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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2008-07-20
Come Into The Body
44:34
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Ajahn Sucitto
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When the cascade of thoughts and feelings come rushing in, rather than, ‘What am I going to do about it?’ ask, ‘Where am I right now?’ It doesn’t seem relevant, but it brings us out of the scenario and into the body. Steadied in the flow of feeling, we can then learn the particular skill of being with rather than being in them.
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Cittaviveka
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2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat
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2008-07-17
Embracing Suffering
50:05
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Ajahn Sucitto
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(Given on Asalha Puja, commemorating the occasion when the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths.) A lot of our practice is about squaring up to the first noble truth of suffering rather than wriggling away from it. Mindfulness of body provides a channel to open up to suffering, where it can be experienced in terms of energies rather than thoughts and emotions.
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Cittaviveka
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2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat
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2008-07-15
It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
54:45
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Sally Armstrong
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The practice of Mudita or Appreciative Joy cultivates an open and joyful heart that naturally inclines towards connecting with what is uplifting and beautiful in others and in our own lives. It works to counteract the subtle or not-so-subtle tendency towards envy, which tells us that we are deficient in some way.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Metta
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2008-07-13
The Nonstick Mind
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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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