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2009-11-19 Opening the Doors of the Heart 56:04
Mary Grace Orr
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How can we open our hearts? This talk explores the practices of forgiveness and compassion, as well as that of gratitude. The Metta Sutta provides the background for this exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-18 Emptiness & Compassion Part IV 61:04
Donald Rothberg
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After a short account of emptiness and how we cultivate a deeper understanding of it in very practical ways, we explore the nature of compassion. We look at how it can be developed and what forms it can take, all the time pointing to how mature compassion invloves a deep sense of emptiness and interconnection (and vice versa).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-11 Compassion (Karuna) - Meditation 33:31
Mark Nunberg
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Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-11-11 Emptiness & Compassion III 64:01
Donald Rothberg
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We review the teachings on emptiness in the context of the broader teachings on the centrality of developing wisdom and compassion, expanding our examination of these teachings from last time. The last part of the session involving doing several exercises, partly explaining experience as a flowing "stream" (and seeing what obstructs the flow) and partly doing a series of four exercises with "ordinary objects" designed to take us out of our ordinary way of constructing things.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-07 Joining Our Practice With Others 60:15
Winnie Nazarko
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We are deeply connected with others and experience their pain as well as own own. Learning to relate to out own difficulty strengthens our capacity for compassionate presence with others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Two-Month Retreat

2009-11-06 Awakening Buddhahood and Compassion 56:37
Martine Batchelor
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Explanation of de-grasping wisdom and compassion and meditative experience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation and Study Retreat

2009-11-06 The Mature Heart - the Integration of the Four Brahmaviharas 1:12:48
Donald Rothberg
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Preceded by a short chant by Rebekkah La Dyne, our yoga teacher for the retreat, we explore two main modes of transformation - one going into suffering, one involving beautiful states. We then focus on the latter, as expressed in the practice of the Brahmaviharas, the cultivation of lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity - examining their near and far enemies, and how the four interpret each other in the mature heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart

2009-11-05 Wisdom 66:49
Donald Rothberg
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We examine how mindfulness is distinguished from, yet leads to wisdom. We explore wisdom especially through the life story of the Buddha, moving from comfort and and illusion to deep wisdom and compassion, and through his first teaching of the Four Noble Truths - the most basic expression of wisdom in the tradition.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart

2009-11-01 Compassion the Natural Expression of Wisdom 52:29
Mark Nunberg
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Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-10-28 Emptiness & Compassion Part II 64:52
Donald Rothberg
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We first review basic perspectives on emptiness and compassion and then explore three basic ways to access emptiness: 1) being with inner flow of experience and seeing where self and fixation occur, 2) opening to the "flow experience" in activities and relationships and 3) cultivating a sense of interconnection
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

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