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            | Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion  |  |  | Cultivate the wisdom and compassion we need to carry forward into our lives. Join us for a five-night silent retreat in the beautiful natural setting of Big Bear Retreat Center, only two hours from Los Angeles. We will spend our days deepening our meditation practice in the service of cultivating wisdom and compassion that we need in our lives.  As we settle our minds, supported by nature, we can see ourselves and the world with deeper clarity and allow our inner wisdom to emerge. |  | 2025-09-29 (6 days)
            
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        | 2025-09-30 
  Is it Okay to be Aware of Just This?
43:18 |  
        | Diana Winston |  |  | 
      
      This foundational talk on mindfulness offers insight into why and how to practice mindfulness, what makes meditation difficult, the qualities of a mindful mind, and the fruits of the practice. |  
    
      
      
        | 2025-10-02 
  The Merging of Love & Wisdom
50:24 |  
        | Diana Winston |  |  | 
      
      This talk explores the way wisdom develops and focuses on the three characteristics of impermanence, suffering, and not self. It touches on not clinging, dropping bananas, two arrows, and how love fits into it all. |  |  |  |  |