Listen to Dharma Talks – Orlando Insight Meditation Group Podcast
1) Neuroplasticity and Non-Self
During this talk, Peter describes his research and contemplation regarding how contemporary neuroscientific research can increase understanding of anatta, the principle that asserts the absence of an ...Show More
2) The Parami of Generosity
During this talk, Allie begins a series of reviews she will provide focusing on the Paramis, the skills and virtues to be perfected on the path to Awakening. The topic for this talk is generosity, bo...Show More
3) Right Speech and AI
During this talk, April provides a review of Right Speech as a basic element of the Noble Eightfold Path, cultivating a clear conscience as the platform from which the process of Awakening develops. ...Show More
4) Lezlie Laws’ Retreat Report
We often provide an opportunity for those among us who have just completed a significant retreat to “think out loud” about the experience. This can be beneficial for that person and perha...Show More
5) August 2025 Open Dharma Questions
During this talk, Peter responds to questions from those attending, focusing on the importance of establishing mindfulness of breathing as a stabilizing reference point, because the intention to remai...Show More
6) Understanding Voidness and Virtue
During this talk, Peter focuses on the relationship between the Buddhist concept of Voidness (Sunnata) and neuroplasticity, the inherent complex and impersonal way the function of the brain creates a ...Show More
7) Empathy And Compassion
During this Dharma talk, Peter describes the intersection between empathy and compassion. Empathy is hardwired into our bodies and can be misunderstood and produce regrettable self-states and behavio...Show More
8) Guided Empathy Contemplation
This guided meditation provides suggestions for recognizing the subjective characteristics of empathy with support from mindfulness of breathing for a non-reactive perspective of the experience. It i...Show More
9) Women And The Dharma–Pema Chodron
During this second of a series of reviews of women who are influential among contemporary meditators, Allie Vaknin begins by inquiring among participants who might have familiarity with Pema Chodron&#...Show More
10) Dharma Women–Upasika Lee Nanayon
During this first of several Dharma talks about important female teachers, April reviews the life and teachings of Upasika Lee Nanayon, a lay teacher in Thailand. First she describes the determinatio...Show More