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Awareness Jhānas
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
05/06/20 • 149 min
The awareness jhānas are the Buddha’s map that leads from ordinary awareness to freedom from a self, from joy to profound peace, from effort to ease. This talk provides a general orientation to the jhānas as well as the specific stages.
This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded in 2016 at a retreat given in San Juan Bautista, CA.
Unfolding into Nibbana
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
01/06/21 • 63 min
Stages of meditative understanding, jhanas, are based on direct experience that unfolds into nibbana. In meditation, jhanas provide arbitrary markers for gradual transitions to nibbana. With uplifted qualities and softening in meditation, we can be clear about the quality of awareness that we cultivate. What liberates is seeing with clear, open, and sensitive awareness.
This episode with Doug Kraft is a dhamma talk recorded with the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group in Sacramento, California.
Engaging Mindfulness for Rest of Life
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
12/20/20 • 60 min
Clear awareness is possible when the attitude of mind is clear and light. If our minds are full of grasping and aversion, what we see is distorted. We tend not to notice distortion because we look through our attitudes instead of at them. By observing tightness in body and thought, we can discover the mind's distortion.
"What are you?" Inquiry
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
12/06/20 • 101 min
This workshop is based on going deeply into the question “What are you?” and responding from a place that is deeper than concept and story lines.
This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded in November 2016, at a retreat given in Hawaii.
Three Essential Practices
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
11/20/20 • 44 min
The so-called Four Noble Truths are the core of the Buddha’s teaching. They are not capital “T” truths, but simple meditation instructions. The first three could be translated as turning toward, relaxing into, and savoring. And they are powerful.
This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded in November 2016, at a retreat given in Hawaii.
Dhamma Gifts
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
09/20/20 • 59 min
Dhamma gifts reflect the ways we are already enlightened and the ways we are most vulnerable. Through them we connect with the core of life itself. Ahimsaka’s story illustrates how our natural sensitivities can be both gifts and hindrances.
Buddha's Map: Jhanas
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
09/06/20 • 119 min
The jhanas are the Buddha’s map of how the mind-heart unfolds from quiet joy to the edge of enlightenment. Each stage includes and transcends its predecessors. This talk describes how to recognize and work this map and beyond.
This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded in 2017 at a retreat given in San Juan Bautista, CA.
Beyond Heroics
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
08/06/21 • 12 min
Resting in the Waves, Epilogue : This final episode of Resting in the Waves helps us recognize our own habits of mind, move beyond our home base, and engage with the practice.
Resting in the Waves: Welcoming the Mind's Fluidity was written by Doug Kraft, published by Easing Awake Books, copyright 2020. This portion is read by Amanda Kimball.
Inner Landscape, part 2
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
08/06/20 • 91 min
This three-part talk is a 3-way conversation between our direct experience, the Buddha’s comments on experience, and science. It explores the components of phenomena (khandas), how to work with them, and ways to skillfully alleviate suffering. This episode is part 2 of 2.
This episode with Doug Kraft was recorded in 2017 at a retreat given in San Juan Bautista, CA.
Senses of the Self
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft
04/06/21 • 14 min
Resting in the Waves, Chapter 1, part 2: This episode examines a spectrum of senses of self, from extreme distortion, through coping mechanisms, to freedom of non-identification with self.
Resting in the Waves: Welcoming the Mind's Fluidity was written by Doug Kraft, published by Easing Awake Books, copyright 2020. This portion is read by Amanda Kimball.
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How many episodes does Easing Awake with Doug Kraft have?
Easing Awake with Doug Kraft currently has 30 episodes available.
What topics does Easing Awake with Doug Kraft cover?
The podcast is about Meditation, Mind, Buddha, Spirituality, Compassion, Buddhism, Awakening, Wisdom, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Consciousness and Awareness.
What is the most popular episode on Easing Awake with Doug Kraft?
The episode title 'Fluidity of Fluidity' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Easing Awake with Doug Kraft?
The average episode length on Easing Awake with Doug Kraft is 61 minutes.
How often are episodes of Easing Awake with Doug Kraft released?
Episodes of Easing Awake with Doug Kraft are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Easing Awake with Doug Kraft?
The first episode of Easing Awake with Doug Kraft was released on May 6, 2020.
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