Podcasts about Citta

Da moltissimi anni, i tram si muovono sicuri sulle strade della città. Ma avreste mai detto che il loro successo è dovuto a una solida... amicizia?Testo e voce Selene BaianoVoci Simone ValentinoMontaggio e Progetto a cura di Claudia MartoreTecnico di registrazione: Mattia MontiProduzione: Fondazione TRG AUDIO CREDITS: Free music for non-commercial use from Fesliyan Studios

In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, "Citta" refers to the mind-stuff or consciousness, encompassing thoughts, emotions, memories, and habitual tendencies. Citta acts as a storehouse for mental impressions (Samskaras), which influence behavior, and latent desires (Vasanas), driving habitual actions. Vrittis, the mental fluctuations, move between these impressions, causing restlessness. Citta's essential nature is pure, but impurities cloud it, leading to suffering (Dukkha). The Kleshas—ignorance (Avidya), ego (Asmita), attachment (Raga), aversion (Devas), and fear (Abhinivesha)—are mental afflictions that contribute to this disturbance. Through yoga practice, we aim to calm these fluctuations ("Citta Vritti Nirodha") and purify the mind. Techniques like Abhyasa (practice) and Vairagya (detachment) help still the mind. In asanas, we observe and release Samskaras, Vasanas, and Vrittis, breaking conditioned responses and fostering growth, inner peace, and alignment with intention. The practice brings clarity, guiding toward self-realisation and freedom from unconscious reactions.To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a season of slowing down, Sober Yoga Girl is back. In this relaunch episode, Alexandra shares why she pressed pause, what changed, and how yoga philosophy, meditation, and simplicity are guiding her return. A reflective conversation on burnout, sobriety, and sustainable living.The information about our upcoming 200 Hour YTT is here: https://www.mindfulbali.com/200-hour-yttThe information about our upcoming 300 Hour YTT is here: https://www.mindfulbali.com/300-hour-ytt-advanced-modulesSupport the showSign up for the FREE Sober Girls Yoga 60 Day Challenge here: https://alexandramcrobert.thrivecart.com/sober-girls-yoga-60-day-challenge/ Check out Alexandra's upcoming programs here: https://www.soberyogagirl.com/p/upcoming-retreats-and-trainings-47b

Supramundane Consciousness (Lokuttara Citta)—the consciousness that transcends the conditioned world and leads directly to Nibbāna. It introduces Path (Magga) and Fruition (Phala) consciousness, clarifying how they function to eradicate mental defilements at each of the four stages of enlightenment: Stream-Enterer, Once-Returner, Non-Returner, and Arahant.The talk highlights the eight noble persons, the immediate nature of fruition consciousness, and how each path consciousness arises only once to permanently uproot specific defilements. A concise yet profound overview of how liberation unfolds through insight and supramundane wisdom.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

