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Dharma Talks
2025-03-15
The Process and Experience of "Streaming"
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Tempel Smith
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The Buddha wanted us to learn how to wakefully "stream", to realize we are forever and only a stream of mental and physical phenomena. We have no part internally or externally which is permanent, though in daily life we subjectively feel as if there is a lot of dependably permanent parts of life. With the deepening intimacy of mindfulness all there is is a flow and change. With patience we can learn to find liberation within the universal aspect of impermanence.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat
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2025-03-13
Intro to Lovingkindness class 4: Metta Can Transform Difficulty
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Dawn Neal
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Introduction to Metta (lovingkindness) - Week Four Homework:
Daily meditation:
Offer kindness/goodwill to an easy being (or benefactor) & self, then someone or some part of you that you find difficult. Please practice 20 minutes or more a day. Remember, it is always okay to return to a being that is easy.
It can also be very skillful to switch to mindfulness.
Integrating mindfulness into metta practice can increase wisdom. This can be done by noticing what is and isn’t metta, without judging –or buying into–other emotions or experiences.
In daily life, notice when Metta is present and when it isn’t. What are conditions that help it arise? Decrease?
Appreciating the wish for metta, being interested in it, attending to it, helps to strengthen it.
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Insight Santa Cruz
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Introduction to Mettā (lovingkindness) meditation
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2025-02-28
Intro to Lovingkindness class 2
63:28
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Dawn Neal
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Homework for this class is:
Daily meditation: 15-20 minutes per day if new, normal amount if experienced.
--At least 2/3 metta for easy being/benefactor & self. (start with easy being if it’s helpful).
--Up to 1/3 mindfulness (or end with a bit of mindfulness).
--If it gets challenging, return to where it’s easy.
2. Micro-practice: Stop, notice, appreciate, kindness/positive regard for self or others: Appreciation, gratitude, or inspiration as a form of mindfulness. If you don’t notice in daily life, recall/write down a few in the evening.
Due to a recording error, the second mini lecture was not recorded.
The topic was the Buddhist and Scientific rationales for cultivating lovingkindness for oneself. The scientific study referenced is entitled "Open Hearts Build Lives," by Barbara Fredrickson, et al.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=-0XLchUAAAAJ&citation_for_view=-0XLchUAAAAJ:geHnlv5EZngC
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Insight Santa Cruz
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Introduction to Mettā (lovingkindness) meditation
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2025-02-12
Cultivating Wise Speech: Its Importance in the Path of Everyday Awakening
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Donald Rothberg
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Wise speech is an integral part of the traditional Buddhist path of awakening and a powerful way to energize our daily life practice, but is often underdeveloped in Western Buddhist practice. We’ll look in a very practical way at three aspects of wise speech: (1) developing presence in the midst of communication; (2) working with the four guidelines for skillful speech developed by the Buddha; and (3) becoming more mindful of and skillful with thoughts and emotions occurring during communication. For each of the foundations, a number of ways of practicing are offered. The talk is followed by discussion.
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Insight San Diego
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2025-01-11
Generosity Is the Answer
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Devon Hase
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A talk focused on Dana Parami and its role in recognizing Nibbana. The discussion highlighted the importance of removing obscurations to reveal awareness, wisdom, and love. Devon explained how Paramis helped clear the way and emphasized the interdependence of giving and receiving. Practical aspects of generosity were addressed, including maintaining healthy boundaries and understanding motivations. Personal stories and reflections were shared to illustrate different types of giving and the long-term benefits of a generous mindset. Devon encouraged participants to practice generosity in daily life and highlighted the profound impact of living with an open heart.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Spirit Rock - Rainbow Sangha
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