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2001-03-08 The Retreat Experience: Why Intensive Practice? 58:42
James Baraz
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Why do people go on intensive silent retreats? What is the process one goes through and how does it change us? This talk explores understanding how the retreat experience works?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2001-03-22 Refinement Of Mind - part 1 63:45
James Baraz
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The Buddha's discourse on refinement of mind from the Anguttara Nikaya describes the process a practitioner experiences in moving from grosser types of attachment to more subtle and refined ones. This talk focuses on how the practice affects our thoughts, words and actions as we continue our journey of awakening.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2001-03-29 Refinement Of Mind - part 2 60:08
James Baraz
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The Buddha explained how concentration, energy and equanimity work together to help purify a practitioner's mind over time. How can we wisely develop and bring to balance these qualities essential to waking up?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2001-07-18 After The Honeymoon, The Marriage: Plateaus In Practice 65:46
James Baraz
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After our initial and excitement encountering the Dharma, reality hits us and our practice may appear to stagnate. How can we renew our inspiration and reawaken our enthusiasm for practice?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2001-10-27 Letting Go Of Knowing 58:34
James Baraz
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Most of us want to know the right answer to complex situations. This post-September 11th talk explores the value of letting go of prematurely trying to figure things out, and replace it with patiently listening inside to our wisest understandings and responses when they are ready to be heard.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
In collection: In Response to September 11

2001-01-01 Learning To Love Yourself: A Bodhisattva Act 47:05
James Baraz
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An essential part of liberation is including ourselves in the love we aspire to cultivate for all beings. This becomes a gift we can model for others. Why is this such a difficult task? How can we develop authentic self-love?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2004-04-26 Practice As A Path To Happiness 54:28
James Baraz
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We can often focus on suffering in our practice and forget that this path is about cultivating happiness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-11-19 The Power Of Mindfulness 53:50
James Baraz
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This talk was given at the Lawyer's Retreat. It focused on a description of four characteristics of mindfulness - seeing things clearly, permanence, being present and watching the judging mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-11-20 Saturday Night Closing Session 35:00
James Baraz
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The Saturday night session of the lawyers retreat. What's going on in mindfulness and law. Right livelihood.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-02-21 Sudden Awakening, Gradual Cultivation: The Purification Process 60:34
James Baraz
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Although freedom is found in the moment, there is a continual process of purifying the heart and mind. This process is discussed including facing our fears, deepening our commitment, learning to love ourselves while seeing through our sense of self, culminating in practice being our gift to the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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