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Dharma Talks
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2013-08-06
Five Preconditions for Insight: Friendship (the first precondition)
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Shaila Catherine
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The Buddha taught that there are five preconditions necessary for us to develop our meditation practice in seclusion—good friends, virtue and restraint,
engaging in talk on the Dhamma, wise effort, wisdom. These preconditions, presented in the Meghiya Sutta, are developed progressively and support one another. This talk begins with a reflection on the cultivation of good friends. A good friend is one who support our progress on the Noble Eightfold Path. Sometimes we need someone to show us our potential, or to correct us when we stray from the Path. The inspiration, faith, kindness, and generosity that develops in a relationship with a good friend nurtures awakening.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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Tuesday Talks
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2012-12-05
The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 3 of 3
1:33:13
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Gina Sharpe
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The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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The Noble Eightfold Path
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The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3
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2012-11-28
The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 2 of 3
1:38:31
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Gina Sharpe
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The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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The Noble Eightfold Path
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The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3
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2012-11-14
The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3
1:32:46
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Gina Sharpe
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The Fourth Noble Truth expounded by the Buddha is that there is a Path to Freedom, to Liberation, to the sure heart’s release. He said that freedom is possible, and that if it were not possible, he would not ask us to walk the path to it. How can we use all of our life, its 10,000 joys and its 10,000 sorrows, as the ground of liberation, of freedom? By understanding the three pronged path of Meditation, of living a life of Integrity, and of developing Wisdom and putting our understanding into action, liberation is not a distant goal, but a present moment experience. Through practice, reflection and inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of the Path, its obstacles and its realization.
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New York Insight Meditation Center
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The Noble Eightfold Path
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The Noble Eightfold Path to Freedom - Talk 1 of 3
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