Category Archives: Spirituality

Posted on

The Buddha’s Teaching Of The 2 Darts

How Meditation Works

There’s a well-known teaching from the Buddha of “The 2 Darts”. This teaching points to the two ways that you experience pain and suffering in your life. The 1st dart is when you get “hit” by something in life that causes pain and suffering. The 1st type of darts happen in life and to a certain extent, they are impossible to avoid. The 2nd type of dart is entirely different.

Day Of Practice w/ Sangha Live:
“Annica, Dukkha, & Anatta – The 3 Transformational Keys To Insight Meditation”

 

Date: July 22, 2023
Time: 05:00-08:00pm
Event: Day Of Practice w/ Sangha Live: “Annica, Dukkha, & Anatta - The 3 Transformational Keys To Insight Meditation”
Topic: “Annica, Dukkha, & Anatta - The 3 Transformational Keys To Insight Meditation”
Sponsor: Sangha Live
Venue: ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Posted on

The 3 Transformational Keys To Insight Meditation

Anicca, Dukkha, & Anatta

Vipassana meditation is usually translated as “Insight Meditation” because the practice quite naturally triggers off a process of purification that develops progressively through stages of insight knowledge. With each stage, a meditator incrementally gains insight into the Dhamma or the ultimate reality. Thus “Insight Meditation”.

Posted on

How Ask Questions To A Meditation Teacher?

Some Pointers For Discussing The Dharma

The following question was recently addressed to the teachers in the Sangha Live community forum: Do you have any advice about how best to interact directly with a teacher, e.g. in one-on-one meetings during a retreat or even in the question period during daily practice? When I’m given the chance to meet with a teacher, I sometimes feel awkward and don’t know what to say. It seems important not to miss the opportunity. How should students be thinking about questions for the teacher?

This is a wonderful question that is very relevant to everyone’s meditation practice. In this post, I’ve laid out a few important guidelines that address the spirit and context of the above question.
Posted on

“Meditation Discovery Cycle” – 30-Day FREE Trial!

Join Me In My Online Meditation Membership Community

Are you looking for a way to start up a meditation practice in a formal practice tradition? Or, do you already have a formal practice but you’re wanting more personal guidance from a qualified meditation teacher? Or are you looking for support in integrating mindfulness and meditation into your personal and professional life? Well, now is your chance!

You are invited to join me for a 30-day FREE trial to my “Meditation Discovery Cycle” online meditation membership community. Here is what you’ll get in this 30-day free trial:

  • Twice a month live course sessions with me
  • Monthly Q&A session with me
  • Monthly peer-led Sangha community meetings
  • Weekly practice videos & meditation guidance
  • Access to our member’s virtual sitting room
  • Access to all content via our mobile app

This is a totally free trial with no obligation from you at the end. All you need to do to get your 30-day free trial is click the video below.

I’m looking forward to seeing you in the program!

Miles Kessler

Click Here To Join!👇👇👇

 

Posted on

Gradual And Sudden Paths Of Awakening

A Complementary Practice Approach

If you are a committed meditator then you probably have one of two notions about your practice; either, 1) you are on a path that gradually develops towards awakening, or 2) awakening does not develop because the realization of the Dharma is always, only in the here and now. But which notion is correct?

Buddhism has schools that transmit both of these approaches. Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana are full of gradual and sudden path practices. However, the different approaches to awakening can, at times, create confusion. So understanding the differences in both approach and realization can be very clarifying.