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2025-02-01 Embodying Peace Part 1 2:17:59
Andrea Castillo, Dawn Neal
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The First Four Principles ~Settling Sit ~Teachings on Individualism and Community ~Teachings on the Six Principles of Cordiality ~Guided Meditation (Bio break- not recorded) ~Lightly Guided Meditation: Generosity and Metta ~Teachings on Metta (Lovingkindness) ~Teachings on Generosity ~Lightly Guided Meditation (Ritual - not recorded)
Insight Santa Cruz :  Embodying Peace: A Daylong Retreat on the 6 Principles of Cordiality

2025-01-11 Opening to the Training, Generosity and Unconditional Love 45:34
Ayya Santussika
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This dhamma talk, guided meditation, and Q&A was offered on 11th of January , 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2025-01-11 Making Our Home in Dana 29:10
Devon Hase
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This talk explores dāna (generosity) as both a foundational practice and natural expression of awakening. Devon describes how generosity creates conditions for happiness while requiring wisdom about our boundaries and capacities. Using personal examples about balancing family obligations with self-care, she illustrates how true generosity requires knowing ourselves well. The talk emphasizes that generosity is already present in awareness itself—in our natural capacity to receive and release each moment. It concludes that belonging and interconnection are our true nature, and that letting go paradoxically requires feeling held in the refuge of community.
Refuge of Belonging

2025-01-11 Generosity Is the Answer 29:10
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.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Spirit Rock - Rainbow Sangha

2024-12-30 The Heart of Generosity 1:45:05
John Martin
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-12-28 What's the point of meditating? 44:04
Ajahn Sucitto
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Having achieved some calm, where do we go from there? Seeking experience is a matter for the measuring mind. This mind doesn’t experience fulfilment. Attuning to the heart, there is access to the richness of a generosity and a virtue that doesn’t need a point. It is innately enjoyable and frees us from measurement.
Cittaviveka

2024-11-14 talk: The role of pleasure and enjoyment on the path to freedom 27:36
Jill Shepherd
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Looking at the common tendency to turn regular practice into a duty or chore, and the importance of appreciating the benefits that come from meditation using the criteria of the ten pāramī ie generosity, ethical integrity, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, resolve and determination, mettā and equanimity
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Auckland Insight meetings 2024

2024-11-08 Generosity 57:02
Jaya Rudgard
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Dana and Caga: how the quality of generosity can be seen to underlie the whole of our practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-16 Morning Reflection: What are we offering? 14:00
Deborah Ratner Helzer
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How does the parami of generosity relate to our meditation?
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  October 2024

2024-08-21 Reflections on Generosity 31:50
Devon Hase
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"Your liberation is bound up with mine. Let us work together" and other thoughts on reciprocity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat

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