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Dharma Talks
2023-03-17 Opening Session 1:18:34
Sari Markkanen, Juha Penttilä
Introduction into the theme of the retreat: compassion and emptiness of self practice, and a guided meditation.
Gaia House Compassion and Emptiness of Self (online retreat)

2023-03-17 Guided Meditation: Abiding in Space (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:27
Phillip Moffitt
A guided meditation utilizing the naturally arising, felt-sense approach to abiding in space. Directly experiencing the fifth element through a gradual process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

2023-03-16 Cultivating the Paramis from the Perspective of Wisdom (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:25
Phillip Moffitt
A talk on the 3 Group approach to the Paramis from the perspective of wisdom. The first group provides a protective base for meditation practice, the second group encourages a dynamic vigor, the third group enhances mind and heart for meditation practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

2023-03-16 Guided Meditation on Deepening, Quieting, and Equanimity (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 54:12
Dana DePalma
A guided meditation emphasizing deepening, quieting, grounding, letting ourselves be held by nature, and shifting to a deeper and wiser perspective in support of equanimity, a balanced heart-mind. It includes a poem by Mary Oliver, "Swimming, One Day in August."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

2023-03-15 Meditation: Say “Yes” to Life 11:49
Tara Brach
This guided practice awakens a relaxed and friendly attention that rests in the breath and opens to whatever is arising. We deepen that presence with the intention to truly say “Yes” to experience, allowing life to be just as it is.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2023-03-15 Deepening and Quieting 56:58
Dana DePalma
This guided meditation invites deepening and quieting, with lines of poetry from Mary Oliver.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation One Month Retreat

2023-03-13 The Three Refuges - Recognizing Faith - Week 1 - Meditation 28:11
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies - The Three Refuges

2023-03-13 Guided meditation in Sayadaw U Tejaniya style. Day five of retreat. 64:20
Alexis Santos
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom

2023-03-12 Consistent Commitment increases Capability 50:56
Ajahn Achalo
A dhamma talk and Q&A to a Canadian dhamma group in Toronto 12 March 2023. Questions are précised: 30:12 Q1 - We all often slip in the practice. What is the best way to get back into it? 34:18 Q2 - How can we maintain mindfulness when we don't accomplish what you set out to do? How can we not let that frustration set us further back? 41:15 Q3 - I've noticed a real cultural difference between the East and the West in the sense of guilt and shame. Can you comment? 45:31 Q4 - During meditation what should I do to control my thoughts? More on this group here: https://www.theravadabuddhistcommunity.org/
Anandagiri Forest Monastery

2023-03-12 Making Space for Transformation 21:20
Ayya Anandabodhi
The practice of giving, ethics, and meditation can undo the confusing experience of being a separate individual person, as we attune more fully to the nature of the way things are.
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

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