Navigating Attachment Style and Primary Relationships

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Navigating Attachment Style and Primary Relationships

FromMeditation x Attachment with George Haas

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72 minutes

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Aug 12, 2019

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George breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.

Released:

Aug 12, 2019

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Titles in the series (69)

Welcome to the Meditation x Attachment with George Haas Podcast (formerly The Meaningful Life). Each episode will explore the connections between ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. Learn more at mettagroup.org.

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Introduction: A brief introduction to the Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
2 min listen
States of One-Pointedness: Sex! Drugs! Veganism! George discusses how one-pointed meditation leads to the ethical undertaking of the five precepts of Buddhism. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
79 min listen
Purification of Conduct for Laity Part 1: A discussion of Purification of Conduct for Laity, from chapter one of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
41 min listen
Manual of Insight: Introduction: This episode: Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw - Introduction. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
68 min listen
Hindrances of Enlightenment: Hindrances of Enlightenment by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
66 min listen
Enlightenment for Householders: Continuing the rich discussion of Chapter Two of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains why the tome was nothing short of revolutionary for householders. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
70 min listen
Purification of Mind Part 1: George discusses moving between concentration and insight practice, the difference between wet and dry meditation, sentimentality vs. actual loving-kindness and the value of going on retreat. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
60 min listen
Purifying Conduct with Meditation: Engaging in the Socratic method that George most enjoys, this is a spirited discussion of Purifying Conduct with Meditation from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
58 min listen
The Dangers of the Lower Realms (and more!): A fascinating look at karma, reincarnation and the traditional Buddhist vision of hell...plus lots more! by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
70 min listen
Tranquility to Enlightenment: In a wide-ranging and fascinating talk, George gets into the history of the Burmese style of Buddhist practice, his own path to teacher Shinzen Young, and what liberation from suffering really means in this day and age. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
49 min listen
Overcoming the Hindrances (Talk & Meditation): A short dharma talk is followed by a guided meditation focused on overcoming the hindrances by going from concentration to insight. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
66 min listen
Purification of Conduct for Laity Part 2: George continues his discussion of Purification of Conduct for Laity from Chapter One of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
54 min listen
Insight to Enlightenment: An enthusiastic exploration of the revolutionary change in meditation practice developed by Mahasi Sayadaw when he declared that momentary insight was the equivalent of jhana in Chapter Two of Manual of Insight. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
51 min listen
Purification of Mind Part 2: George continues his in-depth exploration of "Purification of Mind" from Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
45 min listen
The Development of Mindfulness: George unpacks the five kinds of phenomena that occur during meditation, describing how different mind states relate to metta (loving-kindness) and vipassana (insight) practice. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
39 min listen
Learning and Logical Thought: A conversational look into the body-mind connection and how it relates the first five states of the 16 stages of insight. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
56 min listen
Inferential Insight: Knowledge by Comprehension: Nearing the end of "Absolute and Conventional Realities," chapter three of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, George explains how inference relates to insight practice and how memory relates to direct experience. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
71 min listen
The Practice of Generosity (Special Episode): This special episode of the DYP podcast delves into the basic ethics of the practice, the three levels of generosity, and how it all relates to our current conditioned state in the modern world. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
59 min listen
What Is Reality?: George breaks down the difference between ultimate reality vs. relative reality, connecting the dots between the original Pali terms and their modern interpretation. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
50 min listen
Metta Jhana and Attachment: Recorded during The Meaningful Life Winter Retreat at La Casa de Maria in Santa Barbara. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
31 min listen
The Case of Seeing: George continues on Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, delving into the physical nature of seeing and how it connects to consciousness. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
61 min listen
The Two Meanings of Activity: George explores the difference between absolute and conventional reality, honing in on how insight meditation affects that perception, and how the mind state can filter your view of the world. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
30 min listen
Hearsay and Such: In this decidedly meta (and also metta) episode, George explores one of the basic challenges of Buddhist teaching: how does anybody - including a teacher - explain something that can only be experienced directly. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
45 min listen
Lessons to Learn from Those Who Take the Vehicle of Tranquility to Enlightenment: Delving into the techniques that are used to reach jhana, George and his students also discuss the challenge of moving from concentration to insight practice. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
52 min listen
Clear Comprehension: After a close reading of the text explaining how the sensing experience unfolds based on past experiences, George gets into how childhood experiences influence future mind states and reviews the first foundation of mindfulness. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
29 min listen
Should One Meditate on Past, Present or Future?: Expanding upon the technique of focusing on internal vs. external phenomena, George explains how contemplation of the past, present and future relates to meditation. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
70 min listen
The Arising and Nonarising of Mental Defilements: Defilements, or impurities, naturally arise during practice. George describes how this relates to vipassana practice. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
63 min listen
Appropriate Objects for Meditation: Drawing on some of the foundations of his Meaningful Life curriculum, George forges onward into the Two Kinds of Insight section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
51 min listen
Five Kinds of Phenomena: George discusses the five kinds of phenomena that arise during practice, describing how to explore them and how they relate to neuroscience. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
36 min listen
The Ten Fetters: Branching out from the traditional Theravada Buddhist view, George explains how his teacher, Shinzen Young, takes a more distinctly American view of the ten fetters. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
68 min listen

