Dharma Talks Access for Retreatants
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Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
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| This six-week partial of the three-month course is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness. |
2018-09-11 (43 days)
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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2018-09-12
Sangha
54:06
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Annie Nugent
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The sangha.. those who are stirred by what is truly stirring - the Buddha's dharma. Thus the triple gem all rolls into one and supports us on our dharma journey through life. |
2018-09-13
What is Mindfulness?
57:11
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Sally Clough Armstrong
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Mindfulness is becoming very popular in many areas of modern life: as a stress reduction, in schools, prisons, hospitals, in the workplace and so on. But what is mindfulness, and what was the Buddha talking about when he encouraged us to practice it? Right mindfulness, or Samma Sati, develops wisdom and understanding, decreasing unwholesome states of mind, increasing wholesome |
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