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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2009-10-02
Wisdom, Calm and Insight
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Ajahn Sucitto
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In meditation we want to penetrate the depths of mind, to get the roots of our habits, attitudes, beliefs. We go through the body because it’s easier to discern as an object than mind. Steadying and calming the body energies, wisdom builds up, begins to know cause and effect, what leads to clarity, what leads to release.
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Cittaviveka
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Vassa Retreat
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2009-10-01
Hindrances and Aggregates - The Right Response
28:18
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Ajahn Sucitto
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We can use the suffering that arises from the hindrances as a means for clearing kamma. Rather than getting hooked by our habitual reactions, track the experience through the lens of the aggregates. Set aside the topic, get underneath it. Work with it on an energetic level, feel it in the body. It isn’t easy, but over time confidence builds that this is where it ceases. Then these hindrances have taught us a powerful lesson we won’t get anywhere else.
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Cittaviveka
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Vassa Retreat
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2009-09-30
Attention, Intention, Energy and Awareness
22:16
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Two factors play a part in the way the mind operates – attention and intention. Both are conditioned, and both carry energy. Attention limits the span of awareness, intention defines the quality of it. A lot of the problems in meditation can be resolved through attention, intention and bringing the right kind of energy to them.
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Cittaviveka
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Vassa Retreat
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2009-09-28
Embodied Practice
54:15
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Sally Armstrong
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Many of us live our lives somewhat disconnected from our physical experience, or with a distorted view of our bodies. Mindfulness practice – the direct knowing of our experience in an unfiltered way - allows us to connect with our bodies in a way that is kind and accepting. Out of this deep connection, insight into the nature of our bodies and our minds, and how they affect each other, naturally develops.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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Two-Month Retreat
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