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The greatest gift is the
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2012-09-20
In Praise of Loving Kindness
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Kirsten Kratz
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This talks explores how the cultivation of qualities like Loving Kindness, Compassion, Generosity can support, nurture and bring about transformation, ease and healing on a personal level, and how, extending beyond the purely personal, these qualities can support us in responding skilfully to the issues of our times
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Gaia House
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Cultivating Loving Kindness
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2012-09-12
The Freedom of Yes
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Tara Brach
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How do we accept ourselves or others when our actions are causing harm? Does acceptance mean passivity? Does it undermine our efforts towards change? This talk responds to these questions with a simple, illuminating and challenging principle about genuine transformation: Acceptance is the prerequisite of true healing and awakening. Only when we've paused to recognize and allow this moment's experience to be fully as it is, can we respond from our intelligence and compassion to prevent future suffering.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2012-09-05
Trance of the Unreal Other
1:22:49
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Tara Brach
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We are conditioned to perceive people as unreal others- two dimensional characters who lack sentience, vulnerability and goodness. This is often most insidious when we filter people through demeaning culturally driven stereotypes. This talk explores the suffering of living in a trance that separates us from others, and how our practices of mindfulness and compassion enable us to experience what Thoreau calls the "miracle" of seeing through another's eyes, if only for a moment.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2012-03-10
Rest in Natural Being
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Leela Sarti
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Deeply opening to the impact of the characteristics of human existence; anicca, anatta and dukkha, supports us to grow in wisdom and brings intimacy and aliveness to our being. From the silence of being flows the essential radiant qualities of mind and heart; love, compassion, joy and equanimity. Our unfolding is held and nurtured by the supporting containers of awakening practice; sila, samadhi and panna.
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Gaia House
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Rest in Natural Being
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2012-01-26
Amazing Grace
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James Baraz
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Suffering is an integral part of life—the First Noble Truth. How is it possible that some people go through suffering and even trauma and, instead of becoming bitter or damaged, use it as a catalyst for deep compassion and awakening? Most people don’t realize they have the choice to work skillfully with regard to the challenges life gives them. This is one of the greatest blessings of practice. Consciously appreciating this blessing brings a deeper connection to practice.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2012-01-10
Befriending the Difficult Person
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Heather Sundberg
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Exploring on the levels of mind-heart-body, including teachings on patience, equanimity, compassion and forgiveness. The talk reflects on befriending the 'difficult' person in metta practice, with the underlying intention of reminding us that we are all in this together; that befriending difficult people can be both workable and transformational and that there are practical tools available to assist us on our journey.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Metta
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2011-12-15
Cultivating a Bodhisattva Heart
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James Baraz
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We don’t have to wait to take Bodhisattva vows to practice the Bodhisattva attitude of being there for another’s suffering. In this talk we explore principles and practices to cultivate compassion—the heart of the Bodhisattva ideal—including 1) developing a caring heart towards those we may not feel an affinity and 2) holding the pain we feel at another’s suffering with wise discernment.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2011-10-30
Breaking Free of Habits: Part 1
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Martine Batchelor
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During this daylong we will work with the habits that bind us and stop our potential for wisdom and compassion from manifesting fully. We will use the meditative tools found in the Vipassana and Zen traditions, like watching the breath, listening and questioning, to see how we can engage creatively with our habits and transform them into positive functions.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2011-10-30
Breaking Free of Habits: Part 2
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Martine Batchelor
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During this daylong we will work with the habits that bind us and stop our potential for wisdom and compassion from manifesting fully. We will use the meditative tools found in the Vipassana and Zen traditions, like watching the breath, listening and questioning, to see how we can engage creatively with our habits and transform them into positive functions.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2011-10-14
Bhikkhuni Pioneers
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Ayya Medhanandi offers a historical perspective on the bhikkhuni tradition as well as insights on how to live with compassion in the world. She describes how the monastic communal experience provides abundant opportunities for the exploration of personal and collective aspirations to fulfill the goals of the Eightfold Noble Path and end suffering.
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Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery
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