Gaia House: dharma talks and meditation instruction

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Gaia House is a meditation retreat centre offering silent meditation retreats in the Buddhist tradition. We warmly welcome people of every age, ethnicity, cultural heritage and religious background, socio-economic group, sexual orientation and gender identity, and we are actively working to investigate and remove barriers to inclusion. Join us in to explore the teachings of the Buddha, guided by experienced Dharma teachers from all over the world.

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872 episodes

Nathan Glyde: Beware: Strong Currents

(Gaia House) An exploration of the āsava teaching: our tendencies or karmic propensities of seeking happiness in sensual pleasures, in becoming, in ignorance, and in views. When we expect them, we are better served to defy them. Includes a guided meditation, refection, and responses to (unrecorded) questions. From the Gaia House Online Dharma Hall.

1h 24m
Mar 30, 2024
Nathan Glyde: Truly Useful View of Neither Self Nor Not-Self

(Gaia House) Exploring anatta, the not-self strategy, from the foundation of our experience of the liberating insight lenses of anicca and dukkha ways of conceiving, perceiving, and relating.

46m
Mar 02, 2024
Ven Canda Bhikkhuni, Bernat Font: Questions and Responses

(Gaia House) The teachers read out and respond to anonymous questions from retreatants.

1h 8m
Feb 20, 2024
Bernat Font: Don't Try Hard, Try Soft

(Gaia House) Reflections on effort and attitude.

16m
Feb 20, 2024
Ven Canda Bhikkhuni, Bernat Font: Questions and Responses

(Gaia House) The teachers read out and respond to anonymous questions from retreatants.

1h 18m
Feb 19, 2024
Nathan Glyde: Appropriate Perception

(Gaia House) The Buddha encouraged us to play with perception in ways that reduce dukkha. This is from an Online Dharma Hall session with a meditation, a reflection, and responses to questions. The questions are not recorded for privacy reasons, the responses are shaped to allow for comprehension despite this.

1h 22m
Feb 17, 2024
Bernat Font: On Right View: To see the rainbow is to see conditionality

(Gaia House) Reflections on view(s) VS seeing, the middle way, emptiness, conditionality, and dealing with others’ views & opinions.

43m
Feb 12, 2024
River Wolton: Field of Care

(Gaia House) Guided compassion meditation.

26m
Feb 12, 2024
River Wolton: The Art of Mettā

(Gaia House) Reflections of the brahma viharas, guided mettā practice.

44m
Feb 12, 2024
River Wolton: History, Story, Mystery

(Gaia House) Explorations of identity and not-self.

45m
Feb 11, 2024
Nathan Glyde: What Skilful Means

(Gaia House) Exploring what (being) skilful means, and what (are) skilful means. The Dharma is not simple, and it is not overly complex. We need to find a middle way that is sufficiently dynamic and appropriate. This is from an Online Dharma Hall session with a meditation, a reflection, and responses to questions. The questions are not recorded for privacy reasons, the responses are shaped to allow for comprehension despite this.

1h 19m
Feb 10, 2024