Episodes
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
The Goodness in Life
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
The dharma student learns to remember the goodness in life. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes how we cultivate this essential skill. The talk was given at Sunday Night Meditation on September 11, 2016.
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
The Teaching on Not-Self
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
What is the Buddha's teaching on "not-self?" In this dharma talk, Peter explains this often misunderstood teaching. For the dharma student, seeking freedom from suffering, it is a teaching that is essential to comprehend and put into practice. The talk was given at the Sunday Night Meditation class in October 2016.
"Rahula, any form whatsoever that is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: every form is to be seen as it actually is with right discernment as: 'This is not mine. This is not my self. This is not what I am.'" (MN 62)
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Beginner's Mind
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
This dharma talk on "Beginner's Mind" is the final talk that Peter Doobinin gave at the Sunday Night Meditation class. The class was held every Sunday night in New York City for sixteen years. The final class took place on Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Cultivating the Skillful
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
The dharma student makes an effort to abandon the unskillful and cultivate the skillful. In this talk, Peter Doobinin describes specific ways that we can cultivate what's skillful, in support of our wish to know a greater happiness. The talk was given in February 2018 at the Sunday Night Meditation class.
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
The Potential for Letting Go
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
As we develop insight into the impermanent and not-self nature of what we're holding on to, we begin to recognize the potential for letting go. We begin to glimpse what lies on the other side of our suffering. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains how we learn to engage in this process of letting go. This talk was given at the Downtown Meditation Community Sunday Night Meditation class on October 4, 2015.