Leone XIV e la Città di DioMi è capitato spesso di riferirmi a sant'Agostino e in particolare al suo capolavoro La Città di Dio. All'inizio di questo 2026, ho scritto che il De civitate Dei di sant'Agostino ci offre una chiave interpretativa della storia, che ci consente di andare oltre la lettura puramente contingente degli eventi politici ed economici e ci rimanda a un conflitto più profondo, tra opposte visioni dell'uomo e del mondo (https://www.corrispondenzaromana.it/comunismo-e-anti-comunismo-in-unora-decisiva-della-storia/). Sono stato colpito dunque dal discorso che il Papa ha fatto il 9 gennaio di quest'anno ai membri del Corpo diplomatico (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/speeches/2026/january/documents/20260109-corpo-diplomatico.html).  Un discorso che è incentrato proprio sulla Città di Dio di sant'Agostino e di cui vorrei citare i passi salienti, con le stesse parole di Leone XIV “Ispirato dai tragici eventi del sacco di Roma del 410 d.C., - dice il Papa - Sant'Agostino scrive una delle opere più poderose della sua produzione teologica, filosofica e letteraria: il De Civitate Dei, La Città di Dio. Come ha osservato  Benedetto XVI si tratta di un' « opera imponente e decisiva per lo sviluppo del pensiero politico occidentale e per la teologia cristiana della storia »,  (Benedetto XVI, Catechesi 20 febbraio 2008).(…) Certamente i nostri tempi sono molto distanti da quegli avvenimenti. Non si tratta solo di una lontananza temporale, ma anche di una sensibilità culturale diversa e di uno sviluppo di categorie del pensiero. Tuttavia, non si può tralasciare il fatto che proprio la nostra sensibilità culturale ha tratto linfa da quell'opera, che, come tutti i classici, parla agli uomini di ogni tempo.Agostino legge gli avvenimenti e la realtà storica secondo il modello delle due città: la città di Dio, che è eterna ed è caratterizzata dall'amore incondizionato di Dio (amor Dei)”, e “la città terrena, incentrata sull'amore orgoglioso di sé (amor sui), sulla brama di potere e gloria mondani che portano alla distruzione. Non si tratta tuttavia di una lettura della storia che intende contrapporre l'aldilà all'aldiquà, la Chiesa allo Stato, né di una dialettica circa il ruolo della religione nella società civile.Nella prospettiva agostiniana, le due città coesistono fino alla fine dei tempi e posseggono sia una dimensione esteriore che una interiore, poiché non si misurano solo sugli atteggiamenti esterni con cui esse vengono costruite nella storia, ma anche sull'atteggiamento interiore di ogni essere umano dinanzi ai fatti della vita e agli accadimenti storici. In tale prospettiva, ciascuno di noi è protagonista e dunque responsabile della storia. In modo particolare, Agostino rileva che i cristiani sono chiamati da Dio a soggiornare nella città terrena con il cuore e la mente rivolti alla città celeste, la loro vera patria. Tuttavia, il cristiano, vivendo nella città terrena, non è estraneo al mondo politico, e cerca di applicare l'etica cristiana, ispirata alle Scritture, al governo civile. (…) Sebbene il contesto in cui ci troviamo a vivere oggi sia diverso da quello del V secolo, alcune analogie rimangono assai attuali. Come allora siamo in un'epoca di profondi movimenti migratori; come allora siamo in un tempo di profondo riassetto degli equilibri geopolitici e dei paradigmi culturali; come allora siamo, secondo la nota espressione di Papa Francesco, non in un'epoca di cambiamento ma in un cambiamento d'epoca.  Se Sant'Agostino evidenzia la coesistenza della città celeste e di quella terrena fino alla fine dei secoli, il nostro tempo sembra piuttosto incline a negare “diritto di cittadinanza” alla città di Dio. Sembra esistere solo la città terrena racchiusa esclusivamente all'interno dei suoi confini. Ricercare solo beni immanenti mina quella “tranquillità dell'ordine”, (S. Agostino, De Civ. Dei, XIX, 13), che per Agostino costituisce l'essenza stessa della pace, la quale interessa tanto la società e le nazioni quanto lo stesso animo umano, ed è essenziale per qualunque convivenza civile. Mancando un fondamento trascendente e oggettivo, prevale solo l'amor di sé fino all'indifferenza per Dio che governa la città terrena (Ibid., XIV, 28). Tuttavia, come nota Agostino, è grande l'insensatezza dell'orgoglio in questi individui che pongono nella vita presente il fine del bene e che pensano di rendersi felici da se stessi » ( Ibid., XIX, 4. 4.).  L'orgoglio offusca la realtà stessa e l'empatia verso il prossimo. Non a caso all'origine di ogni conflitto vi è sempre una radice di orgoglio”.Qual è dunque l'insegnamento di sant'Agostino riproposto da Leone XIV? È l'insegnamento sempre attuale della Città di Dio: la consapevolezza che la storia dell'umanità è attraversata da una radicale alternativa, da due visioni del mondo e della storia inconciliabili tra loro. Da una parte vi è la visione trascendente, che riconosce Dio come principio e fine di ogni realtà e orienta a Lui non solo la vita personale, ma anche quella sociale, culturale e politica, a livello nazionale e internazionale. Dall'altra vi è la visione immanente, che rinchiude l'uomo nell'orizzonte del finito, escludendo Dio dalla storia e riducendo ogni criterio di verità, di giustizia e di bene alla misura dell'uomo stesso. La prima visione è fondata sull'umiltà, di chi non confida nelle proprie forze, ma tutto attende da Dio. La seconda visione, al contrario, nasce dall'orgoglio: dall'auto-adorazione dell'uomo che pensa e agisce come se Dio non esistesse e pretende di costruire la società prescindendo da Lui.Tra queste visioni del mondo, tra queste due città, non c'è compromesso possibile. Sant'Agostino ci insegna che nelle epoche più drammatiche della storia, come fu il V secolo e come lo è il nostro, è doveroso abbandonare la neutralità e schierarsi, perché la vita dell'uomo e quella della Chiesa è lotta di ogni giorno e in ogni campo, ma a condizione di cogliere l'aspetto soprannaturale di questa lotta, di comprenderne il carattere religioso e metafisico. Combattere dunque, ma con lo sguardo rivolto alla Città di Dio e non a quella degli uomini; combattere, in una parola, per l'avvento del Regno di Cristo, in Cielo e in terra: un Regno che non è un miraggio, ma è l'unica meta reale e ideale per la quale valga veramente la pena vivere  e, se necessario, morire. (Roberto de Mattei)  