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Mind: The Sixth Sense: George continues exploring the Satipatthana Sutta delving into the Buddhist concept of the mind as a sixth sense and how it relates to the more traditional Western concepts of the senses. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
55 min listen
The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol: The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol was developed by Daniel P. Brown and is a technique to help repair attachment disturbances by guiding practitioners to imagine their ideal parent. George explores the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/23/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
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Deeper Meditation for Householders: While in some traditions enlightenment was really only the goal for monastics, Mahasi Sayadaw’s revolutionary teachings brought the notion to householders as well. George delves the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/30/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
60 min listen
Feeling Tones Part 2: Continuing his deep dive into fe Satipatthana Sutta, George continues his deep dive into how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences, influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment (or the Satipatthana Sutta). by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
45 min listen
Feeling Tones: Continuing his deep dive into the Satipatthana Sutta, George explains how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
59 min listen
The Satipatthana Sutta - Part 2: George continues his exploration into Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment. Captured live on 6/25/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
54 min listen
Metta Practice for Difficult People: Metta practice in general is intended to be for all beings. This particular practice for difficult people can be used an antidote to anger, which can be helpful during this time of upheaval and uncertainty with the pandemic. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
49 min listen
Sitting Into Sadness (Metta for Friends and Family): After reflecting on the recent violence and racism afflicting the United States, George gets into some apt and timely metta practice for friends and family. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
50 min listen
Dissolution (The 5th Stage of Insight): George dives deep into the 5th Stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s “Manual of Insight” with an exploration of the concept of dissolution. Captured live on 6/4/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
44 min listen
Racism in America: A Buddhist Response: Recorded before our nation erupted in protest in nearly every city, George explored a Buddhist perspective on the murder of George Floyd and racism in America. Captured live on 5/28/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
50 min listen
Knowledge of Arising and Passing: There are many Dharma maps that help organize one’s practice. George explores this concept, while talking about his own journey with Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. Captured live on 5/21/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
59 min listen
Metta For Close People: After two weeks of Vipassana practice, we explore some Metta (loving-kindness) practice this week, focusing on close people in our lives. Captured live on 5/14/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
51 min listen
Can You See the Forest for the Trees?: George breaks down how the experience of self emerges when you look within and gets into the Vipassana practice of knowledge by comprehension. Captured live on 5/7/20. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
75 min listen
Three Marks of Existence: George explains the Buddhist concept of the three marks of existence: anicca (impermanence), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and anatta (non-self). Captured live during our weekly Thursday night virtual dharma talk and extended sit. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
58 min listen
Discerning Conditionality: George continues the exploration into Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the second stage of insight focusing on the concept of discerning conditionality. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
59 min listen
The Second Stage of Insight: Captured live during Mettagroup’s new weekly online Dharma talk, George Haas discusses the second stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
56 min listen
Metta Practice for Self: A deep dive into loving-kindness practice for yourself - captured live during our new weekly virtual Dharma talk and sit. Read more about it at https://www.mettagroup.org/classes#drop-in-classes by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
20 min listen
What Are We Looking For When We Meditate: George breaks down the basic nature of meditation and why it is a valuable pursuit, focusing in on the three characteristics of existence. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
20 min listen
Collaborative Relationships: George breaks down how collaborative relationships work and how early childhood attachment style can affect primary relationships later in life. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
20 min listen
Early Care and Attachment Conditioning: George outlines how early care during infancy and early childhood has a profound effect on the attachment style that will emerge later in life for an adult. An equally informative listen for anybody exploring their own attachment style, or for those providing care to children themselves. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
22 min listen
Cultivating Authentic Connections: In the modern world, it’s often more difficult than we think to cultivate meaningful, authentic personal relationships. This episode explores why that’s the case, why it’s important to make those connections, and how there’s actually a lot of scientific study that illustrates all of this. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
40 min listen
Metta Practice: Captured live on retreat, George breaks down what metta (loving-kindness) meditation practice is, how to do it, and why it’s valuable. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
50 min listen
Developing Automatic Compassion: Relationships are about balance - but it’s not always equal. When a partner cannot properly mentalize to self-regulate, responding with compassion and attending to their needs in the moment can be mutually beneficial. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
32 min listen
Coupling for Single People: Captured live in Los Angeles as a part of Mettagroup’s brand new Meditation x Attachment for Relationships series, this is an excerpt from a daylong exploring how and why attachment style affects our primary relationships. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
43 min listen
Early Childhood Attachment and the Buddhist Path: George draws connections between the psychological attachment style established during early childhood and the components that make up the traditional Buddhist path. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
35 min listen
Understanding Attachment Conditioning: George breaks down how and why the attachment conditioning that happens in early life affects our happiness, and how real change is possible. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
20 min listen
The Ideal Parent Figure Protocol Part Two: George delves deeper into The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) protocol with a discussion about the five stages of developing secure relationships followed by a guided meditation that offers a hands-on way to explore the concept further. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
57 min listen
The Ideal Parent Figure Protocol: George Haas discusses the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol and leads a meditation based on it. by Meditation x Attachment with George Haas
59 min listen

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