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On Wednesday evenings, our Lakeland Insight Meditation Group (LIMG) has been studying and practicing the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, the four abidings in mindfulness. This week, we continue in the fourth foundation, mindfulness of  dhammas (mental processes.) To this point in the dhammas, we have studied the five hindrances, the five aggregates, and the six senses. We are now studying the seven factors of awakening. We have studied the first four awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation, energy and joy. Investigation, energy and  joy are more activating in energy. The last four of tranquility, concentration and equanimity are more deactivating in energy. Mindfulness balances these awakening factors. Mindfulness is [...]

I. Foundations of Meditation: Lovingkindness, Class II  A. Check ins: report on your experience this week B. Review: mindfulness and mindfulness meditation Mindfulness: is  wholesome, is present moment observation of experience without judgment Mindfulness Meditation mindful attention and awareness We started with mindfulness, because the lovingkindness practices are relational: we need be present to be loving/compassionate. We also need be aware of  what is happening in the mind   Meditation: having an attitude of gentleness and receptivity Ex, driving: we are attending to the traffic and have awareness of the traffic and  pressure on the accelerator  C. Lovingkindness in our life The [...]

I. Foundations of Meditation: Lovingkindness, Class I A.  We are a community! Community Guidelines: to the best of your ability, consistently think well of the other members of class please feel free to break as needed please feel free to stop me and ask a question The most important part of the class! individual check ins: name and intention to be here. B. Lakeland Insight Meditation Group Overview Upcoming activities: please sign up for the newsletter About donation (generosity) there is a box in the back of the room and one can can to our website and make a donation C. [...]

On Wednesday evenings, our Lakeland Insight Meditation Group (LIMG) has been studying and practicing the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, the four abidings in mindfulness. This week, we continue in the fourth foundation, mindfulness of  dhammas (mental processes.) To this point in the dhammas, we have studied the five hindrances, the five aggregates, and the six senses. We are now studying the seven factors of awakening. We have studied the first four awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation, energy and joy. Investigation, energy and  joy are more activating in energy. The last four of tranquility, concentration and equanimity are more deactivating in energy. Mindfulness balances these awakening factors. Mindfulness is [...]

Our Lakeland Insight Meditation Group (LIMG) has been studying and practicing the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, the four abidings in mindfulness. This week, we are in the fourth foundation, mindfulness of  dhammas (mental processes.) To this point in the dhammas,  we  have studied the five hindrances, the five aggregates, and the six senses. We are now studying the seven factors of awakening. We have studied the first three awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation and energy. We now move to the awakening factor of joy and rapture. The rest of the awakening factors are tranquility, concentration and equanimity. Joy or piti, is [...]

Our Lakeland Insight Meditation Group (LIMG) has been studying and practicing the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, the four abidings in mindfulness. This week, we are in the fourth foundation, mindfulness of  dhammas (mental processes.) To this point in the dhammas,  we  have studied the five hindrances, the five aggregates, and the six senses. We are now studying the seven factors of awakening. We have studied the first two awakening factors of mindfulness and investigation. We now move to the awakening factor of energy. The rest of the awakening factors are joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity. Energy is rather synonomous with [...]

The Seven Awakening Factors, mindfulness, energy, investigation, calm, joy, concentration and equanimity have been called "the 7 treasures of the Tatagatha" (the Buddha: "the Master of  Suchness.") These factors are growing in each practitioner, and the complete development of these factors would be awakening. For every practitioner, these factors are already within to some amount: they just need continual development. Mindfulness includes wise attention and awareness of each moment. Wise attention (yoniso manasikara (you-need-so mah-nah-see-kah-rah) is attention not affected by greed, hatred or ignorance, or a hindrance. Wise attention is the "how" we are paying attention to whatever presents itself in the mind.  For example, when I first [...]