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This podcast consists of Dharma talks given by Bhikkhu Cintita of the Sitagu Monastery in Austin, TX. Each talk illuminates some aspect of the Buddha's teachings. Bhikkhu Cintita (or "BC") is an American-born, Burmese-ordained monk in the Theravada tradition and a former Zen priest. Before that he was a professor and corporate researcher in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. He has written five books on Buddhism and is always working on another.
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the development of purity of mind in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL8)
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
We begin looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the development of purity of mind in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL7)
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of precepts (sila) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL6)
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
.We begin looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of precepts (sila) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL5)
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of generosity (dana) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL4)
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of generosity (dana) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL3)
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the life of the Buddha from his awakening and through his teaching career. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL2)
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the life of the Buddha through his awakening under the Bodhi tree. This begins a series of talks on "Buddhist Life" (BL1). Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/ .
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
How is it possible to develop knowledge and wisdom based on right view from within samadhi? This is the art of balancing vipassana with jhana.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
The attainment of wisdom attributed to samādhi is generally called knowledge and vision. However, the question remains controversial how knowledge and vision are related to right view, i.e., to Dharma, for how can understanding of something cognitively complex be brought into the stillness of samadhi?