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Strengthening the two wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion

This nine-day insight meditation retreat offers an opportunity to strengthen both the wisdom and the compassion wings of awakening. We will explore a variety of different practices taken from the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, alongside the four brahma-vihara heart practices of kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

2018-08-03 (10 days) Te Moata Retreat Center

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2018-08-10 35 guided meditation: exploring the Seven Factors of Awakening 28:28
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Mostly silent meditation practising choiceless awareness, with occasional instructions to check for the presence or absence of each of the seven factors of awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquillity, concentration, and equanimity

2018-08-10 37 talk: anatta or not-self and the five clinging-aggregates 43:34
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An introduction to anatta or not-self and an exploration of the suffering that comes from clinging to the five aggregates

2018-08-11 38 instructions: equanimity generally, and as a brahmavihara practice 18:22
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Bringing equanimity to the ending of the retreat and the inevitable ups and downs, then instructions for the brahmavihara practice of equanimity for a difficult person

2018-08-11 39 guided meditation: equanimity for a difficult person 25:10
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Guided meditation cultivating equanimity for a so-called "difficult" person, then oneself, using the reciting phrases method of brahmavihara practice

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