This is the audiobook version of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, Revised and Expanded Second Edition, by The Arahant Daniel M. Ingram, read by Jamison Walker. Copyright 2018 for the book,

There is so much more to meditation than just stress relief or enlightenment.

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Mindfulness - Millions of people globally have learned mindfulness meditation with the goal of improving health and well-being outcomes in both clinical and non-clinical contexts. An estimated half...

Meditation, psychedelics, and other similar practices or induction methods that can modulate conscious experience, are becoming increasingly popular in clini...

Abstract. Jhanas are profound states of mind achieved through advanced meditation, offering valuable insights into the nature of consciousness and tools to

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A single experienced meditator underwent a fire kasina meditation retreat from Aug 17 to Sept 9 2023 and made recordings of meditation runs with two EEGs, one CGX Quick 20R and a MuseS, with audio...

A single experienced meditator underwent a fire kasina meditation retreat from Aug 17 to Sept 9 2023 and made recordings of meditation runs with two EEGs, one CGX Quick 20R and a MuseS, with audio...

A short rant about the insight stage called The Asiring and Passing Away, inspired by recent conversations and recurring themes. For much more info on this topic,…

BackgroundTranscranial focused ultrasound (TFUS) is an emerging neuromodulation tool for temporarily altering brain activity and probing network functioning....

A short video on working with hindrances, particularly boredom and how to work with the aspects of it that are conducive to cultivating dispassion and tranquility…

Especially for experienced or advanced meditation practitioners, strange things can happen sometimes. This blog discusses grounding practices and other resources for helping get unstuck.

IntroductionWellbeing policy analysis is often criticized for requiring a cardinal interpretation of measurement scales, such as ranking happiness on an inte...

Meditation offers numerous benefits, effortlessly enhancing many lives. Yet, this isn't the whole story. Join us as we delve into ‘The other effects of medit...

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We assembled a list of about 65 most commonly asked questions during the retreat, ordered them into some sort of coherent sequence, and then, at the end of the retreat, a group of us sat in a circl…

Anna Lutkajtis joins the podcast to speak about mediation, the adverse effects of meditation, and where those adverse effects may arise from

Some 10 of us, including Teo, Lisett, Niffe, Carol, Daniel, Thomas, Chin, Melissa, Sam, Pierre, with research by Shyam and Marjorie, went on a 17-day fire kasina neurophenomenology research retreat…

In this video, Dr. Daniel M. Ingram and Gareth Gwyn discuss the many aspects of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC) in depth and detail.The...

In her new book, scholar Kate Crosby explores a Southeast Asian meditation tradition lost to modernity.

My analysis and breakdown of the themes and ideas that make Falling Down such a fascinating movie, and even more relevant today than it was in 1993.

Objectives We aimed to describe the trajectories of cognitive and physical symptoms before, during, and after a positive- or negative SARS-CoV-2 test and in untested controls. Design A prospective...

I discuss The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Emergent Phenomena — the possibilities, the perils, the potential for much better scientific understandings…

Podcast #5: Daniel Ingram - Experiencing No-Self Part 2Daniel discusses his personal experience of realising the truth of there not being a 'Self'Daniel is a...

I reply to a question on X about my use of a term related to those who get stuck in the jhanas with a varieties of perspectives, hopefully of some value.

My response to the post: “MASTERING THE CORE TEACHINGS OF  MASTERING THE CORE TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA , by Shane Lindsay”, which was posted on the Speculative Non-Buddhist (SNB) site in late Decemb...

Fire Kasina Retreat in Denmark Winter 2023 Niels Lyngsø (Danish writer and translator, born 1968) has had an intensive meditation practice since his first Goenka retreat in 2017, sitting roughly 1,…

Teodora describes her 2.5 week fire kasina retreat in early 2023 and explains the range of effects she experienced. May her practice and experiences serve as a skillful…

Diagnosing Stream Entry, four cases, with thanks to a maple tree and a beautiful Fall in Alabama. Please see www.mctb.org for more information on criteria for things…

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This podcast show is with Dr. Daniel M. Ingram. Dr. Daniel M. Ingram, MD MSPH, is a retired emergency medicine physician who works to improve the global rela...

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In this conversation, Daniel and I talk about:- what the experience of Dark Night may look like for different people- what does the Dark Night have to do wit...

RoboGuru marks an important step forward in eliminating the element of human error in the quest for enlightenment.

February 22nd, 2021Stealing the Culture with Dialogos is a series at The Stoa that will consist of conversational combinations we have never seen before.In t...

In this Shinzen Young Interview, we explore questions from r/Streamentry including a wide range for topics including. (See all questions below.) 🌿Thanks for...

How can healthcare systems integrate spiritual practices and recognise the value of looking beyond pathology to enhance patient care and well-being?Dr. Danie...

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Episode · Nodes in the Net · Doctor Daniel Ingram joins the podcast today—the brilliant, incisive, witty, awakened, wise, Liminal Trickster Mystic and full-on arhat, himself! We have a chat about...

MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, is known mainly as a club or street drug. But now it’s being touted as a medicine for people struggling with severe depression and PTSD. The FDA is designating it a...

"A moving description of a life in practice which goes far beyond text-based ideas of prayer, devotion, guru-connection, or meditation, and most especially o...

This episode is sponsored by The Psychedelic Society, as part of a series of conversations on meditation, consciousness & enlightenment. For upcoming events click here. Listening is free, but your...

The Australian Association for the Study of Religion / New Zealand Association for the Study of Religion Conference, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, 7-8 December 2017.

Diagnosing Cessation/Fruition, with appropriate criteria, testing, and skepticism. For more information, see: https://mctb.org/mctb2/table-of-contents/part-iv-insight/30-the-progress-of-insight/15-...

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In the first episode of the Elevating Consciousness podcast, I host Dr. Daniel Ingram - the author of “Mastering The Core Teachings of the Buddha” - a book ...

In this episode I host a dialogue between Daniel Ingram and Delson Armstrong.Daniel Ingram is an independent Buddhist writer, author of ‘Mastering the Core T...