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Dharma Talks in English
2017-03-25 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:41:23
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Second day, morning
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-24 Closing Talk for the March Monthlong 53:00
Erin Treat
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Monthlong Retreat

2017-03-24 If You Grow Good Fruit, Eat It! 13:58
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto responds to a question about dana parami, describing the gift of safety that can be provided by keeping precepts and sustaining open awareness. He reminds us that in the field of dana we are also in a position to receive generosity, partaking of the good fruit we have grown.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-24 Faith: The Grounds for Your Personal Monastery 33:44
Ajahn Sucitto
Addressing the universal need to find meaning, Ajahn Sucitto describes how faith and wisdom work together in this search to set us free. He encourages the group, upon leaving the supports of the monastery structures and routines, to sustain forms of practice and personal protocols for wholesome actions as a way to keep one rooted in what has true meaning.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-24 Mind Shapes Experience 50:57
Nathan Glyde
How our mind state affects our perception of experience
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Retreat

2017-03-24 Inspired by Changes: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:24:49
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Friday afternoon, first day
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-24 Inspired by Change: How to Cultivate a Resilient Heart while Caring about Our Changing World (Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock) 2:29:26
James Baraz, Bob Doppelt
Today’s world is filled with challenging issues that often push us to our emotional boundaries. With complex issues that include environmental challenges like climate change, social injustices, racism, terrorism and other forms of moral distress, life can often feel overwhelming. Yet there’s hope as well as a proven path to help us cope with and face life’s challenges with renewed vigor and determination. Friday Morning, first session
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2017-03-23 Personal, Perfect, and Permanent 47:48
Kim Allen
Using Ruth King's nomenclature for the Three Characteristics, this talk explores the ways in which we misperceive in our daily life.
Insight Santa Cruz

2017-03-23 Transpersonal: The Place of Don't Have To 27:43
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto describes how our efforts to be good and “get it right” tend to come from a constricting place. Such efforts are accompanied by self-consciousness, criticism and stress which block access to the innate good qualities of our own heart. This talk outlines a way to move from the strategies of the head to the opening of the heart by coming into the body.
Tisarana Buddhist Monastery :  Morning Meeting Offerings

2017-03-22 Taking the “Exquisite Risk”: An Undefended Heart 50:36
Tara Brach
Poet Mark Nepo uses the phrase “exquisite risk” to describe our willingness to be fully alive, open, available, living true to our heart. This talk explores the challenges and blessings of taking the exquisite risk, both in becoming more intimate with our inner life, and in engaging with others from full authenticity.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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