Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

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  236: Sixteen Conditions that Soils the Mind 11.08.2026 35mnt

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  235: Doors- Consciousness and Vipassana 17.07.2026 26mnt

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  234: Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta Kamathana) 23.06.2026 35mnt

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  233: Objects and Conditioned Consciousness (Aramana and Citta) 16.06.2026 31mnt

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  232: Functions/Jobs of Consciousness (Kicca) 08.06.2026 33mnt

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  231: The Sixteen Dreams of King Pasenadi of Kosala 17.05.2026 41mnt

  A unique Dhamma talk describing the Buddha's interpretation of sixteen dreams of King Pasenadi and what it holds for the future, specifically starting 2500 years later, in the very time that we currently live. YouTube Channel Link Website: www.satipatthana.ca Donations and Memberships
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  230: Kamma of Speech (Vaci Kamma) 28.04.2026 32mnt

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  229: Root and Insight (Hetu and Vipassana) 31.03.2026 29mnt

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  228: Root (Hetu) 24.03.2026 27mnt

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  227: An Explanation of the Right Understanding 17.03.2026 29mnt

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  226: Walking Meditation and Insight 10.03.2026 30mnt

  The practice of walking meditation is explored as a powerful method for developing Vipassana insight. By mindfully observing each step—lifting, pushing, and dropping—the meditator begins to notice the intentions in the mind that give rise to physical actions. Through careful observation, the relationship between mind and matter becomes clear: intention is the cause, and bodily movement is the effect. As mindfulness deepens, practitioners may experience the subtle arising and passing of moveme...
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  225: Back to the Basics of the Practice 04.03.2026 22mnt

  We return to the foundations of Buddhist practice by exploring the Five Aggregates — material form (rupa), feeling (vedana), perception (sanna), mental formations (sankhara), and consciousness (vinnana) — the components that make up what we call the “self.” From this understanding, we examine how the Four Foundations of Mindfulness arise: mindfulness of body, feeling, mind, and Dhamma. The talk emphasizes that whichever object becomes most prominent — body, feeling, or mind — can serve as the...
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  224: Mahanama Sutta: Practicing While Being a Lay Buddhist 28.02.2026 31mnt

  In this episode, we explore the Mahanama Sutta, where King Mahanama asks the Buddha how laypeople can find stability and peace in the midst of a chaotic, worry-filled world. The Buddha responds by teaching the importance of cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties: faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. With these as a foundation, one can practice the Six Recollections — reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, morality, generosity, and the virtues of celesti...
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  223: About Feeling 18.02.2026 28mnt

  In this talk, we explore Vedana (feeling) as a key mental factor in Buddhist meditation and daily life. The teacher explains how feelings arise as pleasant, unpleasant, neutral, and how they are classified in different ways in the teachings of the Buddha. By learning to observe feelings with mindfulness, listeners discover how to prevent craving and aversion, understand impermanence, and break the cycle of suffering through Satipatthana Vipassana practice. YouTube Video Link YouTube Ch...
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  222: Non-self, No Soul in Daily Life 15.02.2026 24mnt

  In this talk, we explore the Buddhist teaching of Anattā (non-self) as it appears in everyday life. Through simple examples like eating, seeing, aging, and thinking, the speaker explains how mind and body function through cause and effect rather than a permanent “self” or soul. Listeners are encouraged to observe daily experiences mindfully to develop a direct, experiential understanding of non-self and deepen their meditation practice. YouTube Video Link YouTube Channel Link Webs...
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  221: Forty Supramundane Consciousness 11.02.2026 29mnt

  In this talk, we explore the forty types of supramundane (lokuttara) consciousness and how they arise through insight meditation. The teacher explains the relationship between jhāna, path consciousness, and fruition consciousness, showing how different meditation approaches can lead to the same stages of awakening. By understanding these mental processes, listeners gain insight into non-self (anattā) and learn how Buddhist psychology supports deep mindfulness and spiritual development.&...
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  220: Noble Persons and Mental Defilements (Ariya and Kilesa) 31.01.2026 23mnt

  In this talk, we explore the relationship between Noble Persons (Ariya) and Mental Defilements (Kilesa) in Theravāda Buddhism. Using the framework of the ten fetters, the teaching explains how each of the four stages of enlightenment—Stream-Enterer, Once-Returner, Non-Returner, and Arahant—progressively eradicates or weakens specific defilements. The episode clarifies which fetters are abandoned at each stage, how moral purity and insight deepen, and why only the Arahant fully uproots all unw...
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  219: Supramundane Consciousness (Lokuttara Citta) 20.01.2026 28mnt

  Supramundane Consciousness (Lokuttara Citta)—the consciousness that transcends the conditioned world and leads directly to Nibbāna. It introduces Path (Magga) and Fruition (Phala) consciousness, clarifying how they function to eradicate mental defilements at each of the four stages of enlightenment: Stream-Enterer, Once-Returner, Non-Returner, and Arahant. The talk highlights the eight noble persons, the immediate nature of fruition consciousness, and how each path consciousness arises only o...
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  218: The Nine Jhanas 13.01.2026 28mnt

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  217: Formless Sphere Consciousness (Arūpāvacara Citta) 09.01.2026 30mnt

  This episode introduces Formless Sphere Consciousness (Arūpāvacara Citta) and the four formless jhānas: infinite space, infinite consciousness, nothingness, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception. It explains how these refined states arise after mastering the fifth form-sphere jhāna and how they relate to the formless Brahma realms. The talk also outlines the twelve types of formless consciousness—wholesome, resultant, and functional—and clarifies their role in meditation and rebirth. Whil...