The Buddha said that the nature of this world lies within our perceptions and thoughts. In this talk, Andrew discusses how our often unexamined patterns of thinking generate distress (magnification, fixation, rumination, and proliferation) and how the Buddha proposed we begin to examine and liberate the mind from unconscious and habitual patterns of suffering.

The Examined Life: Mindfulness Of Mind

How can active awareness help us better manage the pleasure & pain of our lives? What does it look like to bring mindfulness to the primary sense impressions of the body & mind? How do we deal with pain, and how do we take active delight in the pleasure of our lives?
Andrew discusses mindfulness of feeling tone & how mindfulness can help us to minimize the habitual & unconscious reactions that often build up around the pleasure & pain in our lives.

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Mindfulness of Feeling

In this talk, Andrew discusses the theme of awakening & the forms of the Dharma that support awakening. How does our ethical commitment to non-harming combined with the mental trainings of mindfulness and heart practice both protect the heart & cultivate its release from distress?

Culitivating An Awakened Heart - Forms of Dharma

ATS Nashville's podcast offers discussion and dialouge on Buddhist concepts, theory, and practice. These talks are intended as an integrative means of connecting the Buddha's teaching to daily living. Enjoy. To donate, visit: www.againstthestreamnashville.com/donations

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