EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 24 MIN
Marjolein Janssen: Cutting the Chain of Mental Proliferation
from Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction · host Marjolein Janssen
(Insight Meditation Community of Richmond) From a simple moment of contact, the mind can create a lot of mental proliferation (papañca), leading to stress and conflict. This talk shows how to interrupt that process through clear, present-moment awareness, drawing on the Honey Ball sutta (MN18), and the Buddha's teachings to the wanderer Bahiya (Ud 1.10).
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(Insight Meditation Community of Richmond) From a simple moment of contact, the mind can create a lot of mental proliferation (papañca), leading to stress and conflict. This talk shows how to interrupt that process through clear, present-moment awareness, drawing on the Honey Ball sutta (MN18), and the Buddha's teachings to the wanderer Bahiya (Ud 1.10).
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