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2012-01-23 Fundamentals of the Dharma: Moving Toward the Struggle 0:36
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
Why did the Buddha say he only taught suffering and the end of suffering? If this is the core of what he taught, how diligently do we practice it? Do our practices attempt to understand the nature of anguish, or do they sidestep that issue and attempt to create anguish-free environments and foster greater dependency on pleasant experiences? Do we see anguish as a fundamental dharmic principle that guides and directs us toward liberation, or do we pull back and adapt a philosophical approach to anguish - "This too shall pass." Suffering provides all that is necessary for a complete understanding of the formation of self, but we must be willing to move toward the difficult for that to be imparted.
In collection: Fundamentals of the Dharma

2012-01-24 Dana, Sila and Bhavana 41:00
Howard Cohn	Download Listen

2012-01-24 Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 2 1:27:07
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
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2012-01-24 Buddhist Perspectives on Right View 3:23:09

Shaila Catherine

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Right view appears as the first step of training in the Noble Eight-Fold Path. It leads to an integrated understanding of the liberating teachings of the Buddha and the successful development of meditation and wisdom. Right view is essential to understanding the causes and the end of suffering. Without right view awakening is impossible, and wrong view is considered the insidious obstacle to all progress. In this six-week series Shaila explores right view from several perspectives found in the discourses of the Buddha. Related themes of wise attention, concepts of liberation, truthfulness, false beliefs, attachment to opinions, kamma, cause and effect, learning and peaceful engagement in discussion will bring this traditional theme to life in our contemporary practice.

2012-01-25 Understanding Intention 55:58
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk

2012-01-26 Amazing Grace 48:48
James Baraz	Download Listen
Suffering is an integral part of life—the First Noble Truth. How is it possible that some people go through suffering and even trauma and, instead of becoming bitter or damaged, use it as a catalyst for deep compassion and awakening? Most people don’t realize they have the choice to work skillfully with regard to the challenges life gives them. This is one of the greatest blessings of practice. Consciously appreciating this blessing brings a deeper connection to practice.

2012-01-29 All Pervasive Metta 21:58
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado Springs Dharma Punx

2012-01-29 All Pervasive Metta - Q&A 37:40
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Colorado Springs Dharma Punx

2012-01-31 Cultivating Liberating Understanding 49:49
Shaila Catherine	Download Listen
This talk explores the theme of right view or right understanding through a teaching found in the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (MN 43). This sutta lists five factors that assist the development of right understanding when liberation is the aim and fruit of the path. These five supportive conditions include virtue / morality, wide learning / reflection, discussion of what was learned, tranquility / calmness, and insight. The talk considers each of these factors in turn.
In collection: Buddhist Perspectives on Right View

2012-01-31 Rains Retreat 47:35
Howard Cohn	Download Listen
Introduces 60-day Retreat in Daily Life

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