This episode introduces Formless Sphere Consciousness (Arūpāvacara Citta) and the four formless jhānas: infinite space, infinite consciousness, nothingness, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception. It explains how these refined states arise after mastering the fifth form-sphere jhāna and how they relate to the formless Brahma realms.The talk also outlines the twelve types of formless consciousness—wholesome, resultant, and functional—and clarifies their role in meditation and rebirth. While these attainments represent the highest bliss in the mundane world, the episode reminds us that liberation from suffering is achieved only through insight leading to NibbānaYouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

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In this episode, we explore Form Sphere Consciousness (Rūpāvacara Citta)—the refined states of mind that arise through deep concentration meditation. The talk explains how practicing one of the forty subjects of samatha (tranquility) meditation leads to the development of jhana and rebirth in the form-sphere Brahma realms.You will learn about the fifteen types of form-sphere consciousness—five wholesome, five resultant, and five functional—and how each relates to jhana attainment. The episode clarifies the difference between fourfold and fivefold jhana systems, explains why some meditators experience four jhanas while others experience five, and describes how jhana factors are gradually refined and eliminated.A detailed overview of the forty meditation objects is also presented, including kasina meditation, contemplation of impurity, mindfulness practices, the four divine abidings (brahmavihāras), breath meditation, and formless meditations. Each object is explained in terms of which jhanas it can produce and which mental defilements it counteracts.This episode offers a comprehensive map of samatha meditation, showing how concentration leads to higher states of consciousness—while also reminding listeners that liberation (Nibbāna) ultimately comes through vipassanā insight.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

 Sayar Myat presents the twenty-four beautiful consciousnesses (sobhana citta) of the sensuous realm, divided into wholesome, resultant, and functional groups. Through simple storylines, he explains how wholesome consciousness arises with joy, wisdom, spontaneity, or prompting, and how these moments are free from unwholesome states. He then describes how beautiful resultant consciousness appears as the fruit of past wholesome actions, and how beautiful functional consciousness operates in Buddhas and Arahants—pure actions without kammic effect. This talk offers a clear, practical guide to understanding how wholesome roots shape the mind and support the path to wisdom. YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots.Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or three of these roots becomes truly beautiful, arising mainly in the sensuous realm (kāmāvacara). The talk explores the three subgroups of beautiful consciousness:Beautiful Wholesome Consciousness (Kusala Citta) – actions free of greed, hatred, and delusion.Beautiful Resultant Consciousness (Vipāka Citta) – the fruit of past wholesome actions.Beautiful Functional Consciousness (Kiriya Citta) – pure actions of enlightened beings, beyond karma.We also learn the deep meaning of kusala — not just “skillful,” but healthy, faultless, and beneficial. Through understanding Sobhana Citta, we see how purity of mind and wisdom arise through wholesome roots, leading toward liberation.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

COLLETTIVO GESSI WHITE - CITTA' IN AFFITTO - presentato da F. Fulghesu

Omelia per la festa della Dedicazione della Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano e per la Giornata delle Forze Armate. Dei nostri templi magnifici non resterà pietra su pietra, ma noi resteremo casa di Dio per sempre: c'è grazia e presenza di Dio in ogni creatura. Passiamo allora dalla grazia dei muri alla grazia e alla santità dei volti. Meglio che crollino tutte le chiese e i templi, piuttosto che cada o si perda un solo uomo o una sola donna per colpa del nostro operato.

