Burbea

Rob Burbea · 2008 · 9 talks · 7h 04m

The Art of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

9 talks given by Rob Burbea in 2008, with transcripts to read alongside the audio. The Hermes Amāra Foundation hosts the canonical recordings.

Talks

In this series

  1. 1. Talk One: Introduction to the Art of Concentration (Samatha Meditation)

    2008-08-08 · 45m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  2. 2. First Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation

    2008-08-09 · 43m · Meditation

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  3. 3. Talk Two: Understanding the Heart

    2008-08-09 · 1h 05m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  4. 4. Second Morning Instructions and Guided Meditation

    2008-08-10 · 46m · Meditation

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  5. 5. Talk Three: Wise Effort and Wise Attachment

    2008-08-10 · 1h 00m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  6. 6. Third Morning Instructions

    2008-08-11 · 18m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  7. 7. Talk Four: Jhānas One to Four

    2008-08-11 · 1h 04m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  8. 8. Fourth Morning Instructions

    2008-08-12 · 18m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.

  9. 9. Talk Five: Samatha, Nibbana and the Emptiness of Perception - The Relationship Between Concentration and Insight

    2008-08-12 · 1h 00m

    As we learn to develop concentration in meditation, samatha (calm, tranquility) is also developed, and together these qualities become a powerful means for deep insight and a source of profound well-being. This progressive series of talks, guided meditations and instructions explores in some detail the art of concentration, primarily through different ways of working with the breath and the body to open to deeper and deeper levels of calmness, presence and joy.