Listen to Dharma Talks – Orlando Insight Meditation Group

Peter Carlson
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A Contemporary Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation Community For Central Florida

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  1. 5D AGO

    Overview of the Satipatthana Sutta

    This is the first of several Dharma talks that review what many believe is the most important teaching of early Buddhism, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Discourse.  Peter reviews the general history and overall structure of the teaching, emphasizing various repetitive phrases and providing explanations of the archaic wording to make the teaching more accessible for a contemporary student.  Next week, Susan Baxter will review the first Foundation, Mindfulness of the Body, including how the Sutta describes the practice of anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing meditation. Here are the notes prepared for this talk:  Overview of the Satipatthana Sutta Here is a translation of the Sutta, as rendered by Bhikkhu Analayo, a preeminent Buddhist scholar and teacher:  ANALAYO TRANSLATES THE SATIPATTHÃNA SUTTA

    50 min

  2. FEB 5

    Open Dharma Questions February 2026

    Occasionally, Peter provides an opportunity for open questions or comments about Buddhist doctrine or practice experiences.  During this talk there are comments about retreat experiences, specifically one organized through the teachings of S. N. Goenka.  There are also questions about practices such as full body scans.  Peter responds to a question regarding any similarities between Buddhist Madhyamaka concepts and Advaita Vedanta, a Hindu view on non-self.

    1h 5m

  3. JAN 29

    Purifying Energy

    During this talk, Allie Vaknin continues reviewing the Paramis, a grouping of mind conditioning functions that, when developed to full potential, cooperatively liberate the mind from distress and confusion.  Energy is described as the driver of Right Effort in the mind and body, and must be freed up from attachment to unwholesome views to be purified.

    53 min

  4. JAN 22

    Reviewing Right Mindfulness

    This talk is part of a series reviewing the Four Noble Truths by April Koester, specifically focused on Right Mindfulness.  During the talk she reads sections of the Satipatthana Sutta, which translates as the Four Foundations of Mindfulness a key teaching within Buddhism.  Her comments are followed up by questions and comments from those attending the meeting. Here are the notes April prepared for the presentation, including access references regarding important articles and books that are organized around the Satipatthana Sutta:  Talk Notes_ Right Mindfulness as Strategic Agency (1)

    1h 11m

  5. JAN 15

    Peter Reviews December 2025 Self-Retreat

    We provide an opportunity for those among us who have completed a significant retreat to “think out loud” about the experience, as this helps the person integrate the retreat more fully into their understanding of the Dharma.  Additionally, the talk and questions from the other participants may inspire others to participate in the immersive experience that a retreat provides. Here are the notes Peter prepared for this review, which includes a review of how the retreat supports deeper understanding of the Seven Awakening Factors:  Peter December 2025 Self Retreat Review

    1h 6m

  6. 12/18/2025

    Perfecting Wisdom

    During this talk, Allie Vaknin continues to review the Paramis, qualities of consciousness that, when perfected, support the realization of Nirvana, the Unconditioned.   The topic focuses on the cultivation of the Parami of Wisdom from a Buddhist perspective.

    56 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    How To Work With R.A.I.N.

    R.A.I.N. (Recognize Accept Investigate Non-Identification) is an acronym which has been useful for meditators, and during this talk, Lezlie Laws provides a review of how two meditators can work as a team with this to understand how the mind can get trapped in an unwholesome self-identity and how to effectively create a more wholesome self-identity.  This talk is meant to be supported by the  “Guided RAIN Contemplation” recording that can be accessed through the Guided Meditation section of the website.

    1h 8m

  8. 12/11/2025

    Guided Rain Contemplation

    R.A.I.N. is described as a useful approach to cultivating insight.  During this guided contemplation, Lezlie Laws provides suggestions for inner reflection that supports including  R.A.I.N. in one’s meditation practice.  It is intended to support “Working With Rain”, the Dharma talk that follows this meditation, and which has been posted within the website archive.

    45 min

  9. 12/04/2025

    December 2025 Dharma Questions

    During this talk, Peter responds to various questions regarding Buddhist concepts and coaching regarding meditation practice.  One topic frequently questioned about involves his current meditation practice and intentions regarding his annual self-retreat.

    54 min

  10. 11/27/2025

    Joy To Gratitude And Generosity

    During this talk on Thanksgiving Eve, Peter describes how the cultivation of mindfulness of breathing meditation frees energy from being bound up by the Hindrances, creating the buoyantly engaged interest characteristic of the Awakening Factor of Joy, which provides the foundation for the experience of gratitude.  Gratitude often involves a reciprocal interpersonal manifestation of generosity.  He describes how different areas of brain/body interactions create the subjective experience of joy, gratitude and generosity.  The explanation is followed by questions and comments from those participating in the meeting. Here are the notes prepared for this talk:  Thoughts On Gratitude This talk was preceded by a guided meditation:  Contemplating Joy, Gratitude, and Generosity, which is posted in the guided meditation archive of the website.

    1h 2m
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