When we see the nature of reality as impermanent, not inherently satisfying and impersonal, we don't take it all so personally. There can be more ease and freedom when we make peace with the way things are.
Recorded at Spirit Rock at "Examining Reality as a Path to Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students"
Sanna (pere arise together with feeling (vedana) and is a "marker" of sign and a "recognition" of the mark (sign). It can be used to protect/develop and understand mind's dynamic. What is needed for a beginner = mindfulness of the body.
This is the afternoon guided meditation and talk by Ayya Anandabhodi from the monastic daylong program Entering the Heart of Practice with Ayya Santacitta and Isabelita Papa (Qigong)
This is the morning talk by Ayya Santacitta, from the monastic daylong program, Entering the Heart of Practice with Ayya Anandabhodi and Isabelita Papa (Qigong).