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Dharma Talks
2015-05-13 A Legacy of Kindness 65:28
Bob Stahl
For generations the forests monks of Burma have passed on a legacy of kindness. How to meet your mind, body and heart (your life) with greater wisdom and compassion.
Insight Santa Cruz (Copper Beech Institute) Convergence: The Meeting of the Insight Meditation Tradition and all Mindfulness-Based Approaches

2015-05-07 Upekkha/Equanimity 40:01
Eugene Cash
Upekkha is the wisdom of the heart. It reveals a balanced, equipoise of heart and mind that is woven with love, compassion and joy. Often confused with detachment equanimity is a heart/mind resting in the wisdom of reality and awareness. It is the balance of heart/mind rooted in insight.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Sacred Tenderness: Exploring the Energies of Our Hearts

2015-05-06 Othering & Belonging 1 58:06
Donald Rothberg
In the contexts of our practice of examining the nature of self and of a recent conference on "Othering and Belonging," we look at ways that we create an "other." We may do this in terms of social groups (according to race, age, gender, religion, ability/disability, educational level, etc.), interpersonally, or in terms of parts of oneself (I "other" my fear or shame or brilliance). This week we focus on "othering" (the "other" is often noticed, but not really known or seen), how to track our own ways of othering, and how to work with and transform othering, opening to greater compassion, wisdom, and connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-05-05 The Relaxation Of Inner Freedom 51:24
Michael Grady
Freeing the mind from preconceptions and cultivating a wise and compassionate attitude with practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Kindness and Discovery: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-05-03 Measureless Abiding 41:22
Kittisaro
Reflection and guided meditation. Suffusing the six directions with kindness and compassion.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Sacred Tenderness: Exploring the Energies of Our Hearts

2015-05-02 Guided Compassion Meditation (2) with Standing Meditation in a Circle 56:36
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Return to the Boundless Heart

2015-05-02 Intro to Compassion, Guided Compassion Meditation 61:53
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Return to the Boundless Heart

2015-04-30 Mindfulness of Pain, Illness, and Death 44:11
Kim Allen
This talk was given as part of the series “Strengthening Mindfulness.” Dukkha, or suffering, includes pain, illness, and death; yet these are inevitable visitors to our lives. It is our practice to gently turn towards what’s difficult and painful in our lives, and understand truly these human experiences. When we are mindful, we become aware that there are the bodily sensations of pain and discomfort that we may not control, and there are our mind’s reactions to these sensations that we may observe and change. Mindfulness of death can lead us to a sense of spiritual urgency, and help us to cultivate compassion for this shared experience among all human kind. This knowledge of commonality can also help us to overcome fear.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
In collection: Strengthening Mindfulness

2015-04-29 Compassion 1:15:16
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage April 2015 Month Long Hermitage

2015-04-21 Working with difficult emotions 46:28
Caroline Jones
This talk encourages us to practice meeting difficult emotions with wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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