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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American monk in the Thai Forest tradition. Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery since 1993, Thanissaro Bhikkhu is a promiment scholar and academic as well as monk. His translations of the Pali Canon can be found at AccessToInsight.org.

His teaching style is breath-focused. Unlike many other Theravada teachers, he teaches involvement with practice rather than bare observation. He teaches comfort, exploring the breath in the entire body, investigating cause and effect, and jhanas as important for developing insight.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American monk in the Thai Forest tradition. Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery since 1993, Thanissaro Bhikkhu is a promiment scholar and academic as well as monk. His translations of the Pali Canon can be found at AccessToInsight.org.

His teaching style is breath-focused. Unlike many other Theravada teachers, he teaches involvement with practice rather than bare observation. He teaches comfort, exploring the breath in the entire body, investigating cause and effect, and jhanas as important for developing insight.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0gMN6lKzRGc

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Last Updated on October 1, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on October 1st, 2025. We have a guided meditation and short talk on self-compassion.

The Thursday meditation group is a donation-based sitting group open to all. You can learn more and sign up via email or WhatsApp at https://OneMindDharma.com/group.

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Last Updated on September 28, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Sharon Salzberg has had a deep impact on how meditation is practiced in the West. Actually, her influence far surpasses just the meditative community. Her teachings on loving-kindness and the Buddhist heart practices are the foundation of how we discuss kindness and compassion in the West.

Hailing from New York, Sharon studied with some of the most notable teachers of our generation, including S.N. Goenka, Munindra, Dipa Ma, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Mahasi Sayadaw. In addition to bringing the practices of mindfulness to the West in the early years, she championed the practice of metta.

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Last Updated on September 28, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Sharon Salzberg has had a deep impact on how meditation is practiced in the West. Actually, her influence far surpasses just the meditative community. Her teachings on loving-kindness and the Buddhist heart practices are the foundation of how we discuss kindness and compassion in the West.

Hailing from New York, Sharon studied with some of the most notable teachers of our generation, including S.N. Goenka, Munindra, Dipa Ma, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Mahasi Sayadaw. In addition to bringing the practices of mindfulness to the West in the early years, she championed the practice of metta.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s59VjQ0o_as

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Last Updated on September 24, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on September 24th, 2026. We have a guided meditation investigating the experience of hearing, and discuss mindful listening.

The Thursday meditation group is a donation-based sitting group open to all. You can learn more and sign up via email or WhatsApp at https://OneMindDharma.com/group.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Ajahn Brahm is a senior Thai Forest monk, although his monastery was stripped of its status as an official Thai Forest monastery. We discuss that more in this episode.

His teachings center on his idea of the “beautiful breath.” Unlike the first three episodes of the series, Ajahn Brahm focuses on jhana, or states of deep concentration. His teaching style is humorous, light-hearted, and centers on letting go.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Ajahn Brahm is a senior Thai Forest monk, although his monastery was stripped of its status as an official Thai Forest monastery. We discuss that more in this episode.

His teachings center on his idea of the “beautiful breath.” Unlike the first three episodes of the series, Ajahn Brahm focuses on jhana, or states of deep concentration. His teaching style is humorous, light-hearted, and centers on letting go.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a31TruQP-Pc

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Last Updated on September 24, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

S.N. Goenka is the father of modern vipassana. With over 270 meditation centers in 90 countries, Goenka has been incredibly influential. His style of mindfulness is presented as science, not Buddhism. As such, it has had the power to reach people of all religions and traditions.

Utilizing the body scan, Goenka essentially investigates the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. His technique can feel rigid at first, and the 10-day vipassana retreats can be quite intense. But this practice has helped countless people find wisdom and insight, and has inspired many aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation in the West.

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Last Updated on September 24, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

S.N. Goenka is the father of modern vipassana. With over 270 meditation centers in 90 countries, Goenka has been incredibly influential. His style of mindfulness is presented as science, not Buddhism. As such, it has had the power to reach people of all religions and traditions.

Utilizing the body scan, Goenka essentially investigates the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. His technique can feel rigid at first, and the 10-day vipassana retreats can be quite intense. But this practice has helped countless people find wisdom and insight, and has inspired many aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist meditation in the West.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1unn7GdrO28

Support this Podcast: https://OneMindDharma.com/donate

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