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Christina Feldman's Dharma Talks

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What I teach is a reflection of the constantly changing nature of my own practice. When I give a talk it is not a set agenda, but something that I've been reflecting about. The talks tend to be in rhythm with my own practice.

At the moment, I'm reflecting on the interplay of the personal and the non-personal, on aloneness and intimacy, on emptiness and embodiment. This process of reflection is a slow one. I hold a question in the background of my consciousness and then prepare to be surprised, to see what actually arises.

I enjoy the dharma a great deal. I try to convey that meditation practice is not a pathway of endlessly overcoming obstacles, but also a path of tremendous joy. It brings a great deal of profound truth to people's ability to find happiness. I have great faith in the Dharma, and a bottomless faith in people's capacity to be wise.

The ancient traditions of Buddhism are as relevant today as they were 2,500 years ago because people's capacity for getting themselves into trouble, for confusion, alienation and separation is not so different from Buddha's time. Vipassana, then and now, offers people an opportunity to transform themselves, and in so doing, transform the world around them.

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2003-02-26 Embodiment Of Freedom 40:46	Download Listen
Understanding emptiness, we learn to embody freedom in all the moments of our lives. The absolute and relative are interwoven--the ground of wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2003-10-21 Being Present 48:09	Download Listen
What does it mean to be genuinely present and awake in our lives? Meditation is an exploration of the causes of disconnection and the letting go of those causes. Learning to be present is the first step on the path and a step we return to many times. It is the home of calm, joy and insight.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-07-24 Stillness 42:10	Download Listen
At the heart of all meditative traditions is the exploration of stillness. We come to understand stillness is not the absence of movement, but the ground of consciousness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2006-07-10 Gladdening The Heart 48:52	Download Listen
The liberation of our heart from ill will and hostility rests upon our discovery of what it means to abide with equanimity in our emotional world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2004-07-22 Renunciation 43:43	Download Listen
Renunciation is a path to joy and freedom and an expression of joy and freedom. This talk explores the ways of renunciation the Buddha speaks of.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat

2005-03-14 Patience 47:39	Download Listen
Patience enables us to remain steadfast in the face of adversity and change. One of the noble qualities of mind, patience is the forerunner of compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2005-03-16 Equanmity 43:55	Download Listen
The art of finding balance amidst the extremes of our lives is a rare and precious gift. The poised and balanced heart receives the events of life without being grounded by them.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat

2008-09-03 The Engaged Mystic 49:13	Download Listen
The Nobel 8 fold path is a path of awareness that embraces every dimension of our lives – it is the path to freedom and the embodiment of freedom.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Engaged Mystic: Meditation for Life

2008-09-05 Wise Intention 51:07	Download Listen
Our intentions link us to the world, sharpen our thoughts, words actions. The intentions of renunciation Kindness and Compassion shape an ethical liberated heart and life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : The Engaged Mystic: Meditation for Life

2008-07-14 Liberation From The Inner Critic 50:07	Download Listen
Self judgment is deeply painful and suffocates the capacity for kindness and freedom. It can also be understood and released.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: Insight Meditation Retreat

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