Wise Awareness

By Kumara Bhikkhu

A collection of Bhante Kumara's guided meditations and Dharma talks.... more

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Wise Awareness episodes:

February 24, 2022Understanding Escapism #8 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
When speaking is beneficial and when it takes us away from the current moment

Other behaviours on retreat that represent discomfort with current-moment awareness and what to do about them

Seeing boredom as a form of defilement allows us to work with it properly

Looking toward the source of feelings that we lack something or need something to distract us
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41min
February 23, 2022Composure (Samādhi) #7 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
The proper role/meaning of samādhi in meditation

How beliefs about samādhi can lead to striving and greed

Effects of composure practice on the body and physical sensations

Our goal is not concentration but rather composure

Properties of the stable, composed, collected mind

A composed mind is not achieved by force or strong effort

The role of attention to breathing in developing a composed mind
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32min
February 22, 2022Cultivating the Five Spiritual Faculties #6 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
What is our goal in meditation? How do we relate to this goal? Is our goal proper? What should we cultivate in order to achieve this goal?

The difference between source-orientation and goal-orientation

Having confidence in the practice without activating the self

The path of developing continuous awareness that leads to mental stability

What happens as we start to gain wisdom?

How to ask ourselves questions to investigate our mental processes

How to observe greed and other defilements in the moment
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47min
February 21, 2022Defilements #5 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
We need to take the defilements (greed, aversion and delusion) seriously and learn about them if we are to avoid suffering

Skillful and unskillful ways to engage with defilements

The difference between wisdom and effort

The danger of trying to suppress defilements

How the defilements activate our sense of self

How to see the defilements not as "me" or "mine" but simply as nature

How the defilements affect our views of others

How to interact skilfully with other people's defilements

Real-world examples of how to work with friends and colleagues whose behaviour is driven by defilements
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40min
February 20, 2022Cultivating the Perception of Impermanence, Suffering and Not-self #4 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
What is our goal in meditation? How do we relate to this goal? Is our goal proper? What should we cultivate in order to achieve this goal?

The difference between source-orientation and goal-orientation

Having confidence in the practice without activating the self

The path of developing continuous awareness that leads to mental stability

What happens as we start to gain wisdom?

How to ask ourselves questions to investigate our mental processes

How to observe greed and other defilements in the moment
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19min
February 19, 2022Advice from Teacher #3 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
Our motivation to come to the retreat and our behaviour on retreat

The mind's inclination to compare and judge and the relation to self

Accepting thoughts and thinking regardless of their content

Expectations about the future and dwelling in the past remove us from the present moment

Using our experiences on retreat to learn about subjective perceptions
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21min
February 18, 2022Meditation Guide #2 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
Recognizing and 'undoing' unhelpful beliefs about meditation

Meditating with eyes open

Reducing effort in meditation

Making meditation natural rather than forced

Awareness of seeing, hearing and other senses

Working with emotions that arise during meditation

The simplicity of awareness
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27min
February 17, 2022Introduction to Meditation #1 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
The purpose of meditation; what meditation is and is not

Exercises to help us better understand the nature of awareness

How to practice seated and walking meditation

Maintaining awareness of our mental states rather than only focusing on the meditation object

How expectations about our meditation practice can adversely affect our experience

How to continually check the attitude of the mind as we meditate
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30min
February 12, 2022Guided Meditation #10 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
Bhante Kumāra (Lay name: Liew Chin Leag) was ordained a Buddhist monk in 1999 at the age of 27 by Sayadaw U Revata.
He has been guided by
Bhaddanta Aggacitta Mahāthera in the Vinaya, the Suttas and Pāli language. The mahāthera also inspired him to be open to Dhamma teachings beyond orthodoxy and tradition, so long as they lead to the ending of suffering.

Sayadaw U Tejaniya in the right view and attitude of spiritual cultivation leading to the ending of suffering.

Luang Por Gunhah to always be interested to improve himself as a practicing monk.
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30min
February 11, 2022Guided Meditation #9 | Kumāra Bhikkhu
Bhante Kumāra (Lay name: Liew Chin Leag) was ordained a Buddhist monk in 1999 at the age of 27 by Sayadaw U Revata.
He has been guided by
Bhaddanta Aggacitta Mahāthera in the Vinaya, the Suttas and Pāli language. The mahāthera also inspired him to be open to Dhamma teachings beyond orthodoxy and tradition, so long as they lead to the ending of suffering.

Sayadaw U Tejaniya in the right view and attitude of spiritual cultivation leading to the ending of suffering.

Luang Por Gunhah to always be interested to improve himself as a practicing monk.
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(Recorded in 2012)
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30min

FAQs about Wise Awareness:

How many episodes does Wise Awareness have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.