 This talk describes to how past karma patterns present experience—and how mindful attention stops old patterns from creating new ones.  We explore the meaning of rootless consciousness (ahituka) in Buddhist teaching — the states of mind that arise without the “roots” of greed, hatred, or delusion, but also without the wholesome roots of generosity or wisdom. These moments of awareness don't create new karma; instead, they're the results of our past actions unfolding in the present. These moments are the ripened results of past actions—brief flashes of awareness that don't create new karma. Think of them as memories of past deeds showing up in the present, coloring how things feel and happen.We'll sketch the simple map: there are 18 rootless states in three groups—unwholesome resultants, wholesome resultants, and a small set of functional states that simply do their job and leave no trace. You'll also hear why enlightened minds (the Buddha and arahants) experience some of these functional states without creating new karma. Tune in to learn how recognizing these subtle moments can free you from repeating old patterns and support mindful practice.Notice the moments that only echo the past—so you don't keep replaying them.YouTube Video LinkYouTube Channel Link Website:www.satipatthana.caDonations and Memberships

Il n'avait pas sorti d'album depuis dix ans et nous est revenu cette année avec un petit bijou funky de musiques à danser. Un album-racine riche de tout ce que le Brésil recèle de musiques afros, de Rio à Salvador de Bahia. Rencontre avec un artiste qui porte haut les couleurs d'un pays complexe et incarne, avec une élégance intemporelle, une certaine idée de la résilience. Seu Jorge, «Monsieur» Jorge, est né en 1970 dans la banlieue industrielle de Rio, bien loin des clichés de plages dorées. Il a appris la vie dans la rue, la guitare lui a donné une voix. C'est avec Farofa Carioca, un groupe de samba-funk déjanté, qu'il a fait ses premières armes dans les années 90. Puis, dès le début des années 2000, sa carrière solo va être marquée par des albums qui claquent comme des classiques : Carolina, Cru ou encore Música para Churrasco. Chacun de ces disques est une déclaration d'amour à la culture brésilienne, un mélange de samba, de bossa-nova et de pop qui fait vibrer les hanches et les tripes. Mais c'est au cinéma que le grand public l'a découvert. En 2002 d'abord, dans La Cité de Dieu de Fernando Meirelles, où il incarne un voyou tragique avec une intensité rare. Puis, deux ans plus tard, dans le film de Wes Anderson, La Vie aquatique, où ses reprises acoustiques de David Bowie en portugais sont devenues cultes. Aujourd'hui, le roi de la samba pop met sa voix, tantôt suave, tantôt rugueuse, ses textes – des chroniques du quotidien – et son incroyable présence scénique, au service du seul pouvoir qui soit : celui de la musique sur les corps et les esprits ! Rencontre dans le sud-est de la France, au festival Les Suds, à Arles, avec un artiste qui porte haut les couleurs d'un pays complexe et incarne, avec une élégance intemporelle, une certaine idée de la résilience. Pour suivre Seu Jorge YouTube / Instagram / Facebook Titres diffusés Extrait de l'album Baile à la Baiana (Cafumé/ Black Service – 2025) : "Sabada a Noite"  Extraits de l'album Musica par Churrasco vol.1 (Cafumé / Sony ATV – 2011) : "Amiga da Minha Mulher" ; "Quem Nao Quer Sou Eu"   Extrait de l'album America Brasil (Cafumé / Sony ATV – 2007) : "America do Norte"  Extraits de l'album Cru (Wrasse Records – 2004) : "Tive Razao" ; "Chatterton" ; "Fiore de la Citta" ; "Sao Gonca" ; "Don't "; Extraits de l'album Carolina (Mr Bongo Worlwide – 2001) : "Carolina" ; "Tu Queria" ; "Mangueira" ; "De Alegria Rajou o Dia"    Et aussi  Avec le groupe FAROFA CARIOCA :  "Dudivara" ; "Moro No Brasil" ; "Menino da Central" Avec PLANET HEMP : "Hip Hop Do Rio" (Bruno e remix) Extraits de la bande originale du film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Hollywood Records - 2004) : "Shark attack theme"; "Life on mars?" ; "Rock n' roll suicide"  Extrait de l'album Direct-to-disc Sessions (Night Dreamer – 2020) avec Rogê : "Pra voce amigo" Journaliste : Hortense Volle Traduction française : Margaux Borel Réalisation : Benjamin Sarralié Mixage 3D en Dolby ATMOS pour une écoute immersive au casque : Jérémie Besset Responsable d'unité de production FMM – RFI Labo : Xavier Gibert  

