Sam Bartko, PhD
Sam Bartko, PhD
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  • How to end craving?

    Developing internal sources of fulfillment (Jhana and Brahmaviharas) Knowledge of mind nature and interconnectedness, non self (insight) Ethical behavior (jhana + insight)

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    June 28, 2022
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  • What is a method to end dukkha?

    Dukkha co-arises dependent upon craving. To stop dukkha, stop craving. This us the 3rd noble truth of buddhism

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    June 28, 2022
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  • What is Dukkha?

    Dukkha is strain and stress and suffering in the mind created by the mind.

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    June 28, 2022
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  • WHAT IS INSIGHT ?

    Insight is direct knowledge of mind nature that leads to cessation of dukkha.

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    June 28, 2022
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  • Zhan Zhuang

    The following is an excerpt of one of my logs mentioning Zhan Zhuang and Brahmacharya, written in 2021. There has been recent interest in Zhan Zhuang practice in the groups I am a part of. My teacher is all about the Zhan Zhuang and even though it was of my own accord that I started […]

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    June 25, 2022
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  • Concerning Fear

    Fear is interesting. Fear is something that keeps people in line, keeps people doing the things they are told to do, keeps people within the “norm” of society. Fear motivates the drive to the job that’s killing one’s soul every morning, fear holds our tongue when we would like to tell it how it is, […]

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    June 19, 2022
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  • Realization Vs. Technical Proficiency

    There is a recurring theme that I have encountered in my participation at places where dharma practice is discussed – mostly in online fora concerned with awakening. It is very clear to me that what people commonly refer to as “4th path” is not the same thing as realization. They are related, sure, but I […]

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    June 18, 2022
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  • Autovipassana

    I had a very insightful drive back from Arizona, with some  of those big ones that stick in your memory.  I was driving along experiencing a degree of pain in my ass and legs from the continual sitting in one position, and I started to investigate the nature of the pain. I used my previous […]

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    June 18, 2022
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  • What others are saying

    Jim D. – 6-day solo retreat at Cochise Retreat center with my guidance and direction “I had the good fortune to spend a week meditating with Sam. This was in the context of a personal vipassana retreat at a local retreat center. Sam was my spiritual friend and mentor during this time. Having a long […]

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    June 15, 2022
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  • Metta/Jhana retreat at Cochise Stronghold

    I recently spent two weeks at Cochise retreat center as a volunteer, and after about a week there Henrik, the president of dharma treasure and the current resident yogi, asked me to do a retreat there. Henrik and the monk sat at the table with me while I wrote the following retreat blurb (draft). Cultivate […]

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    June 4, 2022
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