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Dharma Talks Access for Retreatants
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Two-Month Retreat
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| This two-month course, including its one-month partials, is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness. |
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2009-09-26 (56 days)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2009-11-16
Liberation through forgiveness
60:06
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Annie Nugent
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| It is not easy to forgive sometimes. As practice unfolds we may come up against grudges and resentments that we find difficult to let go of. This talk discusses how to work with forgiveness. |
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2009-11-15
Getting And Not Getting
51:07
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Greg Scharf
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| Much of our conditioning is about getting and having (things, experiences, etc) Our path in meditation and dharma practice is much more about letting go, relinquishment and surrender. |
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2009-11-14
The First Buddhist Nuns
56:40
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Greg Scharf
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| The Therigatha is a collection of enlightenment poems of the first Buddhist Nuns. The stories of the lives of these remarkable women and their poems of awakening can serve as a great inspiration to us as we follow in their footsteps. |
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2009-11-08
Dana: Generosity As The Foundation Of Practice
61:30
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Greg Scharf
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| One description the path of practice is as the ripening of the 10 paramis. This ties directly to the 3 trainings in Dana, Sila and Bahavana. This talk explains the practice of generosity as the foundation for out practice. |
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2009-11-07
Joining Our Practice With Others
60:15
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Winnie Nazarko
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| We are deeply connected with others and experience their pain as well as own own. Learning to relate to out own difficulty strengthens our capacity for compassionate presence with others. |
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2009-11-02
Faith
61:16
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Annie Nugent
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| The awakening of this first step on the path gives us the impetus to practice. As understanding grows through continued practice, ultimately we come to a place of unshakable faith – born out of tasting the Truth of the dharma.
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