32 Compassion at the Deepest Level

Today's teaching is presented by Michelle Seaver, guest teacher
and student of Alan Wallace, while Alan is out of town for 24
hours. Alan will return to his regular teaching schedule Saturday
morning. Michelle Seaver attended one of the first 100-day
shamatha retreats with Alan, continued on in a private 18-month
retreat, and is now responsible for bringing mindfulness-based
education to the Phuket International Academy School (currently
K-8, with plans to be PreK-12).


The guided meditation is on compassion at the deepest level - the
aspiration to be free of suffering caused by grasping.


The meditation begins at 1:00 in the recording.


Following the guided meditation, Michelle and Nick Seaver, her
husband and CEO of the Phuket International Academy who also
attended one of Alan's first 100-day shamatha retreats and
followed it with an 18-month retreat, field these questions from
the group:


1. Can you tell us about your experience on a long-term shamatha
retreat?


2. About the meditation on awareness of awareness: when trying to
focus on awareness, I realize that there is another awareness
that is focusing on awareness, so this is no longer awareness.
Can you help?


3. What is the mission of the mind centre?


4. Is debate, logic, and thinking included in your mindfulness
based program in the school?