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Last Updated on October 31, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

Today we cover the Seven Factors of Awakening, also known as the Seven Factors of Enlightenment. These are seven qualities we cultivate that lead to “true knowing and release.”

We cover each of these seven factors, when to cultivate them, and how they are interrelated. This is a teaching that can serve us in both formal meditation practice and in daily life.

Resources

Seven Factors Study Guide: https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/piyadassi/wheel001.html

Post on the Seven Factors: https://oneminddharma.com/seven-factors-enlightenment/

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Last Updated on October 29, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of the meditationfrom our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 29th, 2026. We’re discussing the second of the Five Hindrances, ill-will. Metta is one antidote to ill-will, so I thought a metta meditation would be a lovely way to start group this week.

More on the Five Hindrances: https://oneminddharma.com/five-hindrances/

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Last Updated on October 29, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of a talk from our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 29th, 2026. We continue our investigation of the five hindrances today with the second hindrance of ill-will.

More on the Five Hindrances: https://oneminddharma.com/five-hindrances/

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Today I sit down for a conversation with Justin Michelson. Justin is an old friend, dharma teacher, and lovely human. He’s here to discuss his new book, The Dharma of Healing. As I mention in the episode, the book is wonderful. The Dharma of Healing offers a unique and heartfelt path to working with what Justin calls “original wounds.”

Listen to the episode, get to know Justin, and order his new book!

The Dharma of Healing: https://www.justinmichelsondharma.com/thedharmaofhealing

Justin’s Website: https://www.justinmichelsondharma.com/

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Last Updated on October 22, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of a talk from our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 22nd, 2026. We begin our investigation of the five hindrances today with the first hindrance of sensual desire.

More on the Five Hindrances: https://oneminddharma.com/five-hindrances/

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Last Updated on October 22, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of the meditation from our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 22nd, 2026.

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Last Updated on October 30, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://oneminddharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes. Please note that unlike previous installments, this episode doesn’t contain an actual sitting meditation.

Like everything eventually does, the How They Meditate series has come to an end! I appreciate all of the feedback and wonderful conversations this series has fueled. Today, I want to offer just a few closing thoughts regarding our practice, what we do with this information, and finding a practice that works for us.

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Last Updated on October 15, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording from our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 15th, 2026. We are talking about thoughts and distraction today! This was a topic requested by a few group members.

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Last Updated on October 15, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of the meditation from our Thursday Morning Meditation on October 15th, 2026. We meditate with the breath for a few minutes, before opening our awareness to recognize how the mind responds to other experiences.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes. Please note that unlike previous installments, this episode doesn’t contain an actual sitting meditation.

It’s hard to write a paragraph or two about Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay as his students call him. A Vietnamese monk, Thay trained in Thien (Vietnamese Zen), studied Buddhist philosophy including Yogacara and Abhidharma, and trained in many early Buddhist texts in both Pali and the Chinese Agamas. Additionally, he has many teachings that are uniquely him.

A poet, activist, teacher, and guiding teacher to countless around the world, Thich Nhat Hanh lived for many years in exile from his home nation. His teachings are firmly rooted in both Thien Buddhism and Yogacara philosphy. I cannot think of a teacher who has more deeply impacted my practice (and my family’s) in daily life.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

It’s hard to write a paragraph or two about Thich Nhat Hanh, or Thay as his students call him. A Vietnamese monk, Thay trained in Thien (Vietnamese Zen), studied Buddhist philosophy including Yogacara and Abhidharma, and trained in many early Buddhist texts in both Pali and the Chinese Agamas. Additionally, he has many teachings that are uniquely him.

A poet, activist, teacher, and guiding teacher to countless around the world, Thich Nhat Hanh lived for many years in exile from his home nation. His teachings are firmly rooted in both Thien Buddhism and Yogacara philosphy. I cannot think of a teacher who has more deeply impacted my practice (and my family’s) in daily life.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/58RbRjN39os

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Last Updated on October 8, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of the meditation from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on October 8th, 2025.

This week we are discussing equanimity. Equanimity is the fourth of the brahma-viharas, one of the Seven Factors of Awakening, and one of the Ten Perfections. It is the quality of mental stability and spaciousness, allowing experience to arise and pass without being knocked off balance.

More on equanimity: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/blog/how-to-practice-equanimity

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Last Updated on October 8, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording of the talk from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on October 8th, 2025.

This week we are discussing equanimity. Equanimity is the fourth of the brahma-viharas, one of the Seven Factors of Awakening, and one of the Ten Perfections. It is the quality of mental stability and spaciousness, allowing experience to arise and pass without being knocked off balance.

More on equanimity: https://www.themindfulcounselor.me/blog/how-to-practice-equanimity

The Thursday meditation group is a donation-based sitting group open to all. You can learn more and sign up via email or WhatsApp at https://OneMindDharma.com/groups.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American monk in the Thai Forest tradition. Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery since 1993, Thanissaro Bhikkhu is a promiment scholar and academic as well as monk. His translations of the Pali Canon can be found at https://accesstoinsight.org.

His teaching style is breath-focused. Unlike many other Theravada teachers, he teaches involvement with practice rather than bare observation. He teaches comfort, exploring the breath in the entire body, investigating cause and effect, and jhanas as important for developing insight.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American monk in the Thai Forest tradition. Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery since 1993, Thanissaro Bhikkhu is a promiment scholar and academic as well as monk. His translations of the Pali Canon can be found at https://accesstoinsight.org.

His teaching style is breath-focused. Unlike many other Theravada teachers, he teaches involvement with practice rather than bare observation. He teaches comfort, exploring the breath in the entire body, investigating cause and effect, and jhanas as important for developing insight.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0gMN6lKzRGc

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Last Updated on October 1, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on October 1st, 2025. We have a guided meditation and short talk on self-compassion.

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Last Updated on September 28, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Sharon Salzberg has had a deep impact on how meditation is practiced in the West. Actually, her influence far surpasses just the meditative community. Her teachings on loving-kindness and the Buddhist heart practices are the foundation of how we discuss kindness and compassion in the West.

Hailing from New York, Sharon studied with some of the most notable teachers of our generation, including S.N. Goenka, Munindra, Dipa Ma, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Mahasi Sayadaw. In addition to bringing the practices of mindfulness to the West in the early years, she championed the practice of metta.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

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Last Updated on September 28, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Sharon Salzberg has had a deep impact on how meditation is practiced in the West. Actually, her influence far surpasses just the meditative community. Her teachings on loving-kindness and the Buddhist heart practices are the foundation of how we discuss kindness and compassion in the West.

Hailing from New York, Sharon studied with some of the most notable teachers of our generation, including S.N. Goenka, Munindra, Dipa Ma, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Mahasi Sayadaw. In addition to bringing the practices of mindfulness to the West in the early years, she championed the practice of metta.

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2X6FdH3W7dzr3Hg70Z8vgu

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s59VjQ0o_as

Support this Podcast: https://OneMindDharma.com/donate

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Last Updated on September 24, 2026 by Matthew Sockolov

This is a recording from the Thursday Morning Meditation group on September 24th, 2026. We have a guided meditation investigating the experience of hearing, and discuss mindful listening.

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This is part of our series How They Meditate, covering various meditation teachers and their styles. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com/howtheymeditate to see all episodes.

Ajahn Brahm is a senior Thai Forest monk, although his monastery was stripped of its status as an official Thai Forest monastery. We discuss that more in this episode.

His teachings center on his idea of the “beautiful breath.” Unlike the first three episodes of the series, Ajahn Brahm focuses on jhana, or states of deep concentration. His teaching style is humorous, light-hearted, and centers on letting go.

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