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2001-04-14
The First Noble Truth: What's Noble About Dukkha
66:46
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Ajahn Sumedho
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The Buddha's teachings are all about awakening to the truth of suffering, or dukkha, and finding the end to it. Our potential for awakening begins to be realized when we shift our attitude to take an interest in suffering, learning from the way it is, and understanding how it gets created. Opening to the truth about suffering, we also open our awareness to something greater -- the ultimate reality.
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2001-04-15
Knower Of The Worlds
54:49
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Ajahn Sumedho
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We can be empowered in practice through getting to know the nature of
the world we live in and through learning from the way it is. Taking
refuge in knowing the truth-- the laws of nature-can free us from a
selfish struggle with the way things are.
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2001-04-17
Trust In Being The Knowing
67:43
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Ajahn Sumedho
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Using reason and logic, that is, acquired knowledge, we get caught in dualistic positions: right and wrong, good and bad, etc. We tend to
establish a fixed view about things. In this talk Ajahn Sumedho is trying to get us to a place beyond such dualistic thinking, beyond taking sides. He says that intuitive awareness involves a one-pointedness (ekaggata) that includes, rather than excludes. It is not dualistic. Transcendence is a matter of “being” it, not thinking about it.
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2001-04-20
Come See For Yourself: The Power And Presence Of Concentration And Mindfulness
60:00
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Marcia Rose
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This practice is a path of inquiry, investigation and discovery that we fully participate in and experience for ourselves. By the power of our own attention-mindful awareness, with great interest and energy, we develop a concentrated clarity of presence, taking the time to look very deeply at our own experience of body, mind and heart. Through this process we are able to see and experience the nature of things. This is what leads to the deepest wisdom and happiness. This is what leads to awakening/liberation..
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2001-04-21
The Gateway To Relief
1:13:49
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Marcia Rose
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Change is the fabric of life; its very essence. How often do we
forget, ignore, or distract ourselves from this natural truth and then
suffer the consequences? Clearly seeing and accepting impermanence is
truly the acceptance of life.
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2001-04-21
The Gateway To Relief: Understanding Impermanence
1:14:04
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Marcia Rose
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Change is the fabric of life; it's very essence. How often do we forget, ignore or distract ourselves from this natural truth and then suffer the consequence? Clearly seeing and accepting impermanence is truly the acceptance of life.
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