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The Buddhist Roots of Compassion 2018
Lectures from the Buddhist Rooms of Compassion Retreat, August 2018
In August 2018, Mindfulness Northwest director and leader teacher Tim Burnett co-led a 5-day silent mindfulness retreat with co-teacher Oori Silberstein. Tim and Oori and gave daily talks exploring the early Buddhist teachings of Brahmaviraha - the four "Divine Abodes" for practice.
The primary text for the lectures was:
- Buddhaghosa's 5th century treatise The Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification) - which you can download here
(we focussed on chapter IX which starts on page 291 from the page numbers in the document)
The poetry we shared can be read here: Brahmavihara Poetry
The Four Brahma Viharas
| Talk Recordings and NotesTalk 1 - Monday August 27th - Loving-Kindness by Tim Burnett Talk 2 - Tuesday August 28th - Compassion by Oori Silberstein Talk 3 - Wednesday August 29th - Empathetic Joy by Tim Burnett Talk 4 - Thursday August 30th - Equanimity by Oori Silberstein Talk 5 - Friday August 31st - Summing Up by Tim Burnett Poetry shared during the retreat by Tim, Oori, and Annie |