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COLLETTIVO GESSI WHITE - CITTA' IN AFFITTO - presentato da F. Fulghesu

Leggiamo insieme Italo Calvino e le su Città Invisibili! Oggi andiamo a Leonia e riflettiamo su inquinamento e ambiente. Per ricevere il testo, gli appunti e il mio video-commento, entra nell'Area membri - Il Salotto Italiano: https://bit.ly/4f8cJvJGiulia Borelliwww.italiantimezone.com

(Cittaviveka) The five indriya are factors that are accessible and take one's attention from the sensory world of circumstance to the citta -heart or mind. The initial indriya is faith, a quality that serves as a wellspring off support through the ups and downs of life.

(Cittaviveka) The five indriya are factors that are accessible and take one's attention from the sensory world of circumstance to the citta -heart or mind. The initial indriya is faith, a quality that serves as a wellspring off support through the ups and downs of life.

Area membri per i testi, gli appunti di lingua italiana e i miei video-commenti: www.italiantimezone.com/areamembri-il-salotto-italiano____Leggiamo insieme Italo Calvino: Le città invisibili. Viaggiamo con la mente e l'immaginazione. Pratica l'italiano con i libri e le letture, il lessico in contesto è più facile da imparare!Quali pensieri ti ha suscitato questa lettura?Scrivi un commento qui: https://www.italiantimezone.com/italiano-cultura/le-citta-invisibili-italo-calvino-parte-2Trovi le altre letture su YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist/lettureGiulia Borelliwww.italiantimezone.com

GIAN LUCA MARGHERITI - MILANO CITTA DI QUARTIERI - presentato da Ira Rubini

(00:00:00) 101 - Le città invisibili: Leggiamo insieme Italo Calvino - Parte 1 (00:00:01) Introduzione (00:01:31) Perché ho scelto "Le città invisibili" (00:03:53) Presentazione di Italo Calvino (00:07:50) Le città e la memoria: Maurilia (00:11:22) Commento personale alla lettura Area membri per i testi e gli appunti di lingua italiana: www.italiantimezone.com/areamembri-il-salotto-italiano____Leggiamo insieme Italo Calvino: Le città invisibili. Viaggiamo con la mente e l'immaginazione. Pratica l'italiano con i libri e le letture, il lessico in contesto è più facile da imparare!A quale città hai pensato quando hai ascoltato la lettura?Conoscevi questo libro?Pensi sia facile o difficile da capire?Scrivi un commento qui: https://www.italiantimezone.com/italiano-cultura/le-citta-invisibili-italo-calvinoTrovi le altre letture su YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist/lettureGiulia Borelliwww.italiantimezone.com

Vidyamala offers ways to approach higher states of concentration in meditation and how they bloom out of paying attention to pleasant vedana that has a felt quality of openness within it. Dhyana is not random but a result of where we place our attention in each moment. Excerpted from the talk Introduction to Citta and Dhyana with Guided Meditation given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2019. ••• Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967  

Seorang umat perumah tangga yang bernama Citta beserta tiga ribu pengikutnya menempuh perjalanan yang jauh untuk bisa berdana kepada Buddha dan para murid-Nya. Citta berdana selama 1 bulan dan juga memberi makan kepada 3000 pengikutnya. Kendati demikian, bahan makanan di kereta-kereta miliknya tidak pernah berkurang dan selalu terisi penuh. Mengapa bisa demikian? Apakah ini karena Citta berdana kepada Buddha?Di kelas ini Ashin Kheminda menjelaskan makna kata demi kata stanza 296-303 dari Kelompok Stanza tentang Serbaneka (Pakiṇṇakavagga) hanya berdasarkan Pāḷi dan kitab komentarnya (Aṭṭhakathā).

Trama della Citta del sole di Tommaso Campanella, opera filosofica scritta dal frate domenicano sulla città utopica. Analisi e significato di una delle opere più importanti del 1600 dove si racconta l'utopia di una società perfetta e felice.

