Awakening DharmaTeachings of Stephen Snyder
Awakening DharmaMost of Stephen’s public talks are available at DharmaSeed.org. See that website for a complete list. Below is a partial list of talks on Dharma Seed and elsewhere with direct link to many talks. Please see the Videos page for videos.
Date: March 16
Duration: 31:07
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
This interview provides an excellent overview of the teaching and work of Awakening Dharma, and Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder.
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Date: January 16
Duration: 3:48:41
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: January 16 - Spirit Rock
Duration: 59:41
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: January 16 - Spirit Rock
Duration: 63:19
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: January 16 - Spirit Rock
Duration: 14:32
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: January 16 - Spirit Rock
Duration: 1:12:15
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 14–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 58:18
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 14–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 61:47
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 15–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 27:43
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 15–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 59:32
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 16–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 68:07
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 17–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 55:52
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 18–Cloud Mountain
Duration: 1:17:22
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: August 7–Italy Retreat
Duration: 5:55
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: March 1
Duration: 50:06
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Duration: 37:50
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: October 1
Duration: 5:23
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: February 2
Duration: 1:15:05
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Duration: 39:41
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: January 14
Duration: 27:38
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Duration: 40:20
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: July 3
Duration: 49:55
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: July 4
Duration: 1:11:33
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Date: July 5
Duration: 61:22
With Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder
Below is our interview by Vince Horn at BuddhistGeeks. It was a lot of fun talking with Vince about the “Jedi Warrior Training” the yogis described experiencing one of our retreats.
Part 1: BG 159: Mastering the Jhanas Transcripts
Part 2: BG 160: The Jedi Mind Training of Concentration Transcripts
At the Request of Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw
In November, 2009, we were invited by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw to give a talk to the Theravada Dhamma Society, a Burmese Buddhist community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Below is a hotlink to the talk in two parts (as the talk was 2 hours long.) This talk is a good condensed overview of the samatha practice as it is presented in the lineage of Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw.
These talks, recorded at our January-May, 2008 monthly sitting group, describe the Samatha meditation practice as presented in the tradition of Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw. This practice leads to purification of mind and the development of powerful concentration that can lessen suffering and and increase the joy of Being, and can lead to the meditative absorptions known as jhanas. To listen or download in MP3 format, please click on the hotlink below each talk, which will take you to DharmaSeed.com where these talks are stored. The talks build on each other, so it is helpful to listen to them in the order they were presented.
Duration: 43 minutes
Includes: The three stages of practice (Sila, Samatha, Vipassana); The Buddha’s practice of the jhanas; Why do this practice?; and an overview of the path of practice as taught by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw; meditation instructions. Please also download the accompanying Practice Chart from the hotlink below, which accompanies the audio.
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Click here to download the Practice Chart that accompanies this talk
Duration: 48 minutes
Includes: What is concentration? The three types of concentration (momentary, access and absorption) and the differences between them; the progression of practice from your first sitting all the way through entering first jhana; meditation instructions; and Q&A.
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Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
Includes: Jhana factors overview; how hindrances relate to jhana factors; the role of sila / wholesomeness in this practice; how concentration practice leads to purification of mind; meditation instructions; and Q&A.
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Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
Includes: intention; surrender; persistence; Yin and Yang; meditation instructions; and Q&A.
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Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
Includes: silence, breathing, timing, resolves; the masteries required in completing a jhana and moving on to the next; and what is meant by “psychic powers” and whether they are necessary; meditation instructions; and Q&A.
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