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The House of Inner Tranquillity Podcast The House of Inner Tranquillity Podcast
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- Religion & Spirituality
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The House of Inner Tranquillity is a Buddhist Insight meditation centre located in south-west England. The centre was established in 1980 for those in search of a practical approach to the Buddha's teaching.
Stripped of ritual and cultural accretions, the path is presented in a manner ideally suited to the needs of the modern westerner. Today, just as in the times of the Buddha, someone committed to truth can travel right to the end of the path and realise the goal of enlightenment.
Countless talks on all aspects of the Buddha's teaching have been given at the Centre over the years. We have created these weekly podcast programmes as a way to make some of these talks available to a wider audience.
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"The Pursuit of Happiness" by Paul Harris
Paul discusses pitfalls that hamper mundane happiness, including
expectations and attachment to views of how life should be, followed
by ways to develop it using practices such as loving-kindness and
service to others. He then describes how the practice of vipassana
meditation, by looking at suffering and its true nature, leads
eventually to supramundane happiness by the way of understanding and
letting go of the pursuit of happiness.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in February 2007 -
"The Good Friend" by Paul Harris
This podcast introduces the concept of a kalyanamitta, a good
spiritual friend, the qualities that such friends have and the reasons
why we need them. It also discusses the necessary qualities needed by
the student in order for the relationship to grow and how it develops
over time, leading the student on towards enlightenment.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in October 2007 -
"Rolling the Dhamma Wheel" by Paul Harris
This podcast discusses the various aspects of the four noble truths
and the three trainings of the noble eightfold path: sila (ethics),
samadhi (mental development) and panna (wisdom). It then describes how
insight develops and leads towards enlightenment.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in August 2007 -
"What is Buddhism" by Paul Harris
This talk describes how Buddhism shares aspects of several other
systems, including religion, ethics, psychology and philosophy. It
discusses how trying to mix different systems can lead to problems and
then points out the way in which Buddhism differs from all other
systems, how it is a middle way, which is all encompassing.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in February 2008 -
"Acceptance and Rejection" by Paul Harris
This podcast discusses how life changes with the way we choose to
respond to situations. It looks at the meaning of acceptance and the
impact it has on our actions, including meditation, and how acceptance
develops interest which leads to understanding and wisdom into the
transient, conditioned nature of all things.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in May 2015 -
"The Harmless Path" by Paul Harris
This talk discusses the Noble Eightfold Path and the Buddha’s approach
to conflict resolution, along with ways to achieve physical and
psychological security.
Paul Harris is the Spiritual Head and principal meditation teacher at the House of Inner Tranquility.
This talk was given in February 2004