Pretending it's a city, much more than streets and buildings, the town resounds. Credits :  “Com'è bella la città” by G. Gaber (1969)  -  “Cosa succede in città” by V. Rossi (1985)  -  “Bruci la città” by I. Grandi / F. Bianconi (2007)  -  “Sei la mia città” by M.J. Bianchi (2017)Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pillole-di-italiano--4214375/support.

Kimberly and Tommaso share their experiences in Città Bassa, the lower city of Bergamo. They highlight the area's unique piazzas, shopping streets, and cultural landmarks. They also touch on Bergamo's sister city relationship with Greenville, South Carolina. Key Points: Introduction to Città Bassa: Unlike Città Alta, Città Bassa is the working part of the city, with wide, tree-lined streets. The Funicular Ride: Quick and easy access from Città Alta, offering views of the city and landscape. Piazza Pontida: Historical Significance: Originally referred to as Cinque Vie, a convergence point of five streets where merchants would sell their goods. Architectural Features: Porticos and arcades dating back to the 15th century. Modern Charm: Now a piazza with shops, cafes, and trattorias. Borgo Palazzo Neighborhood: Parrucchieri Paradise: Numerous hair salons (Parruchieri in Italian), nail salons, and other beauty treatments are located on Via Borgo Palazzo. Tommaso humorously suggests renaming the street Via Parrucchieri. Culinary Experience at Caprizza Bergamo: Pizza Recommendation: Despite nonchalant staff, the Napolitana style pizza was excellent. Menu Highlights: Kimberly enjoyed buffalo mozzarella with yellow cherry tomatoes and Parmigiano-Reggiano, while Tommaso had a Parma ham and mozzarella pizza. Via Pignolo: Street Details: Hand-laid bricks and cut stone designs on the sidewalks and streets. Craftsmanship Appreciation: Noticing and appreciating the craftsmanship in every street and sidewalk. Venetian Walls and Viale della Mura: Ancient Walls: Built in the mid-1500s and remarkably well-maintained. Scenic Views: Walking along Viale della Mura, offering views of the city. Bergamo and Greenville, South Carolina: Sister Cities Primary Goal: To promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation. Commonalities Between Bergamo and Greenville: Textile Industry: Historical professional and personal relationships. Science and Education: Bergamo Science Festival and Greenville's Imagine STEAM event. Music: Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo and the Greenville Symphony. Follow us on Social Media Instagram Facebook 

In this episode, Kimberly and Tommaso share their travel experiences in Bergamo, Italy, focusing on Città Alta. They recount funny driving challenges and highlight the area's rich history and architecture. Key Points: Driving Adventures in Città Alta: Kimberly and Tommaso describe their memorable drive up to Città Alta. Automatic car was helpful on the steep inclines and narrow streets. They joke about capturing these experiences on video for YouTube. Exploring Piazza Vecchio and Piazza Duomo: The hosts discuss the beauty and history of Piazza Vecchio and Piazza Duomo. Palazzo Nuovo was designed to mirror Michelangelo's Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome. Palazzo della Ragione, one of Italy's first municipal buildings, features a unique covered walkway. Capella Colioni's facade is incredibly intricate. Aperitivo Experience: Kimberly and Tommaso acknowledge the fact that all the locals knew to go early for an aperitivo at the coveted outdoor tables in Piazza Vecchio.  Yet they were very happy with an indoor aperitivo at small but refined bar, where they had a parmigiano lollipop! Meeting Luisa and Bebo: Kimberly and Tommaso meet Luisa, an Italian teacher, and her partner Bebo, an actor and comedian, for dinner. The restaurant offered authentic Bergamaschi cuisine. Tommaso enjoyed Casconcelli alla Bergamasca, while Kimberly and Luisa had polenta con formaggio e funghi. Visiting Roca di Bergamo: The hosts walked up to Roca di Bergamo, a fortress with 360-degree views. They explored Parco della Rimembranze, a park with memorials and tributes to various wars. The park features artifacts representing each military division. Next Week's Episode: Kimberly and Tommaso will discuss Città Basso, the lower city of Bergamo, in the next episode. Follow us on Social Media Instagram Facebook 

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Different ways of describing "citta" and looking into various aspects of the relationship one has with it. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Teachings on mindfulness of the heart/mind including guided practice recognizing and allowing our emotions, moods, and mindstates.

