Four channels: a glimpse of the Satipatthana teachings for a change not as meditation exercises but as a model of human experience.

Brief overview of the 6 satipatthana sections on contemplation of the body

Bhāvana is more than technique. Myths and misconceptions around methods. Understanding personal temperament in our choice of method.

Descriptions: Temporal continuity and spatial stability as the two ways of practicing attentional focus across Buddhist Traditions. Four commentarial similes for mindfulness of breathing.

Looking at right view, which is essentially understanding the truths of existence upon which our lives revolve.

What it is and how to practice with it in the context of Satipatthana

What citta means in the discourses; key qualities to be inquired into from the cittānupassanā-section of the Satipatthana-Sutta

A look at Sati’s friend: role and references in the discourses

Description: We don’t approach our meditation practice neutrally. Understanding need, bias, inclination in our approach to practice. About labeling as a sampajañña practice; Practical suggestions on questioning the breath and a glimpse on commentarial suggestions on how to go about mindfulness of breathing (Vism)

Follow-up on Contemplation of mind from previous week. Need to clarify the "how“ of being mindful rather than habitually resort to a – possibly unconscious – way of doing so. (Examples) How to find an entry to Contemplations of mind-states and learning to understand them rather than marinate in them.