3 Different Approaches to Calm and Insight Meditation
In an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Buddhist scholar Sarah Shaw discusses varying methods for breathing mindfulness.
Sarah Shaw
Sarah Shaw is a faculty member and lecturer at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Introduction to Buddhist Meditation and Mindfulness: Where It Comes from and What It Means.
Turning Word
Sarah Shaw—a Buddhist scholar, author, and meditation teacher—talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
The Joy of Jhana
An excerpt of a conversation on Tricycle Talks
Awakening through the Jhanas
On an episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Sarah Shaw explains why these often overlooked meditation states are so important.
Has Secularism Become a Religion?
In an excerpt from Secularizing Buddhism: New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition, scholar Sarah Shaw recognizes the value and potential pitfalls of secular interpretations of Buddhism.
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The Text Talks
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Online Courses
Online Course
Developing the Jhana Factors in Daily Life
Explore how the jhana factors can be developed and appreciated in our daily lives and then deepened and refined in formal meditation.
Podcasts
Breathing Mindfulness
Scholar Sarah Shaw lays out a comprehensive introduction to the tradition of breathing mindfulness—and examines why the tradition of samatha, or calm, meditation has been marginalized and suppressed.
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Sarah Shaw on the Jhanas and Awakening Through Joy
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Sarah Shaw discusses the ritual, somatic, and devotional aspects of Theravada practice that are often overlooked.
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Length: 43:59
Dharma Talks
Keeping a Space for Stillness
In this Dharma Talk, scholar and meditation teacher Sarah Shaw explains the importance of seclusion and stillness for reaching the deep meditative state of jhana.
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