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2022-03-08 Guided Meditation: Where Is Attention 43:02
Kim Allen
2022-03-08 Nutriment, Part 1 44:38
Kim Allen
2022-03-08 Finding Love, Balance and Courage in a Time of War 13:27
Betsy Rose
As we witness and are deeply impacted by the eruption of a war of aggression in the Ukraine, we will reflect tonight on how these three paramis -- compassion, courageous energy and equanimity -- are visible both on the world stage and in our own lives and hearts.
2022-03-09 Meditation: Compassion Practice – Tonglen 23:39
Tara Brach
Our deepest wisdom and purest actions arise out of open-hearted presence. This meditation, a compassion practice or tonglen, is drawn from the Tibetan tradition and carries us home to the vastness of loving presence (re-mastered from the 2013 IMCW fall 7-day silent retreat).
2022-03-09 Engaged Spirituality during Times of Upheaval 45:21
Tara Brach
Engaged spirituality means responding to our world’s suffering with wisdom and deep care. This talk looks at three blocks to aligning our actions with our heart – “bad othering,” dissociation and overwhelm. We explore how we can awaken from each reaction to suffering by drawing on our practices of presence and remembering our larger belonging.
2022-03-10 The Dharma of Good Leadership 57:27
James Baraz
When a leader has the welfare of the people as a priority the country prospers. When a leader cares only for themselves the country declines. This talk explores the Buddha's teaching on the qualities that make a good leader, the influence a leader has on the people and the story of an actual leader who underwent a transformation from a feared merciless ruler to one of great wisdom and compassion. We discuss how these teachings apply to our contemporary world.
2022-03-11 Dharma and Recovery 1:13:19
Kevin Griffin
2022-03-11 Mettā, Brāhmā vihārā, Guided mettā meditation, Dhamma talk on mettā meditation method 1:31:10
Bhante Sujato
From Harris Park. Bhante Sujato: Mettā as an experience vs. a philosophical idea; found inside rather than outside, independent rather than grasping. Brāhmā vihārā. Guided mettā meditation. Dhamma talk: background on the mettā meditation method as taught by Ajahn Mahā Chatchai. Patience as a warm-up. Grounding the experience of mettā firmly in the body. Explanantion of "nimittā".
Attached Files:
  • A Flower Called Mettā by Ajahn Chatchai (Link)
2022-03-14 Mettā and Heartbreak 38:21
Kate Munding
2022-03-15 When meditation and life are not going as planned 47:38
Ayya Santussika
Meditation isn't always peaceful, happy and blissful. This talk addresses how to work with difficult feelings, memories, and experiences on and off the cushion as part of the path to awakening.
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