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Mindfulness: Where It Comes From and What It Means
A quick guide to the history of the world's most popular meditation practice. From the time of the Buddha to the age of meditation apps, this straightforward introduction gives an entire overview of the use of the term 'mindfulness' in Buddhist meditative traditions. Drawing upon years of experience through practicing, researching, and teaching the history of mindfulness, Dr. Sarah Shaw offers the first-ever accessible guide to the roots of this ancient meditation technique that continues to benefit millions throughout the world. Although the term is heard everywhere from boardrooms and classrooms to gyms and yoga studios, surprisingly little is known about the origins of mindfulness. This easy-to-read short history will give readers, whether they are seasoned or novice practitioners, a better sense of the most practiced meditation in the world.
Sarah Shaw (Author), Sarah Shaw (Narrator)
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Lives of the Buddha with Sarah Shaw
DescriptionIn this ten part lecture series Sarah Shaw explores several stories from the Jatakas, stories of the previous lives of the Gautama Buddha both in human and animal form. The stories are entertaining and allegorical. Sarah connects these tales from 4th and 5th century B.C.E. with their relevance for our lives today. - Session 1: Sarah discusses the Bodhisatta vow and the 10 perfections, The Dīpaṃkara Jātaka - Session 2: Sarah explains the structure of Jataka tales and explores why birth stories are important. She shares the story: Lost in the wilderness. Apaṇṇaka-jātaka: a True Story, Jātaka 1 - Session 3: Sarah explains how Jātakas were heard and how to cope with moral dilemmas, the people of Kuru and their code: Kurudhamma-Jātaka (Jātaka 276) - Session 4: The historical background of the Jātakas. Why are birth stories important? - Session 5: Protection and story of the golden peacock The Peacock Story, Mora Jātaka (Jātaka 159) - Session 6: Sarah discusses Jātaka 541: Nemi Jātaka about king Nemi - Session 7: Jataka 55: Pañcāvudha-jātaka, the five weapons story. - Session 8: Jataka 385. Nandiyamiga-jātaka. The story of the Buddha’s life as Nandiya, the deer. - Session 9: Mahosadha or Ummagga Jātaka , Jātaka 546 - Session 10: Sarah concludes the course with the final life of the Buddha
Sarah Shaw (Author), Sarah Shaw (Narrator)
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The Early Teachings of the Buddha
The Early Teachings of The BuddhaThis lecture series with Sarah Shaw looks at several texts in the Pali Canon from the D?gha Nik?ya, the "collection of long discourses". Sarah explores the Buddha's teachings on subjects including meditation, ethics, meditative states and conditionality. This series is an excellent foundation for understanding the underpinnings of all Buddhist philosophy.The discourses are set within narratives of the Buddha's life. These texts have varied genres designed to have different effects. They range from prescriptive ways to apply the practice, to evocative imagery that symbolises the teaching, to ethical recommendations about how to act in the world. This course explains the context and background of these timeless teachings.Session 1: Sarah gives an overview of the course. She offers a historical and cultural background for the early suttas and discusses some of the key teachings in Buddhist philosophy including the four noble truths and the eightfold path.Session 2: Samaññaphala-Sutta: The Fruits of the Contemplative Life - Through the story of King Aj?tasattu's visit to see the Buddha we are introduced to the stages of meditative absorption, the jh?nas.Session 3: Mah?satipa??h?na-Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Mindfulness - Sarah covers the four foundations of mindfulness in this, one of the most famous, important and most widely studied texts in the Pali Canon.Session 4: The Mah?sam?ya-Sutta, a very popular ceremonial text, and the Mah?sudassana-Sutta, a visualization of the 'palace' in the 'city' of the mind, ruled by a great king, the Buddha in an earlier life as Bodhisattva.Session 5: The Sang?ti-Sutta - Sariputta, one of the Buddha's chief disciples, gives a talk listing the principles of the Buddha's teaching.Session 6: The Sig?lov?da-Sutta - The Buddha instructs a young man on how to live an ethical life.Session 7: The Mah?nid?na-Sutta - The Great Causes Discourse - In this session Sarah explains this key text on the principle of dependent origination.Sarah Shaw received her Phd in English from Manchester University. After studying Pali and Sanskrit at Oxford, she began teaching and writing on Buddhist subjects. She has written several books on meditation theory and practice, and j?taka literature. She is the author of several books including Introduction to Buddhist Meditation, The J?takas: Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta and her most recent book, The Spirit of Buddhist Meditation. She is a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, and Wolfson College. She is a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.
Sarah Shaw (Author), Sarah Shaw (Narrator)
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