Peter Reviews April 2026 Retreat

During this talk, Peter describes how his recently completed 6 full days of self-retreat involved integrating Analayo’s excellent “Mindfulness of Breathing” book with the meditative training protocol called vedanupassana as taught by S. N. Goenka.  Part of his preparation for this retreat involved using ChatGPT to support the integrative process, and these documents are also posted here to provide additional information for research.  Peter doesn’t wholeheartedly agree with the descriptions provided by ChatGPT, but the documents below provide a useful reference resource.  As the Buddha said, we must work out our own salvation diligently: This supports integrating the two practices:  Integrating Anapanasati with Body Scan on Retreat and at Home This describes the whole-body experience developed by body scanning as body scanning practice matures:  Bhanga This describes what happens physiologically as body scanning practice matures:  Physiology of Tingling with Body Scan This describes the subjective experience of anicca, the transitory and impermanent characteristics that can be investigated during body scanning:  Goenka subjective evidence of anicca