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Retreat Dharma Talks
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2016-04-21
Daily Life Jhana
38:21
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Ajahn Sucitto
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People often have the idea that one practices “concentration” to achieve “special meditative states of mind” called jhana, but Ajahn Sucitto points out that in fact jhana is a daily life practice of absorbing into the wholesomeness of nature that leads to the embodiment of samadhi – a unified state of the heart. This talk was offered on April 21, 2016 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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2016-04-28
Four Chants
16:07
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Greg Scharf
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Four Chants by Greg Scharf & Liz Fitzgerald. 1) An Invitation To The Devas, 2) Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali, 3) Karaniya Metta Sutta in English, 4) Buddham Vande - (a simple repeating chant of reverence for the triple gem)
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2016-04-29
Proliferation of Planning
47:38
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Shaila Catherine
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Shaila Catherine gave this talk on planning tendencies of the mind. Papanca is a Pali term that means proliferation. A lot of our planning is not preparation for action. Rather, it's a form of dukkha: chronic planning may be a manifestation of anxiety, restlessness, worry, or obsessive thinking about "who I will be." Planning is fuel for self-becoming, self-grasping; restless planning perpetuates the fantasy of a future we think we can control or predict, but such future may never happen. Instead of habitually indulging in planning tendencies, we can train our attention to be mindful of life as it actually unfolds. We can thus learn to calm fantasies that distract the mind, let go of expectations, and gradually strengthen concentration to be more fully present. We can also curb the tendency to become lost in imagined scenarios of hope and fear about life's events.
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