, and open awareness of perceptions. That is the basis for practicing...

[#13] Exploring Our Relationship To Our Thoughts – with Joe Parent

Feb 4, 2024

Night Club Podcast · Meditation Group | 14 | Transcript → Meditation Group [#14] We began with mindfulness and open awareness, and explored our relationship to our thoughts. Joseph then led the practice of tong-len, meaning “sending and taking” for self-compassion and...

[#26] Refining Our Understanding of Shamatha – with Andrew Holecek

[#27] Meditation Group – Session – with Jeffrey Stevens

[#28] What Does it Mean to Dedicate the Merit and How To Properly Do So – with Andrew Holecek

[#30] The Three Central Meditations that Support Lucid Dreaming

[#10] Introduction to Analytic Meditation – with Andrew Holecek

[#11] The “Fullness Of Emptiness” Analytic Meditation – with Joe Parent

[#12] Mindfulness Practices: Grounding, Close Placement, And Open Awareness Of Perceptions – with Joe Parent

[#13] Exploring Our Relationship To Our Thoughts – with Joe Parent

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