Topics Include: 1) The concepts of vitakka and vicara: grabbing and holding. 2) The importance of sustained focused awareness or our general ability to pay attention. 3) The dynamics of focusing on the breath as the object of concentration. 4) The co-relationship between the development of insight awareness and the development of the jhanic states. 5) Sustained focused awareness as the engine for the mindfulness process. 6) Applying the lessons of meditation to our everyday daily lives.
Honolulu, Hawaii
November 21, 2015
34 minutes