Podcasts about portland insight meditation community

Gary Sanders lives in Los Angeles, CA where he founded SCV Mindfulness. He was empowered to lead Buddhist meditation and dharma groups at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He also helped found Refuge Recovery, a Buddhist-based recovery program for all addictions, which has now spread worldwide.  After moving to Portland, OR in 2015, Gary was asked to join the teaching staff at Portland Insight Meditation Community and was empowered to teach in the lineage of the great Ruth Denison. Gary travels frequently, teaching daylongs and workshops all around North America, and specializes in the heart-based practices of The Buddha. Gary originally got sober in 12-step groups using Kevin Griffin's book One Breath at a Time, a non-theistic Buddhist approach to the 12 Steps. Through the years he's been involved in various Buddhist-based and other alternative non-theistic recovery programs. Gary practices Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation and has woven that into a unique mashup of mindfulness and recovery that he offers to others.  Links  www.portlandinsight.org  https://boundlessheartdharma.com/media/  

This Dharma Talk was recorded via Zoom on December 19th, 2021 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

As Ram Dass once said, “If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” I'm thinking about this quote as many of us are grappling with the Omicron variant and trying to make the most of this winter break. This time of year can be hard for everyone, and I'm also thinking about all of us in recovery who have difficult family histories, for whom the holiday season might bring up difficult or outright traumatic memories. During this challenging time, I wanted to have an episode that was hopeful and full of practical teachings about both meditative and recovery practices. So I'm very grateful that I had the chance to sit down with Gary Sanders.Gary is a Buddhist teacher, person in recovery, and a joyful and energizing presence. As we discuss, he has had to practice deeply to get there. After an emotionally and physically abusive childhood, Gary was caught up in addiction, then embarked on a long road of exploring different mutual help approaches to recovery. From AA, to secular groups, to multiple Buddhist mutual help groups, Gary has explored several pathways to recovery. We discuss his path, his meditation practice, psychedelics, and how he needed more than extraordinary states of consciousness as part of his recovery. We also talk at length about metta (lovingkindness), and how lovingkindness practices were a central part of his recovery from addiction and trauma. I found our conversation calming and inspiring, and I hope you do too.Gary Sanders is a teacher at Portland Insight Meditation Community in the lineage of Ruth Denison, in the Burmese lineage of Vipassana Buddhism. For more information, check out the PIMC website and their Facebook page. He can also be found as a regular contributor to The Tattooed Buddha, and Gary's website (though under construction at the moment) has a great repository of some guided meditations and teachings: Boundless Heart Dharma.In this episode: - The Buddhist Recovery Network - 8-step Recovery, an alternative recovery program using Buddhist teachings. - Secular Organizations for Sobriety , "a nonprofit network of autonomous, non-professional local groups, dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety/abstinence from alcohol and drug addiction, food addiction and more." - Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, the classic book by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi - Spirit Rock Statement on allegations of rape, sexual harassment and other misconduct we discussed. - The Jhanas: “mental or meditative absorption,” “a set of states of deep and subtle concentration focused on a single object.” - Lovingkindness: the classic book by Sharon Salzberg - A Zen translation of the Metta sutra - My interview with Kevin Griffin, episode 3 of this podcast.Sign up for my newsletter for regular updates on new interviews, material, and other writings.

This Dharma Talk was recorded via Zoom on October 24th, 2021 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

This Dharma Talk was recorded via Zoom on October 17th, 2021 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

This Dharma Talk was recorded via Zoom on October 10th, 2021 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

Shannon gets to sit down with Gary Sanders. A long time friend and shared training experience with Against the Stream, long before its demise. Gary Sanders lives in Portland, OR. He is originally from the Los Angeles area, where he was the founder of SCV Mindfulness and led up to three weekly meditation groups for over 5 years. He was empowered to lead Buddhist meditation and dharma groups at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He helped, from the ground level, to found Refuge Recovery, a Buddhist based recovery program for all addictions, which has now spread worldwide. After moving to Portland, Gary was asked to join the teaching staff at Portland Insight Meditation Community. Gary travels frequently and teaches day-longs and workshops all over North America.https://portlandinsight.org/

Master meditation teacher Robert Beatty walks us through: the basics of meditation, how to start a meditation practice, principles of mindfulness, understating the roots of suffering, how concentrating on the breath can lead to insight, and healthy vs unhealthy coping.  Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Guest Bio: Robert Beatty is co-author of Mindfulness for a Happy Life as well as founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Community. He has worked with thousands of students and, as a practicing therapist, has created a unique synthesis of Buddhist methods of awakening and healing and those of western psychotherapy. Episode Sponsor:  Today’s episode is sponsored by Stages Cycling, makers of industry leading cycling computers, power meters, heart rate monitors, and indoor studio bikes. When I say industry leading I’m talking about last year's Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar uses a Stages power meter and cycling computer. They are legit! Stimulus listeners get 20% off your order of all Stages outdoor products (excepting the SB20 Smartbike which is awesome, just no discount). Use this link to go to Stagescycling.com and your 20% discount will be applied at checkout.  We discuss: When starting a meditation practice, the importance of knowing what your ‘fantasy’ is about meditation [06:50]; Why having a meditation teacher is essential and how Ruth Denison influenced Beatty’s practice [08:30]; The paradox of 2 truths:  skillful effort to restrain unwholesome mental states and the effort to bring into being wholesome mental states [12:30]; Beatty’s guided meditation for the novice [15:00]; What it is in mindfulness that we’re actually being mindful of [25:10]; Driving a car The Headless Way [28:50]; Why it is almost universal in meditation practices to use the breath as the primary meditation object [30:15]; Beatty’s opinion of meditation apps [35:37]; How intentionally letting go of your thoughts and concentrating on your breath can lead to deep insight [38:38]; The 3 characteristics of existence and how they provide spiritual insight [42:30]; Using meditation as a purification process to help you let go of stuff (or people) that cause negative emotions [48:50]; A skillful way to come back to your meditation object that is not self-criticizing [51:30]; The metaphor of the two arrows and how it can be applied in daily life [54:50]; Healthy vs. unhealthy coping mechanisms [01:00:00]; The reasons people come to meditation [01:06:00]; Beatty’s aspirations [01:09:30]; Why ‘should’ is such a violent word [01:10:00]; And more. For complete and detailed show notes, previous episodes, or to sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ If you like what you hear on Stimulus and use Apple/iTunes as your podcatcher, please consider leaving a review of the show. I read all the reviews and, more importantly, so do potential guests. Thanks in advance! Interested in sponsoring this podcast? Connect with us here Follow Rob:Twitter: https://twitter.com/emergencypdx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stimuluswithrobormanmd Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/emergencypdx

