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2008-01-12 The Five Aggregates 62:40
Guy Armstrong
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This traditional list of the five categories, such as form and consciousness, describes the range of our experience. This talk follows a sutta in viewing the aggregates as an avenue to see emptiness

2008-03-15 The Attitude Of Awareness 54:07
Guy Armstrong
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The right attitude for meditation is one free from greed, aversion and delusion. The talk also defines some key terms in practice: consciousness, mindfulness, awareness, and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  From Awareness to Wisdom: Exploring the Mind

2008-03-19 Awareness Is Like The Unconditioned 61:34
Guy Armstrong
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This is a condensed version of two earlier talks in 2008: “The Five Aggregates” from January and “Consciousness, Awareness & Nibbana” from February.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  From Awareness to Wisdom: Exploring the Mind

2008-04-01 The Pure And Luminous Mind 60:40
Guy Armstrong
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Living Freedom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-02-02 An Attitude Of Mindfulness 52:18
Guy Armstrong
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The right attitude for meditation is one that is free of greed, aversion and delusion. The talk also explores the functions of mindfulness, attention and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-13 Metta, Tenderness And Connection 60:06
Guy Armstrong
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Metta practice makes the heart more sensitive. This tenderness becomes the avenue for us to discover our deep connectedness to all of life and end a sense of isolation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-02-26 Consciousness, Awareness And Nibbana 63:33
Guy Armstrong
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It is the direct realization of the unconditioned, or nibbana, that is considered enlightenment in the Buddha's teachings. This talk explores how consciousness and awareness can be understood as links in practice to the flavor of the unconditioned.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation 1-month Retreat

2008-07-13 Metta: Near And Far Enemies 55:13
Guy Armstrong
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The near enemy of metta is attached affection, common in romantic love. The far enemy is aversion, which takes many forms, such as resentment and fear. The talk explores these responses and how to work with them in metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2008-07-15 Mudita: Guided Meditation 44:13
Guy Armstrong
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This is a guided meditation on the quality of appreciative joy, or mudita. There is also a short introduction on the role of appreciative joy in the four divine abidings (brahma vihares).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2005-11-11 Working With Difficult Emotions 57:09
Guy Armstrong
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  November 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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