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2019-12-17 Death and the Poignancy of Life 61:37
Matthew Brensilver
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William James said that death was the ‘worm at the core’ of the human condition that turns us all into ‘melancholy metaphysicians.’ A century later, awareness of mortality is documented to affect our thinking and emotional lives in powerful ways. It figures prominently in Buddhist practice. In what ways does consciousness of death distorts our view and lead us away from wisdom and compassion? Alternatively, how can we open to the truth of finitude such that our heart is softened? Can we intuit the freedom or love that might be released were we more deeply at peace with our mortality? In this evening program, we’ll consider the way death can harden or soften our heart – and how dharma practice might lead us to a life that feels complete. All are welcome.
New York Insight Meditation Center

2019-12-17 Emotional Stability 61:23
Pascal Auclair
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-17 Returning to the Fullness of Human Nature 59:24
Ajahn Sucitto
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Human nature is empathic and seeks harmony. The personality structure masks our true nature. It tries to stop and dominate urges and emotions. But the practice is to go directly to feeling. We can use this natural body to help untangled the mind.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-17 How to Come to the Place of Harmony 67:10
Ajahn Sucitto
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We’re driven by craving and it causes suffering. The relinquishment of craving leads to ease and harmony. Dispassionate acceptance of these drives makes liberation possible.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-17 Using Chanting to Steady the Mind 29:28
Ajahn Sucitto
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The untrained mind energy is ragged, sluggish and incoherent. With its simple tones and slow, repetitive rhythm, chanting can steady the mind.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-16 Guided Meditation - Love As Renunciation 29:34
Pascal Auclair
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-16 The Glass Half Empty: Emptying and Creating the Container to Receive 24:16
Brian Lesage
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Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community :  FIMC Monday Night Talks

2019-12-16 Q&A 1 60:50
Ajahn Sucitto
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Samatha and vipassanā; dullness and hindrances; samādhi for lay people; witnessing cruelty; awareness and mindfulness
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-16 Loving the World | Monday Night talk 45:03
Jack Kornfield
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Winter Solstice and finding inner light in times of darkness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-12-16 Dawn of the Liberating Path - Accomplishment in Self 17:22
Shaila Catherine
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The Buddha teaches that, just as the dawn precedes the rising sun, so developing certain qualities prepares us for fully engaging in our practice of the Noble Eightfold Path. Seven of these qualities are taught in the Magga Samyutta (SN 45:49-90): good friends, and the accomplishments in virtue, desire, self, view, diligence, and careful attention. This series of brief talks, Shaila Catherine introduces each of these qualities and illuminates how their development can support our path to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge
In collection: Dawn of the Liberating Path - Accomplishments

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