Spring 2011 Shamatha Retreat

During the first part of this podcast, Alan Wallace guides us through a meditation on equanimity, blending the other immeasurable of loving-kindness and compassion to create a beautiful trio. The guided meditation begins at 9:48 in the recording. Following the meditation, Alan speaks freely for a short while and then answers these questions from the group: 1. Can you please comment on forgiveness and the role for apology in the Buddhist view? 2. I'm seeing that I need much more sleep at night here than I do in the outside world, and I'm also napping during the day. Should I go with the flow or try to cut back? 3. Can hypnogogic imagery be useful on the path? 4. What is the Buddhist point of view on out of body experiences?