Master meditation teacher Robert Beatty walks us through: the basics of meditation, how to start a meditation practice, principles of mindfulness, understating the roots of suffering, how concentrating on the breath can lead to insight, and healthy vs unhealthy coping.  Listen on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Guest Bio: Robert Beatty is co-author of Mindfulness for a Happy Life as well as founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Community. He has worked with thousands of students and, as a practicing therapist, has created a unique synthesis of Buddhist methods of awakening and healing and those of western psychotherapy. Episode Sponsor:  Today’s episode is sponsored by Stages Cycling, makers of industry leading cycling computers, power meters, heart rate monitors, and indoor studio bikes. When I say industry leading I’m talking about last year's Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar uses a Stages power meter and cycling computer. They are legit! Stimulus listeners get 20% off your order of all Stages outdoor products (excepting the SB20 Smartbike which is awesome, just no discount). Use this link to go to Stagescycling.com and your 20% discount will be applied at checkout.  We discuss: When starting a meditation practice, the importance of knowing what your ‘fantasy’ is about meditation [06:50]; Why having a meditation teacher is essential and how Ruth Denison influenced Beatty’s practice [08:30]; The paradox of 2 truths:  skillful effort to restrain unwholesome mental states and the effort to bring into being wholesome mental states [12:30]; Beatty’s guided meditation for the novice [15:00]; What it is in mindfulness that we’re actually being mindful of [25:10]; Driving a car The Headless Way [28:50]; Why it is almost universal in meditation practices to use the breath as the primary meditation object [30:15]; Beatty’s opinion of meditation apps [35:37]; How intentionally letting go of your thoughts and concentrating on your breath can lead to deep insight [38:38]; The 3 characteristics of existence and how they provide spiritual insight [42:30]; Using meditation as a purification process to help you let go of stuff (or people) that cause negative emotions [48:50]; A skillful way to come back to your meditation object that is not self-criticizing [51:30]; The metaphor of the two arrows and how it can be applied in daily life [54:50]; Healthy vs. unhealthy coping mechanisms [01:00:00]; The reasons people come to meditation [01:06:00]; Beatty’s aspirations [01:09:30]; Why ‘should’ is such a violent word [01:10:00]; And more. For complete and detailed show notes, previous episodes, or to sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/ If you like what you hear on Stimulus and use Apple/iTunes as your podcatcher, please consider leaving a review of the show. I read all the reviews and, more importantly, so do potential guests. Thanks in advance! Interested in sponsoring this podcast? Connect with us here Follow Rob:Twitter: https://twitter.com/emergencypdx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stimuluswithrobormanmd Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/emergencypdx

This Dharma talk was recorded via Zoom on Oct 11th, 2020 from Beaverton, OR. To learn more about the Portland Insight Meditation Community, visit www.portlandinsight.org

This Dharma Talk was recorded via Zoom on Sept 6th, 2020 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

This talk was recorded via Zoom on Sept 13th, 2020 for the Portland Insight Meditation Community.

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded February 16, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded February 23, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Mary Stancavage. Recorded February 9th, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded February 2nd, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded January 26th, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded January 19th, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Gary Sanders. Recorded January 12th, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded January 5th, 2020 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Gregory Maloof. Recorded December 8th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Jim Dalton. Recorded December 1st, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by visiting teacher Frank Leder. Recorded December 15, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded December 22, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded December 29, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Doyle Banks. Recorded November 17, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by visiting teacher Paige Conger. Recorded November 24, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded November 10, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded November 3, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded October 27,2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Caverly Morgan. Recorded October 20, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Jim Dalton. Recorded October 13, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded October 6th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Christine Gieben. Recorded September 15, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded September 22nd, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded September 29, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded September 8, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded August 18, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving -- NORMAL --

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded August 25th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving -- NORMAL --

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded Sept 1st, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving -- NORMAL --

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded Aug 11, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded August 4th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving,m

Dharma talk by Doyle Banks. Recorded July 7th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded July 21st, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Gary Sanders. Recorded July 28th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Jim Dalton. Recorded July 14th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded June 30th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded June 9th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded June 16th, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving

Dharma talk by Robert Beatty. Recorded June 23rd, 2019 at Portland Insight Meditation Community.   To support PIMC please visit http://www.portlandinsight.org/giving