S9 Ep3: "Kaliyanamitta Spiritual Friendship" by Peter Case
This talk considers the importance of a good teacher and also of a sangha. It discusses ways of relating to the teacher and how to determine whether the teacher and the teachings are right for you.
Peter Case was a monastic for two years at the House of Inner Tranquility in the 1980's and continues to be a student of Paul Harris..
This talk was given in December 2023.
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S9 Ep2: "What Enlightenment is Not" by Peter Case
This podcast explores the myths around enlightenment and the importance of personal practice rather than book learning. It discusses how vipassana meditation gradually erodes our wrong views and ends with a description of what enlightenment is.
Peter Case was a monastic for two years at the House of Inner Tranquility in the 1980's and continues to be a student of Paul Harris..
This talk was given in April 2023.
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S9 Ep1: "The Arahant" by Paul Harris
An arahant is a 'Perfected One', someone who has completed the Buddhist training and has realised the way life truly is. As such, they have accomplished the one true goal of this precious human life. They are free from all mental pollutions caused by delusion and are at peace. This talk describes a little of the way such individuals see life, some of the qualities needed to come to this same understanding and why arahants are worthy of the greatest reverence and honour.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquiliity.
This talk was given in December 2009.
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S8 Ep7: "The Lotus Stalk" by Paul Harris
This podcast considers the problems with speculating about life and
contrasts speculation with the pragmatic and practical approach of the
Buddha’s teaching. The unease that fuels speculation and also methods
of restraining it are discussed. It concludes with the importance of
insights and their role in the realisation of enlightenment.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquiliity.
This talk was given in October 2008.
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S8 Ep6: "Uses and Abuses of Mental Energy" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the correct level of mental energy for meditation,
describing the Buddha’s teaching on Right Effort. The effects of
imbalances in energy on meditation are described along with ways to
resolve them.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquiliity.
This talk was given in April 2008.
The House of Inner Tranquillity is a Buddhist Insight meditation centre located in south-west England. The centre was established in 1980 for those in search of a practical approach to the Buddha's teaching.
Stripped of ritual and cultural accretions, the path is presented in a manner ideally suited to the needs of the modern westerner. Today, just as in the times of the Buddha, someone committed to truth can travel right to the end of the path and realise the goal of enlightenment.
Countless talks on all aspects of the Buddha's teaching have been given at the Centre over the years. We have created these weekly podcast programmes as a way to make some of these talks available to a wider audience.
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