How to meditate | Guided Meditation and talks Clearing Away Obstacles
Aug 2, 2025
Laung Por Pasanno, a revered Buddhist monk at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, shares profound insights on overcoming life's obstacles. He emphasizes the importance of cultivating intuitive awareness during meditation. By reflecting on the Four Noble Truths, he guides listeners in understanding dukkha, or suffering, and how to develop clarity to address mental challenges. His wisdom inspires a deeper commitment to mindfulness, revealing how persistent practice can lead to a more liberated mindset.
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Intuitive Awareness Over Narrow Focus
- Intuitive awareness combines steady concentration with open, sensing attention.
- Laung Por Pasanno says this allows the mind to perceive implications beyond a single object.
Four Truths Are Interconnected
- The Four Noble Truths are interwoven and not strictly linear.
- Recognizing one truth brings awareness of the others through ongoing mindfulness.
Trace Discomfort To Its Source
- Use mindfulness to notice an uncomfortable experience as dukkha and trace its origin.
- From that recognition, cultivate the path that leads to its cessation.