I Love You Keep Going with George Haas
Episodes
Five Kinds of Phenomena
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
George discusses the five kinds of phenomena that arise during practice, describing how to explore them and how they relate to neuroscience. Along the...
The Development of Mindfulness
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
George unpacks the five kinds of phenomena that occur during meditation, describing how different mind states relate to metta (loving-kindness) and vi...
Lessons to Learn from Those Who Take the Vehicle of Tranquility to Enlightenment
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Delving into the techniques that are used to reach jhana, George and his students also discuss the challenge of moving from concentration to insigh...
Inferential Insight: Knowledge by Comprehension
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nearing the end of "Absolute and Conventional Realities," chapter three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains how inference relates ...
Should One Meditate on Past, Present or Future?
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Expanding upon the technique of focusing on internal vs. external phenomena, George explains how contemplation of the past, present and future relates...
Appropriate Objects for Meditation
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on some of the foundations of his Meaningful Life curriculum, George forges onward into the Two Kinds of Insight section of Mahasi Sayadaw's M...
The Two Meanings of Activity
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
George gets back to Chapter Three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight to explore the difference between absolute and conventional reality, honing in...
Metta Jhana and Attachment
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded during The Meaningful Life Winter Retreat at La Casa de Maria in Santa Barbara, this episode connects the dots between the psychology and phy...
Hearsay and Such
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this decidedly meta (and also metta) episode, explore one of the basic challenges of learning about Buddhism: how does anybody - including the tea...
What Is Reality?
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
George breaks down the difference between ultimate reality vs. relative reality, connecting the dots between the original Pali terms and their modern ...
States of One-Pointedness
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sex! Drugs! Veganism! George discusses how one-pointed meditation leads to the ethical undertaking of the five precepts of Buddhism. Delving into how ...
The Practice of Generosity (Special Episode)
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a break from his ongoing exploration of Manual of Insight, George discusses the practice of generosity in Buddhism. This special episode of the...
The Dangers of the Lower Realms (and more!)
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A fascinating look at karma, reincarnation and the traditional Buddhist vision of hell. The visceral, Dantean descriptions are paired with George's ow...
Overcoming the Hindrances (Talk & Meditation)
19 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A short dharma talk is followed by a guided meditation focused on overcoming the hindrances by going from concentration to insight. If you've never be...
Hindrances of Enlightenment
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Covering the five major hindrances to enlightenment, the conversation gets into how noting can be an effective way to deal with them, and the visual a...
Enlightenment for Householders
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the rich discussion of Chapter Two of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains why the tome was nothing short of revolutionary f...
Tranquility to Enlightenment
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging and fascinating talk, George gets into the history of the Burmese style of Buddhist practice, his own path to teacher Shinzen Young,...
Insight to Enlightenment
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
An enthusiastic exploration of the revolutionary change in meditation practice developed by Mahasi Sayadaw when he declared that momentary insight was...
Purification of Mind Part 2
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George continues his in-depth exploration of "Purification of Mind" from Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. Delving further into the ...
Purification of Mind Part 1
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Using Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw ("Purification of Mind") as a jumping off point, George discusses moving between concentrati...
Purifying Conduct with Meditation
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Engaging in the Socratic method that George most enjoys, this is a spirited discussion of Purifying Conduct with Meditation from Chapter One of Manual...
Purification of Conduct for Laity Part 2
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
George continues his discussion of Purification of Conduct for Laity, from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw, including an amusing an...
Purification of Conduct for Laity Part 1
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, George discusses Purification of Conduct for Laity, from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw, as well as the process o...
Purification of Conduct for Monks
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on his own experiences on retreat in Burma and explaining how the instruction also relates to householders, George discusses Purification of C...
Manual of Insight: Introduction
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next several months this podcast will offer a deep exploration of vipassana (insight) meditation using the most comprehensive text on the sub...
Introduction
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the podcast version of Deepening Your Practice, a long-running meditation class held at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in L...