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Forgiveness
Talks that speak mostly to this
- On Retreat -Delson talks to the meditators at the Solar Eclipse Retreat
This is a question-and-answer session at a retreat where Delson answers questions from meditators.
- Forgiveness Meditation - Zoom Talk by Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong teaches the forgiveness practice as taught in the Suttavada and Damasuka tradition, using the statement "I forgive myself for not understanding" repeated quietly, then…
- Final Day Q&A Day 3/3 Bandra, Mumbai Sept 2023 w/Delson Armstrong Sept 7-9, 2023
Delson explains that practice after retreat is a lifelong commitment built on sila, samadhi and panna, and he walks through the Noble Eightfold Path factor by factor, from right view to…
- 8 Dec 2021 Q & A with Delson Armstrong first session
In the final Q&A of a retreat, Delson Armstrong answers questions on why some people reach stream-entry quickly but advance slowly, the paramis, and karma as old and new.
- Zoom Talk MN 22 Simile of the Snake -with Delson Armstrong
Delson reads and comments on MN 22, the Alagaddupama Sutta (simile of the snake), in which the Buddha corrects the monk Arittha for holding that sensual pleasures cannot obstruct someone…
- Day-0 QA - Online 10-day Retreat (Nov-3) with Delson Armstrong
Delson answers questions at the start of an online 10-day retreat.
Talks that also touch on it
- Ep362: Goddess Encounters - Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong talks with host Steve about his recent retreats, his initiation into the Sri Vidya tradition, and his reading in Epicurean and pessimist philosophy.
- Sex as Path – Tales From Nibbana Episode 3 with Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong discusses sex, desire and craving in this interview from Tales From Nibbana.
- Ep290: Answering Critics & Kriya Yoga - Delson Armstrong
Delson responds to criticism of his renunciation of attainments and his revision of the four-path and ten-fetter model, arguing that these are one model among others and that his own…
- DO Series - The Link of BHAVA-BEING-BECOMING
Delson continues his dependent origination series by explaining bhava (existence, becoming, habitual tendencies) as the link that sits between clinging and the birth of action.
- Forgiveness Meditation Instructions
Delson gives instructions for a forgiveness meditation.
- Forgiveness Meditation Instructions - Short
Delson gives short instructions for a forgiveness meditation.
- Delson's 2nd talk: 8 Fold Path Series-Right Intention
Delson explains right intention (sammasankappa) as the second factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, working from the Pali and from MN 117.
- Delson Armstrong 8 Fold Path Series - Right Intention
Delson explains right intention (sammasankappa) as resolve or wholesome determination, grounded in right view and developed through renunciation, non-ill will and non-cruelty.
- Talk 6 -Bhava (Being) - Dependent Origination with Delson Armstrong-4K
Delson Armstrong teaches bhava (becoming or existence), the link of dependent origination just before karmic action is produced.
- Talk 5 -Q&A Dependent Origination Conf with Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong answers questions at the close of a course on dependent origination.
- Day 3: Awakening Factors-Netherlands Oct 2023
Delson explains the seven awakening factors as qualities that counter the five hindrances and support jhana and insight, and walks through how mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy…
- Day 2: Hindrances Netherlands 2023
Delson gives a retreat talk on the five hindrances: sensual craving, aversion, restlessness and worry, sloth and torpor, and doubt.
- Day 3: Awakening Factors
Delson explains the seven awakening factors and how they relate to the five hindrances, the four foundations of mindfulness, and right effort.
- Day 2: Hindrances
Delson Armstrong opens the second day of a retreat by explaining the five hindrances (craving, aversion, restlessness, sloth and torpor, and doubt) as obstacles that arise when mindfulness…
- Day 2: Hindrances
Delson gives a retreat talk on the five hindrances: sensual craving, aversion, restlessness (with worry and remorse), sloth and torpor, and doubt.
- Day 1: Introduction and Meditation Instructions
Delson gives day-one instructions for a noble silence retreat built around metta.
- Day 1 Mumbai 2023 Hindrances Ach Delson Armstrong
Delson explains the five hindrances (sensual craving, aversion, restlessness, sloth and torpor, doubt) and how to work with them during loving-kindness and six-directions practice on…
- Day 2 UK Retreat (Sept 2023) Hindrances and Awakening Factors
Delson teaches the five hindrances (sensual craving, aversion, restlessness, sloth and torpor, and doubt) on the second day of a UK retreat, and explains how each arises.
- HIndrances + Q&A Day 1/3 Bandra, Mumbai Sept 2023 w/Delson Armstrong Sept 7-9, 2023
Delson explains hindrances as distractions that reveal attachment and aversion, describes the five hindrances, and shows how the 6R's (shortened to four R's) work as right effort tied to…
- Kalimpong 2023 Buddha Pāda Day 2 Hindrances
Delson teaches the five hindrances (sensual craving, aversion, restlessness and remorse, sloth and torpor, and doubt) on the second day of a Buddha Pada retreat in Kalimpong.
- Kalimpong Buddha Pāda Day 2 Hindrances
Delson Armstrong gives a day-two retreat talk on the five hindrances: sensual craving, aversion, restlessness and remorse, sloth and torpor, and doubt.
- Day 2 Hindrances, BUDDHA PĀDA INSTITUTE, Kalimpong, India Metta Retreat- w/Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong teaches the five hindrances as they appear in sitting and daily life: sensual craving, aversion, restlessness and remorse, sloth and torpor, and doubt.
- How to build 'The Ultimate Wealth'; Talking All Things Spirituality & Money | Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong answers a series of interview questions about money, spirituality and ethics.
- Day 10 DN 31 Advice to Lay People - Aug Retreat -Delson Armstrong
Delson reads and comments on DN31, the Sigalovada Sutta, in which the Buddha tells the young householder Sigalaka that paying homage to the six directions is not the Aryan way.
- Day 8 2022 MN 7 The 16 types of Defilements -with Delson Armstrong
Delson reads MN 7, the Vatthupama Sutta (Simile of the Cloth), and uses it to explain the sixteen upakilesas, or mental defilements, that stain consciousness.
- Day 4 -2022 10 Day June Retreat - MN 131 'A Single Excellent Night'
Delson reads and comments on MN 131, the Bhaddekaratta Sutta (A Single Excellent Night), and explains the Buddha's instruction not to revive the past or build hopes on the future.
- Guided Forgiveness Meditation by Delson Armstrong
Delson leads a guided forgiveness meditation.
- Day-5 QA - Online 10-day Retreat (Nov-17) with Delson Armstrong
Delson answers questions from day five of an online ten-day retreat in November 2020.