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Dharma Talks Access for Retreatants
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IMCB Regular Talks
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2012-08-02
Equanimity
59:25
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Arinna Weisman
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| Equanimity is the mindful presence that neither grasps nor resists experience and is the ground for unconditional love and wise action. Arinna shares a variety of moving stories of deep equanimity and reflects on the position of equanimity as last in several important Buddhist lists. Concludes with a brief Q&A session. |
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2012-07-19
Stewardship and Intention as Gaia Practices
52:25
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James Baraz
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This is part 4 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the last two of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:
4. Acknowledge your trustee obligations and take responsibility for the continuation of all life
5. Choose your own destiny
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2012-07-12
Compassion and Tonglen Practice
37:13
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Lama Palden
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| Lama Palden discusses compassion and the Tonglen practice of sending and receiving. Please note that the actual practice portion of the talk has been removed since it is important for students to receive direct transmission of the teachings from the teacher. |
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2012-07-05
Karma and Sila as Gaia Practices
53:57
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James Baraz
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This is part 3 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the first three of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:
1. See the systems you are part of
2. Be accountable for all the consequences of your actions
3. Abide by society’s most deeply held universal principles of morality and justice
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2012-06-28
Seeing the System You Are Part Of
59:40
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James Baraz
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| Sharing a positive vision for the future from Ernest Callenbach’s "Epistle to Ecotopians". We then begin to explore the first of five Dharma principles using systems and sustainability expert Bob Doppelt’s book From Me to We. The ignorance of these principles is what perpetuates the problem and the understanding of them is the key to changing our consciousness and providing a path toward healing the planet.
This is part 2 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began June 14. |
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