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Orlando Insight Meditation Group

Peter Carlson

A Contemporary Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation Community For Central Florida

religion & spirituality buddhism

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1:01:34

Post-Meditation Investigation

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/10/24

During this talk, Lezlie Laws continues her review of the Five Hindrances, emphasizing how various teachers such as Joseph Goldstein, Shaila Catherine, and Gil Fronsdal approach effectively setting them aside.

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1:08:08

Mitch Sullen’s Retreat Report

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/10/17

It is our custom to provide an opportunity for someone who has recently completed a significant retreat to “think out loud” about the experience, as sharing important insights helps that person integrate what was learned and informs those listening about the benefits of the immersive training experience. Mitch attended a Black Heritage Retreat at the […]

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1:04:32

Neuroscience And The Four Noble Truths

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/10/02

This talk continues to review how contemporary neuroscientific research supports the validity of important Buddhist concepts and practices, focusing on the first three of the Four Noble Truths. Peter refers to a previous talk titled “Neuroplasticity and Non-Self”, posted September 4, 2025 as a precursor to this review. A future talk will focus on reviewing […]

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1:03:07

Experiencing The Hindrances

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/09/25

During this talk, Lezlie reviews the characteristics and effects of the five hindrances–desire, aversion, sloth and torpor, restlessness and doubt–and several approaches to setting them aside. She intends to devote future talks to these different meditative skills, as described in “Unhindered” by Gil Fronsdal and “Beyond Distraction” by Shaila Catherine, among others.

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1:11:50

Right Action and A.I.

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/09/18

During this talk, April describes real life occurrences to emphasize the unwholesome consequences of actions shaped by what are called “the three poisons”, greed, hatred and delusion. She associates this with the uncertainties associated with the current actions being taken through the medium of Artificial Intelligence. She then reviews the relevant ethical values that shape […]

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Intensive Book Study Group led by Peter Carlson

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/09/11

Proposed Topic for the October 2025 Study Group As many of you know, we have enjoyed the benefits of an ongoing series of 8-week Dharma study groups for several years, and it is time to organize the next one. There have been several requests for a repeat of an excellent book, “Stepping Out of Self-deception”, […]

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How to Change Your Mind-a One Day Retreat in Apopka...

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/08/28

A basic Buddhist concept acknowledges that the mind is in a constant flow state, changing from moment to moment. This day of practice provides support for training the mind to more skillfully manage how these changes occur, interrupting unwholesome self-creating processes and building new processes that are more wholesome, through practicing mindfulness of breathing meditation. […]

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1:04:40

Right Speech and AI

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/08/21

During this talk, April provides a review of Right Speech as a basic element of the Noble Eightfold Path, cultivating a clear conscience as the platform from which the process of Awakening develops. An element of Right Speech, truthfulness, is associated with the challenges presented by media disinformation and Artificial Intelligence in contemporary life. This […]

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1:08:35

Empathy And Compassion

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/07/25

During this Dharma talk, Peter describes the intersection between empathy and compassion. Empathy is hardwired into our bodies and can be misunderstood and produce regrettable self-states and behaviors when not monitored by mindfulness. He describes how we are all subjected to marketing tactics based on studies of empathy to negatively affect ourselves and others. Skillful […]

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44:48

Guided Empathy Contemplation

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/07/25

This guided meditation provides suggestions for recognizing the subjective characteristics of empathy with support from mindfulness of breathing for a non-reactive perspective of the experience. It is intended to provide practice support for the Dharma talk that followed: “Empathy And Compassion”, posted on this website.

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1:02:55

Dharma Women–Upasika Lee Nanayon

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/07/10

During this first of several Dharma talks about important female teachers, April reviews the life and teachings of Upasika Lee Nanayon, a lay teacher in Thailand. First she describes the determination of a person whose teaching comes from a simple lifestyle and deep meditation practice dedicated to providing women with unbiased access to the Dharma. […]

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1:01:43

July 2025 Dharma Questions

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/07/03

During this talk, Peter responds to questions about the concepts described in “Seeing That Frees”, by Rob Burbea. The concepts of “the fading of perception”, “awareness”, and “emptiness” were discussed, derived from these questions.

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1:03:13

Developing The Parami Of Generosity

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/06/26

The Paramis are categories of intentionally cultivated virtuous mind-states that promote the process of Awakening. With this talk, Lezlie describes the Parami of Generosity, both materially and interpersonally being unselfish regarding others. She intends to periodically provide commentaries about the various Paramis, using “Creating a Life of Integrity–A Conversation With Joseph Goldstein”, by Gail Anderson […]

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How to Change Your Mind-a One Day Retreat in Apopka...

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/06/02

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Birth Death and Rebirth

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/05/29

During this talk, Allie Vaknin reviews Buddhist concepts regarding mortality, referring frequently to the Bardo, a descriptive term for the states of birth, death and rebirth from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective. Her report is followed by comments from participants regarding their views of mortality, often referring to the impact after witnessing their witnessing of the […]

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59:26

May 2025 Open Dharma Questions

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/05/22

During this meeting, Peter responds to questions posed by those participating, such as describing the “Middle Way” as a dynamic balancing of mental energy–not too energized or too tranquil–along with mental acuity–not too rigid or too “sloppy”. He also commented on the benefits of deciding to cultivate equanimity when confronted with very noisy and variable […]

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Intensive Book Study Group led by Peter Carlson

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/04/17

I have decided that the recommended reading for the next intensive study group is “The Issue at Hand—Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice” by Gil Fronsdal. The book can be bought through Amazon or downloaded for free through this URL: https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/books-articles/the-issue-at-hand/. The book is not very long and is divided into small chapters, but what the author […]

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How to Change Your Mind-a One Day Retreat in Apopka...

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/04/07

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58:46

2025 Deerhaven Retreat Review

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/03/27

It has been the policy of the Orlando Insight Meditation Group to dedicate a meeting following a significant retreat experience to allow those who attended a retreat to “think out loud” about their experience in front of a supportive audience. This provides an opportunity for those talking to “connect the dots” about the experience, as […]

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55:20

2025 Deerhaven Retreat 55 Minute Body Scan Contemplation

Orlando Insight Meditation Group ·

2025/03/26

This recording was made during the retreat to enhance vipassana meditation practice.

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