In the last segment of UnMind, we looked at the implications of Master Dogen's expression, "the most important thing in Buddhism," from Fukanzazengi, the set of instructions for zazen he composed after returning from China. We speculated on what he could possibly have meant, by singling out one of the many points he made in the text. I suggested that it may be more useful to consider the "don'ts," rather than the "do's," such as: not thinking, notinteracting, and not distinguishing between the absolute and relative, rather than speculate upon a single bumper-sticker summation of his broader points, as the singular, "main thing to do." In other words, maybe he is pointing at something holistic, in the visceral realm, rather than the intellectual.This is in keeping with Buddhism's major teachings — that their meaning will be found in our direct experience on the cushion and in daily life, rather than in words, which can point at the truth but fail to express it in any comprehensive sense. So when we consider the least important thing in Buddhism, it may be helpful to turn to the written record of the spoken teachings of Buddha himself, beginning with the First Sermon, reputed to be what he had to say to the five ascetics he had been training and traveling with at that point in his spiritual quest. It starts out with come "don'ts." In that original dharma talk, Buddha essentially dismisses the extreme lifestyles of the rich and famous on the one hand — self-gratification writ large; and that of the ascetics themselves on the other, who had turned away from Siddhartha after witnessing him drinking goat's milk, violating their high standard of discipline, including virtual starvation. Buddha had landed in the Middle Way, after a night of extreme introspection. Here we have to reiterate that "extremism in the pursuit of moderation is no vice." In articulating the Middle Way between the usual pursuits of the lay hoi polloi and the monastic minority, Buddha indicated the futility of both lines of endeavor — self-gratification versus self-mortification. The most balanced and natural approach is nether to deny the cravings born of body, mouth and mind, nor to overindulge them. This suggests an innate trust in basic human nature — or we should say buddha-nature — our original nature, which is untrammeled by the limits and demands of biological needs and societal norms. Not exactly the noble savage, but the natural sage: a person who lives freely within the bounds of nature as well as those of society. Mr. Natural. Amongst the least important things in Zen would be concerns about our social identity. As one contemporary author's mother told him, You would be a lot less concerned about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do. We all see ourselves as the marquee character in our own movie, with all others playing supporting roles. The trouble is, everyone else sees their reality the same way, with us as the bit players. While the most important thing, or things, about Buddhism will necessarily lie within the personal sphere, the least important will be found in the social sphere. Those in the natural and universal spheres will fall in-between. For example, it is more likely that we can safely ignore developments in society that may indirectly threaten our livelihood, safety and security — such as which party is currently in power — than we can those from natural and universal sources — such as climate change, pandemics, and asteroids. The most important things in Zen revolve around personal applications of the method — zazen — and the results of such training in terms of its effects directly upon the body-mind as well as attitude adjustments regarding our misconceptions of buddha-dharma, and some that tend to have a halo effect upon social life. One major overlap is the practice of patience. Sitting upright, straight enough and still enough for long enough, we are forced to become much more patient with ourselves, our general ignorance and the monkey-business machinations of the discriminating mind — citta in Sanskrit — which serendipitously sounds like Cheetah, Tarzan's famous chimpanzee companion, making it easy to remember. Wisdom, or enlightened, mind — bodhiin Sanskrit — comes to the fore. Citta and bodhi, foreground and background mind, or analytical and intuitive mind, gradually or instantaneously, come into better balance: the original, unified mind, in which the apparent dichotomy is "not-two." Much like central and peripheral vision, which collaborate interdependently to make up the whole of the sense of vision, the two aspects of mind are not in opposition to each other. Not competitive, but complementary. The most important thing, then, would be to allow them to work in harmony. Vacillation from one to the other is the natural way that intelligence and consciousness work. The least important thing would be to worry about them as being antagonistic to each other. We do not have to "empty our mind of thoughts." In fact, if we try to, the monkey will turn into a 600-pound gorilla. We will lose that battle. Better to allow the monkey free range. It will wear itself out eventually. When citta finally exhausts its frantic coping mechanisms, it will lie down and take a nap. Then bodhi can manifest as the balancing act. The posture becomes a comfortable stretch, the breath like a sigh of relief. By relinquishing control, we sink into equanimity. The Buddhist jargon term that addresses centered balance, or settling into "calm abiding" (Skt. Shamata) — and is often defined as the platform for insight (Skt. Vipassana) — is Samadhi: usually capitalized to emphasize the veneration and importance it is accorded. While I think that — as much as possible — we should endeavor to reduce or eliminate the jargonized nature of much of the written record, it may be clarifying to characterize the method of zazen and its effects in terms of different kinds of "samadhis." The first, the traditional form of the upright seated posture of the body in zazen, we might call physical samadhi — less stress, more equipoise, or equilibrium — basically coming into alignment with gravity. The second, we might term emotional samadhi — less anxiety, more calmness. Since mind and body cannot separate, the most direct path to the "mind" is through the body. The third, mental samadhi — less confusion, more clarity — particularly regarding the true meaning of buddha-dharma, what the teachings are pointing to in reality, which is only accessible within our direct experience. Experiential truth is the only truth in Zen. But we can misinterpret what we perceive. All perceived reality is virtual. I propose that there is a fourth kind of samadhi, which I term social samadhi — less friction, more harmony — in relationships. This, of course, is what most people are looking for in the early stages of their meditative practice. But its manifestation is further down the road. It all begins with physical samadhi in zazen. Amongst the least important things, one of the most important is to avoid creating expectations of your practice of zazen. Setting expectations is the way we approach most activities we associate with learning. We hope to learn something new, to find what is missing. But zazen, and its effects, is not really gaining something new, but remembering something long forgotten, and primordial: the natural posture, the natural breath, the natural state of mind. If we imagine that there is something fundamentally wrong with our mind, and that we have to "fix" it, then we are making a fundamental error, a categorical mistake, defined as "treating abstract concepts as though they had a physical location." There is nothing fundamentally wrong with our mind, or for that matter with the entirety of existence. The only thing wrong is our interpretation of reality, our own ignorance and uninformed opinions. As Master Pogo said, "We have met the enemy and he is us." The least important things are TBD - to be determined. In your practice and daily life.As we close out the winter season of the old year and anticipate the opening salvos of the new year, let us remember that there is no such thing as a year, and practice with an open mind. Open to possibilities that lie beyond our imagination, and are right before, and behind, our original face. Don't look in the mirror for it. It is the most important thing. If you have any topics or areas of interest in Zen that you would like me to explore in 2025, please let me know. You know where I live.

