Foundations of Freedom and Satipațțhāna in Practice, Event 2: Mindfulness of Feeling and Mind

The Buddha taught Satipaṭṭhāna, the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, as the "direct path to realization." This teaching invites us to apply careful attention to what is always present: our body, feeling tones, mind, and mind-objects. Through strengthening our mindfulness (sati) we can experience presently arisen states without being pulled into desire and aversion. This provides a foundation of clarity and peace, even in the midst of challenging conditions.

On August 16, 2025, BGR Sangha Council members Ayya Ānandabodhī and Dhammadīpā Roshi offered a half-day of practice on the topic of Mindfulness of Feeling and Mindfulness of Mind. In this second session of BGR's Satipaṭṭhāna in Practice series, our teachers led us in study, reflection, and meditation on the second and third establishments of mindfulness—feeling tones (vedanā) and mind (citta).

To share in the experience of this wonderful event, we invite you to view a recording of the teachings.

Our Teachers

Ayya Ānandabodhī

Ayya Ānandabodhī was born and raised in Wales, UK. She has spent over 30 years as a Buddhist monastic, practicing mostly in the Forest Tradition in the UK, and for the past 15 years in the US. Taking full ordination in 2011, she joined the worldwide revival of the Theravāda Bhikkhunī Order. Ayya now resides at Pārāyana Vihāra in Port Townsend, Washington, and teaches meditation retreats in the US and occasionally overseas. Ayya's practice and teaching are guided by early Buddhist scriptures, living in community, and through nature's pure and immediate Dhamma. Ayya Ānandabodhī is a member of the BGR Sangha Council.

Dhammadīpā Roshi

BGR Sangha Council member Dhammadīpā is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Dassanāya Buddhist Community in Alexandria, Virginia. She has been practicing Buddhism since 1987 and she was ordained in 2007. Dhammadīpā has received Dharma Transmission in the tradition of Soto Zen, and practiced for five years as a nun in the Theravāda tradition. In addition to English, she teaches in Spanish, an expression of her Latin heritage. She enjoys watercolor painting and spending time with her adult daughter.