Audio (TCP7, Day 01): Introduction, Finding the Breath
A short talk on finding the breath, followed by a full guided meditation — the opening session of a 15-part śamatha-vipaśyanā (calm abiding and insight) series …
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Audio (TCP7, Day 02): Four Establishments of Mindfulness, Nine Stages Stage One (Sthāpayati)
A short talk on the four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) and the first stage of śamatha (calm abiding) training, sthāpayati — simply placing the …
Audio (TCP7, Day 03): Nine Stages, Stage Two, Continuous Placing (Saṃsthāpayati)
A short talk on the second of the nine stages of śamatha (calm abiding), saṃsthāpayati (continuous placing) — building continuity of attention on the breath — …
Audio (TCP7, Day 04): Nine Stages, Stage Three (Avasthāpayati), Six Powers
A short talk on the third stage of śamatha (calm abiding), avasthāpayati (“patching up and replacing” attention), and the six powers (bala) that …
Audio (TCP7, Day 05): Intro to Mettā Bhāvanā
A short talk introducing mettā bhāvanā (loving-kindness meditation), one of the four brahmavihāra, and its role as both foundation for and protection during …
Audio (TCP7, Day 06): Nine Stages, Stage Four (Upasthāpayati), Antidotes to Laziness
A short talk on the fourth stage of śamatha (calm abiding), upasthāpayati (close placement), and the antidotes to laziness — faith, aspiration, effort, and …
Audio (TCP7, Day 07): Hindrances, Laziness and Antidotes
A talk reviewing the first four stages of śamatha (calm abiding) and the antidote sequence to laziness — faith, aspiration, effort, and the pliancy that follows …
Audio (TCP7, Day 08): Nine Stages, Stage Five (Damayati), Five Hindrances
A talk on the fifth stage of śamatha (calm abiding), damayati (“taming”), and the five hindrances (nīvaraṇa) — sense desire, ill will, sloth and …
Audio (TCP7, Day 09): Mettā Bhāvanā Review
A talk reviewing the canonical steps of loving-kindness meditation (mettā bhāvanā) — auxiliary object, oneself, a dear one, a neutral being, and a difficult …
Audio (TCP7, Day 10): Nine Stages, Stage Six (Śamayati), Śamatha-Vipaśyanā Northern and Southern Schools
A talk comparing northern (Mahayana) and southern (Theravada) approaches to śamatha-vipaśyanā (calm abiding and insight), and introducing the sixth stage of …
Audio (TCP7, Day 11): Nine Stages, Stage Seven (Praśamayati), Balance, Hindrances and Antidotes
A talk on the seventh stage of śamatha (calm abiding), praśamayati (“thoroughly pacifying”), and the seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) — …
Audio (TCP7, Day 12): Stage Eight, Jhāna Factors
A talk on the eighth stage of śamatha (calm abiding), ekotīkaraṇa (single-pointedness), and its correspondence to the jhāna factors of the first absorption, …
Audio (TCP7, Day 13): Stage Nine, Perception and Labeling
A talk on the ninth and final stage of śamatha (calm abiding), samādhāna (balanced equipoise), exploring how perception labels experience — and the …
Audio (TCP7, Day 14): Mettā Bhāvanā Finale
The final talk on loving-kindness meditation in this series — near/far enemies, and using visualized objects to keep the practice anchored in feeling, not just …
Audio (TCP7, Day 15): Closing, Practice Off the Cushion
The closing talk of this 15-part śamatha-vipaśyanā (calm abiding and insight) and mettā bhāvanā series — on taking practice off the cushion into daily life, …
Śamatha, Vipaśyanā & Mettā Bhāvanā — Morning Meditation Talks (IBA Kathmandu, TCP 2026)
A 15-part series of short meditation talks and sits, recorded live each morning at the International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, during The Complete Path (TCP) …
Audio (series): IBA Guided Meditations — Spanish
Spanish-language translation of a set of guided meditations from a meditation class at the International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, 2025.
Audio (series): Stopping & Looking Deeply — Introduction to Śamatha-Vipaśyanā from a Mahāyāna Viewpoint
A set of guided meditations in English from the International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu, 2025.
Audio: Loving Kindness Guided Meditation
A guided loving kindness (mettā) meditation.
Audio: Our Life as Gaia
A guided meditation exploring “our life as Gaia”. This meditation was prepared as part of a 6 week online course in Deep Ecology. It is inspired by …
Audio: Heart Sutra in Sanskrit
A recording of Bhante Dhammadipa (www.dhammadipa.cz) chanting the Heart Sutra in Sanskrit.
Audio: Metta Bhavana recitation in Pali
A recording of Bhante Dhammadipa (www.dhammadipa.cz) reciting Metta Bhavana in Pali.
Audio: Transference of Merit in Pali
A recording of Bhante Dhammadipa (www.dhammadipa.cz) chanting the Transference of Merit in Pali.
Audio: Embodied Practice — Body Scan and Total Relaxation
A guided body scan and total relaxation (32 minutes), building on earlier embodied-awareness and breath meditations to cultivate sensitivity to subtler …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Finding the Full Body Breath
A guided introduction (35 minutes) to rediscovering the full volume of the body’s natural, diaphragmatic breath — simple, safe preliminary practices …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Basic Breath Awareness
This practice expands on basic postural awareness, bringing in mindfulness of breathing, drawing on the Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118). Suitable for any level of …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Breathing Through
An introduction (25 minutes) to “Breathing Through”, a variation on the Buddhist practice of compassion meditation (Tonglen) offered by Joanna Macy …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Introduction to Mindful Walking
A brief introduction (17 minutes) to the embodied practice of mindful walking, especially inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition’s …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Introduction to Sitting
An introduction (10 minutes) to sitting meditation, preliminary to mindfulness of breathing, drawing on the Buddhist and Yoga traditions of meditation with the …
Audio: Song of the Rainforest
A meditation, recorded many years ago now (on-location in the rainforest of Far-North Queensland) on the impact of climate change on rainforest biodiversity.