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2026-04-20
What Do We Rely On in a World Like This?
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Gullu Singh
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What do we rely on in a world like this? When everything feels marred by conflict and division, violence and chaos, the mind easily fixates on fear, confusion, loss of faith. But if we keep fixating, our lives begin to organize around those energies. Taking refuge is a way of interrupting that pattern. Refuge not as a belief statement, but more like a commitment or a resolve to keep moving to align with a particular orientation to life. That we choose, again and again. And this view shifts dependency from external conditions to awakening, to the truth, to the field of practice.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2026-04-04
Q&A
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Two questions about worry: Q1 Anxiety creeps in and brings imbalance and I fail to immediately recognize the signs. What can you advise? Q2 [continues] When sitting I go through the worry of being a failed mother of a grown-up child. Aversion, and craving how I'd like to see things different. I'm trying to be with these thoughts rather than in them. The inner tyrant exaggerates the situation. How do I deal with the worry? 16:47 Q3 Please explain about, and in what way, consciousness is an element. I've heard Ajahn Sumedho say it is an element. 30:34 Q4 Relationships are complicated and painful. However as my "don't take your life personally" practice goes on, it seems people around me can present problematic relationships. Another one: I've been experiencing feelings of being a misfit. Your speaking about personality as a "me bag" was illuminating and a release from taking it personally. But if I withdraw from others, I meet my inner critic and get berated for not fitting in. So I'm lost either way! Q5 38:03 I've become aware of a familiar feeling of being trapped as a result of my work situation. I can feel it and yet feel at ease at the same time. This was deeply heartening. Q5 41:02 Sometimes when you are talking there's a sharp nasal blowing sound. What's happening? It's quite jolting to the nerves as I'm listening. Also I noticed that you often laugh when things are distressing? What is this about? I don't mean to be respectful.
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Dhamma Stream Online Sessions
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2026-04-03
Die zwei Pfeile, die zu Leiden führen
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Renate Seifarth
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Erfahren wir etwas empfinden wir dieses als angenehm oder unangenehm. Das ist der erste Pfeil. Was geschieht, interpretieren wir als .persönlichen Erfolg oder Versagen. Wir verwickeln uns in Schuldzuweisungen, in Reaktionen und Gegenreaktionen. Wir stricken daraus unsere Persönlichkeit und die der anderen. Endlos entsteht weiteres Leid. Das können wir stoppen, indem wir den zweiten Pfeil unterlassen, den wir an uns selbst abschießen oder herausziehen. Der erste Pfeil dagegen ist unvermeidlich.
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Waldhaus am Laacher See
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Vipassana und Yogaretreat
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2026-04-02
Teachings from the Dhammapada
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James Baraz
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The Dhammapada is the most well-known collection of the Buddha's words. Consisting of 26 chapters in 423 verses, it contains pith teachings from discourses that are found throughout the Pali Canon. This talk explores some verses that are relevant in these times.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2026-04-01
Spiritual Friendship & the Art of Situation Crafting
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Dawn Scott
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Situation Crafting in the social science of creating conditions that bring out the best in a group and/or an individual. One could see the teachings of the Buddha as elegant situation crafting with the aim of creating conditions that gradually led to awakening. Through meditation, contemplative inquiry, study, and reflection, we’ll explore how the teaching of spiritual friendship is a brilliant form of situation crafting that liberates the heart.
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Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
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