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2020-03-04 Meditation: The Blessings of Yes 20:12
Tara Brach
When our hearts open to the life that is here, just as it is, we discover vast loving presence. This meditation engages the smile as we scan through and awaken to our body and senses. Then we practice meeting the changing flow of life with a full allowing, wakeful and open awareness. We close with a verse from e.e. cummings. “What happens when the heart says “Yes” to this moment? And what happens when that “Yes” goes even deeper?”
2020-03-04 Desire and Addiction (Part 1 of 3): Voices of Longing Calling You Home 48:18
Tara Brach
Desire is intrinsic to all living forms – the urge to exist and flourish. It turns to suffering when, due to unmet needs, it contracts, intensifies and separates us from our full aliveness and awareness. These two talks guide us in awakening from this trance, and discovering how within desire is the longing that can carry us to true belonging.
2020-03-05 Skillful Letting Go Practice for Intense Times 49:08
James Baraz
In times of uncertainty and tension--whether a potential global pandemic, the climate crisis, high stakes election--it's easy for apprehension to become anxiety as we constantly are worried about what's to come. This talk explores how skillful letting go practices can help us maintain our centeredness while still being engaged.
2020-03-06 Guided Meditation 29:01
Gavin Milne
Touching into the experience of breath and body.
2020-03-08 Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion 21:49
JD Doyle
2020-03-09 Addressing Coronavirus with a Dharma View- Monday Night Dharma Talk 51:05
Matthew Brensilver
2020-03-10 Practicing in Place #1 34:23
Howard Cohn
2020-03-11 Guided Heart Meditation: Loving Kindness – Befriending our Lives 27:21
Tara Brach
This heart meditation guides us in how to cultivate a deep quality of friendliness in relating to our inner life and each other. The gift of this practice is a direct sense of belonging – knowing that we can never be alone (retreat meditation).
2020-03-11 Desire and Addiction (Part 2 of 3): Voices of Longing Calling You Home 41:30
Tara Brach
As part of the collective response to the Coronavirus—taking care of each other—Tara has cancelled her live class and recorded this from her home. Desire is intrinsic to all living forms – the urge to exist and flourish. It turns to suffering when, due to unmet needs, it contracts, intensifies and separates us from our full aliveness and awareness. These two talks guide us in awakening from this trance, and discovering how within desire is the longing that can carry us to true belonging.
2020-03-15 Practicing Dharma During the Time of COVID-19 29:34
Victoria Cary
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