(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Benefits of developing understanding. Various qualities that charachterize wisdom and mindfulness in daily life.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Supra-mundane Wisdom Aspects

Jun 28th, 2023 1h 6m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) A review of the cognitive series leading to wisdom. Benefits of attaining noble Path of Stream Entry, Fruition knowledge explanations.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Mundane Wisdom and Supramundane Wisdom

Jun 26th, 2023 1h 20m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Consciousness functions leadign to wisdom maturing into Path Conciousness and Fruit.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Wisdom, Its Arousing and Development

Jun 22nd, 2023 1h 11m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk discusses the knowledge of viewing formations with balance, Sankharupekkha Nana.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Practicing as if one's clothes were on fire

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 3m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk on spiritual urgency is intended to inspire, encourage and clearly support the yogis' practice while furthering their understanding of wisdom.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: The Enlightenment Factors

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 5m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) This talk introduces the seven Enlightenment Factors, (bojjhangas), and gives an explanation of the enlightenment factor of Investigation of States, Dhamma Vicaya Sambojjhanga.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Further Aspects of Wisdom

Jun 15th, 2023 1h 1m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Sayadaw first discusses the four modes of practice and then explains how the development of intuitive wisdom functions to purify the yogi's view, perception and mind.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: The Unfolding of Wisdom, continued

Jun 13th, 2023 54m 11s

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Sayadaw discusses the gradual nature of the development of wisdom, beginning with a description of physical and mental "symptoms" which can coincide with specific stages of knowledge. Wisdom unfolds

Sayadaw Vivekananda: A Further Exploration of Wisdom

Jun 12th, 2023 57m 26s

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) After recapping the previous day's discussion of factors which promote wisdom, Sayadaw illuminted the way that wisdom knows, by comparing it with perception and conciousness, which also have the qual

Sayadaw Vivekananda: How does one gain wisdom?

Jun 7th, 2023 49m 1s

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) We learned last night that two factors are the proximate causes for wisdom to arise, namely, wise consideration, (yoniso manasikara), and concentration. This talk further examines the factors which c

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Fundamentals of Satipatthana

Jun 2nd, 2023 1h 21m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) After laying down the scriptural foundations for this talk, Sayadaw explains that mindfulness does not occur alone: it has companions, namely, ardent effort & clear comprehension, as well as concentr

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Practice Instructions

Jun 2nd, 2023 1h 9m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Sayadaw gives detailed instructions for sitting, walking and observation of everything else, (ie, general activities).

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Refuges, Precepts and Opening talk

Jun 1st, 2023 1h 24m

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) After illustrating the importance of wisdom by relating a Jataka tale, Sayadaw spoke about the Buddha, the practice of satipatthana for the development of intuitive wisdom.