Session 1 - Mindfulness of the Body
David Oromith · 91 minutes · recorded October 31, 2024
This first session on mindfulness of the body opens with an extended teaching, tracing how the Buddha added inquiry to shamatha to found vipassana, and a cup shows how perception differs from concepts we add on top. In the body scan that follows, we take attention to sensations of solidity, moisture, temperature and motion, asking whether each is permanent, pleasant and truly ours. Afterwards the group discusses separating pain from sensation, and how calling something mine builds a false sense of ownership.
Depression and low mood Genuine happiness and wellbeing Impermanence The four noble truths Body scan and body awareness Shamatha (calm abiding) The four applications of mindfulness Vipashyana (insight)