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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
in English
2008-07-13
The Nonstick Mind
43:22
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Jose Reissig
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To believe that clinging is a requisite for engagement is like believing that the food needs to stick to the pan in order to cook. Yet sticking only leads to burning. Likewise with clinging: it only detracts from true intimacy with life.
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Holy Cross Monastery
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Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat
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2008-07-12
Mind As Mirror
51:37
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Jose Reissig
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Ultimately, in our search behind appearances, we need to let go of "name and form" and become like a mirror which is contacting no image. In this emptiness, the mind's capacity to see -- to be aware -- shines unimpeded.
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Holy Cross Monastery
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Rhinebeck Sitting Group Retreat
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2008-07-12
The Great Passing
60:33
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Stephen Batchelor
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This is the seventh of a series of seven talks from the Study Retreat that interweaves reflections on Siddhattha Gotama's life, with critical interpretations of his teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. In this seventh talk we conclude with his last years and death.
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Gaia House
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Meditation And Study Retreat
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