Delson Armstrong
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Delson began his spiritual journey with Yogic meditation at the age of thirteen. He traveled to India where he studied at an international school for three years and completed his A Levels through the University of Cambridge International Examination center of the British Council. He graduated from the New York Film Academy with a concentration in screenwriting and he began his career by publishing three books on science faction.
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DELSON ARMSTRONG, Writer, Author, Buddhist Studies, and Meditation Teacher
EVENTS: Residential and Zoom retreats, YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/@darmstrong693
RESIDENCE: Mumbai India and Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center, Annapolis, MO, USA
CONTACT: https://www.delsonarmstrong.com/
EVENTS: Residential and Zoom retreats, YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/@darmstrong693
RESIDENCE: Mumbai India and Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center, Annapolis, MO, USA
CONTACT: https://www.delsonarmstrong.com/
Delson began practicing TWIM and in 2016 and is now leading residential and Zoom retreats in Asia, Europe, and the US. After retreats he continues to offer support and advise to those who continue on their journey meditating. Recently, he has become associated in formal scientific studies on the affects of meditation and neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the phenomenology of meditation. the latest Study is Delson’s abilities to enter a state of cessation of perception, sensation, and consciousness or nirodha samāpatti. See published paper HERE.
Dependent Origination Symposium, 5/21/—5/26/23, Mary and Joesph Retreat Center, Los Angeles, California. Top row: Ann Shawhan, Venerable Obhasa, Delson Armstrong, Mark Berger, and Doug Kraft
Delson taught a master course in paticca-samuppada–causes and conditions–as described by the Buddha. The course featured two to three sessions daily along with Q&A with group discussions. Sixteen participants took part in a study of accessing Jhana states while meditating during the testing. Using advanced qEEG equipment, bio, and other technologies, seven scientists/technicians collected data for evaluation. Delson Armstrong, Ann Shawhan, David Johnson, Kristen Jones, Doug Kraft and other volunteer subjects made it possible. see archives :
Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) and Delson Armstrong at the Metta Forest Monastery San Diego, California, Photo 5/19/2023
Delson has studied Upanishadic contemplative practices under the lineages of Paramahamsa Ramakrishna, Swami Sivananda, and Swami Chinmayananda. He attained all six-degrees of Kriya Yoga under the lineages of Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahamsa Hariharananda. Through study and application of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, he has attained all ten levels of Samadhi (meditative states of absorption) discribed in the text. He has also practiced jñāna Yoga and Self-Enquiry through the lineages of Ramana Maharishi and Nisargadatta Maharaj, attaining the level of Sahaja Samadhi (effortless absorption) and studied the teachings of J. Krishnamurti and U.G. Krishnamurti.
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Delson's online retreats are designed to introduce people to a simple meditation practice known as Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation, TWIM. The foundation for this meditation is described in the earliest Buddhist texts. This goal is to lean how to let go of the causes of unhappiness and suffering and enjoy life and the potential for contentment.
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These retreats are designed so that the meditation practice and study program is integrated into everyday life. Participants are mentored and guided on a daily basis but continue working and live normally while cultivating meditative skills and knowledge that results in wisdom and well being.
Hundreds of people world-wide have discovered that this program answers the question; why meditation is an essential skill that can be an integral part of life. They also learn through observation how to train the mind to become free of habitual unconscious craving. This is a practice to unhook from compulsive emotional reactions and and responsive thoughtfully and with a balanced mind
Meditation is known to relieve stress, lighten life’s load while bringing with it relief mentally and physically.
Beginners will find this program rich in content and results oriented.
Hundreds of people world-wide have discovered that this program answers the question; why meditation is an essential skill that can be an integral part of life. They also learn through observation how to train the mind to become free of habitual unconscious craving. This is a practice to unhook from compulsive emotional reactions and and responsive thoughtfully and with a balanced mind
Meditation is known to relieve stress, lighten life’s load while bringing with it relief mentally and physically.
Beginners will find this program rich in content and results oriented.
Delson's guided meditation from
the first night at the D.O. Symposium May 2023. Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fh8uz3df14wzjcj/Delson%20Armstrong%20Guided%20Meditation.mp3?dl=0
the first night at the D.O. Symposium May 2023. Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fh8uz3df14wzjcj/Delson%20Armstrong%20Guided%20Meditation.mp3?dl=0
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Video #1 Joseph Everett a popular blogger, went to India to meditate and interview Delson Armstrong.
The Deep End of Meditation - Rebooting the Brain NAVIGATION 00:00 - Delson’s Meditation ‘Career’ 8:45 - What is the Goal of Yoga? 12:54 - The highest level of Yoga meditation 20:27 - How Joseph got into meditation and TWIM 24:27 - What is ‘awakening’? |
31:30 - What do they mean by ‘life is suffering’?
36:50 - What exactly are meditative ‘trance’ states? (The 8 Jhānas)
46:48 - Rebooting the Brain to understand the Mind’s Illusions
52:20 - The Four Stages of Awakening
55:40 - What are these stages of Awakening like?
1:00:35 - Prodding Delson on what exactly ‘Awakening’ is like
36:50 - What exactly are meditative ‘trance’ states? (The 8 Jhānas)
46:48 - Rebooting the Brain to understand the Mind’s Illusions
52:20 - The Four Stages of Awakening
55:40 - What are these stages of Awakening like?
1:00:35 - Prodding Delson on what exactly ‘Awakening’ is like
Can you finally escape the Dopamine Treadmill? Neuroscientist @rubenlaukkonen, Oct 2023
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Neuroscientist Dr. Ruben Laukkonen and I talk about the deep end of meditation, what advanced meditative states in the lab reveal about how the mind works and Ruben's personal experience with what some may call an 'awakening. He is the Neuroscientist that performed the MRI on Delson Armstrong and co-authored the landmark paper about Delson's deep meditation,—Cessation and the Nirvana.
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Check out Guru Viking if you want to learn more about deep meditative states and how to meditate at a deep level. Kink: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast
The Path to Unconditional Freedom Interview with Scott Britton, February 2024
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We live in a time where there are many paths to increasing our awareness. The information age has really changed the game for those who feel called to go on the journey of self discovery and realization. The people I know who seem to have went the deepest, usually try a bunch of things and then eventually commit to one tradition or pathway to really focus their energy.
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This focus creates a capacity for depth that seems to be harder when people are dabbling in many things. Today’s guest Delson Armstrong is quite unique in that he has been verified to reach the highest levels of many different systems. Verification is when someone like a master within a tradition provides confirmation of your depth of experience. He has mastered the levels of Samadhi mentioned in the Yoga Sutras, received the six degrees of kriya under the lineage of Hariharananda, as well as the seven degrees of kriya under the lineage of Panchanon Bhattacharya.
He has also mastered the eight jhānas and attained the ability to entered into the state of Nirodha Samapatti or cessation. As a Dhamma teacher and author, this diversity of depth and experience is incredibly rare and gives him a unique perspective to guide students on their path to deeper awareness and realization. Did I mention this guy is only 34 years old? In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics including moving beyond conditional well-being and into living unconditionally and intuitively. Recommended Resources: Delson Armstrong’s
He has also mastered the eight jhānas and attained the ability to entered into the state of Nirodha Samapatti or cessation. As a Dhamma teacher and author, this diversity of depth and experience is incredibly rare and gives him a unique perspective to guide students on their path to deeper awareness and realization. Did I mention this guy is only 34 years old? In this conversation, we cover a wide range of topics including moving beyond conditional well-being and into living unconditionally and intuitively. Recommended Resources: Delson Armstrong’s