This talk was given by Ajahn Brahmali on 2023.01.21 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Rick Maddock on 2022.12.10 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Many of the Buddha’s teachings have close parallels in modern neuroscience. This half-day presentation will explore these parallels, with a particular focus on perception and memory. Early Buddhist teachings on emptiness and “situational awareness” (sampajañña) emphasize insights into the nature of perception that can be valuable supports for dharma practice. Similar insights emerge from studies of the perceptual circuits of the brain. Neuroplasticity, or how the brain is changed by experience, is viewed by neuroscientists as the basis of all forms of memory. Early Buddhist teachings on karma and the “storehouse” (alaya) emphasize how this principle affects our well-being. A similar perspective underlies the effectiveness of many modern psychotherapies.

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This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.19 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Discernment, Nuance, and Refinement

These chapters cover ideas aimed more at people who are already practicing and walking the path. They bring in refinement of our wisdom and deeper nuance or subtlety of understanding.

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This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.12 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

These chapters have a greater focus on ideas that could arouse in people the inspiration or urgency to practice. We might think of phrases like “warnings of trouble” or “seeing what we try to avoid” or “learning to see differently from conventional ideas of happiness.” They both rouse our energy to “wake up” and inspire us toward the goal of practice.

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This talk was given by Kim Allen on 2022.11.05 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

Readings: Main themes and contrasts

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This talk was given by Leigh Brasington on 2022.09.20 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

A look into the extraordinary life of the German Jewish Buddhist nun, Ven. Ayya Khema. Her senior American student, Leigh Brasington, shares a couple of her guided Metta meditations and discusses her biography interspersed with his memories of her and her wonderful teachings.

The book by Ayya Khema and edited by Leigh Brasington, "The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-Kindness", is available at Amazon and other book sellers.

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• http://leighb.com/a_khema.htm

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This talk was given by Joah McGee on 2022.09.17 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

A conversation with Joah McGee about his experiences in Myanmar.

The first few chapters of Joah's guidebook can be found at https://store.pariyatti.org/The-Golden-Path--PDF-eBook_p_4810.html

The handicrafts site that Joah discussed can be found at https://www.alokacrafts.com/

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This talk was given by Ayya Santussika on 2022.09.13 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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This talk was given by Bhante Sujato on 2022.08.10 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

For a translation of the Pārāyanavagga, visit Sutta Central

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This talk was given by Ayya Santussika on 2022.08.09 at the Sati Center in Redwood City, CA.

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