(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Review of the first three foundations of mindfulness, followed by a guided practice using these different objects.

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Talk number two on citta. This talk emphasizes the role of the bramha viharas. 

This is the first talk of two. Given at Vallecitos in July 2024.  It offers reflections on mind or citta. 

Vidyamala explores how a Mahayana approach of cultivating Bodhicitta is a brilliant way to 'flip' our habitual self-centredness and cultivate a new default setting of continually thinking of others. Excepted from the talk Citta and Bodhicitta given at Rivendell as part of the series An Exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta 2018. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

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(Cittaviveka)

This is a reading of the chapter "Citta" taken from the text 'Uncommon Wisdom - Life and Teachings of Ajaan Pannavaddho. Written and compiled by Ajaan Dick Sīlaratano. Venerable Ajaan Pannavahho was the senior-most Western monk following Ajaan Mun's path of practice for over 40 years. Ajaan Paññā, as he was called, was a man of intellectual brilliance who, through his own efforts in meditation, was able to establish a strong spiritual foundation in his heart. While showing a selfless devotion to the task of presenting Ajaan Mun's Dhamma to his many disciples, his calm and purposeful presence touched the lives of so many people. He became a pioneer of the Western Sangha whose leadership influenced countless monks and laypeople to practice Ajaan Mun's teachings; and whose translations and interpretations of Ajaan Mahā Boowa's Dhamma talks introduced generations of Buddhists to the Thai Forest Tradition. Ajaan Paññā was born Peter John Morgan of Welsh parents on the 19th of October 1925. His birth took place in Mysore state in South India at the Kolar Gold Fields, where his father was working as a mining engineer. At the age of seven he was sent to the United Kingdom by his parents to begin his formal education. __________________________________________

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The gift of practice, trusting the Dharma, reflecting upon birth, death, and finding our way

(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The gift of practice, trusting the Dharma, reflecting upon birth, death, and finding our way