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2015-05-19 Self View and Insecurity 39:17
Howard Cohn
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2015-05-19 The Giver, Gift. and Receiver 21:10
Shaila Catherine
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The Discourses of the Buddha include instructions on how to give so that the act of generosity will be most fruitful. This talk by Shaila Catherine explores the significance of the inner motivation of the donor, the quality and appropriateness of the gift itself, and the virtue and purity of mind of the recipient. The motivation, context, and result each play a role in the practice of generosity (dana).
2015-05-20 The Two Truths 42:21
Pamela Weiss
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2015-05-20 Dharma Talk 1:17:18
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
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2015-05-23 Love Sex, and Awakening 46:35
Amma Thanasanti
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Ajahn (Amma) Thanasanti's personal journey and interest in the topic. Believing enlightenment is where everyone loves me. Various kinds of suffering. The way that Dipa Ma's life was an inspiration. The hunger to connect and the way that love and sex can be used for connection. Sex as life force. Separation and dissolving into pleasure vs dissolving into emptiness. Love and sex addiction underlying other addictions. The difference between mind states that resolve with observation and those that need engagement. Attachment theory. Pleasure evokes lack. Making use of the complexity.
2015-05-24 S.O.S. - Sitting on Sunday 1:41:39
Gina Sharpe
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These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, sometimes followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and often a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.
2015-05-26 Individual yet Not-Self 34:32
Howard Cohn
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2015-05-27 Dharma Talk 61:51
Chas DiCapua
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2015-05-29 Mindfulness of Feeling Tone 1:21:39
Martine Batchelor
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During this talk I would like to explore mindfulness of the feeling tones (vedena), which is the second foundation of the practice of mindulness. First I will try to present the different aspects of mindfulness. Secondly I will try to define feeling tones and thirdly how to be mindful of them. The Pali term vedana refers to the affective tone of experience. When we come into contact through one of our six senses with the environment, we experience a pleasant, unpleasant or neither pleasant nor unpleasant feeling tone. It is important to see that feeling tones are constructed, they are not a given, they do not reside in the object we come in contact with. It is vital to be aware of feeling tones as they arise extremely fast and have a profound impact on our behavior.
2015-05-30 Creativity without Grasping AM 1:23:10
Martine Batchelor
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During this daylong we will examine the process of grasping and its amplifying/exaggerating effects and how meditation can help us to de-grasp and release our holding thus allowing for creative engagement and a creative response. We will have the opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation (sitting and walking) to develop our potential for letting go. We will also explore the different ways we can meditate.
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