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Dharma Talks
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2026-05-10
Q&A
35:05
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Questions are précised: Q1 Sometimes it's difficult to know what the right thing to do is. Or perhaps doubt arises when the moment has passed and you think maybe I misunderstood or I misinterpreted. Q2 05:49 How do we resolve things that in the heart remain unresolved, unfulfilled for a long time, even over generations and continue to unsettle us? Q3 13:00 You said earlier that thoughts don't have an endpoint. The image that came to my mind was scrolling on a phone. Could you talk a little more about that? Q4 21:31 Could you explore the process of resolution. Is there something that I can do to integrate the energies? Q5 25:57 I want to ask about clinging and letting go. How is the clinging happening? What is the difference between repressing/ pushing away and letting go?
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Sumedharama Monastery
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2026-05-09
Tranquil and Alert: Viriya and the Art of Balanced Effort
49:33
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Sharon Salzberg
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Drawing on the legend of the Buddha touching the earth and the Barre town motto that named her retreat center, Sharon Salzberg explores viriya — the pāramī of energy, effort, and courageous application. This talk examines how right effort lives in the middle way between strain and indolence, how the integration of inner and outer work makes the dharma real, and how we claim our own right to aspire to freedom.
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Refuge of Belonging
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2026-05-07
When in Doubt, Relax!
40:22
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James Baraz
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Practice can sometimes feel complicated with so many different techniques and instructions on how to extricate oneself from identifying with our experience. Using approaches from Tibetan Dzogchen and other non-dual teachings this talks explores the profound simplicity of letting go of all trying as a way to come back to our true nature.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2026-05-02
Evening Dharma Talk - The Middle Way
55:39
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Yuka Nakamura
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The Buddha called the noble eightfold path the middle way. The middle way stands for a basic principle that can be applied to many areas of our life. Our relationship to sense pleasures, energy, emotions, social responsibilities and hope vs. fear. It means not getting caught in dualities or polarities, not fixating on any extreme, but finding creative ways to deal with the complexities and ambiguities of human life.
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Gaia House
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A Path for Here & Now
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2026-04-30
Evening Dharma Talk: Right Intention
58:12
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Yuka Nakamura
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Right or wise intention is the second path factor in the noble eightfold path and it comprises the three qualities of renunciation, non-ill will and non-cruelty. They are wholesome qualities that lead to our own welfare and the welfare of others. The talk discusses the discourse MN 19 in which the Buddha describes how he came to this understanding and how they can be cultivated.
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Gaia House
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A Path for Here & Now
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2026-04-25
Q&A
56:44
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Ajahn Sucitto
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00:34 Q1Can you say more about the nature of mind; 09:38 Can you explain one more time sati (mindfulness) being inside and outside and both inside and outside; 17:24 Q2 Can you speak about jhana. Some Thai forest teachers teach it and others won't mention it. 27:41 Q3 How to cultivate clarity of vision. 30:01 Q4 What is the difference between cause and effect and conditioning? 33:49 Q5 Do creativity and imagination help or can they be obstacles to the practice of Buddhism? 37:43 Q6 What is the role of practices like QiGong and yoga and spiritual life? 35:54 Q7 What can we do about physical and leg pain? 42:59 Q8 How can one deal with repeated negative thoughts? 50:16 Q9 I am concerned about good and evil in the world. Should one be taking up action against it? 51:42 Q10 What qualities or practices should we focus on as an anagarika (one who leaves the household life)? 54:28 Q11 What's a good thing to think about as the last thing before you sleep?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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2026-04-24
Q&A
56:40
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Q1 00:06 Sometimes at home I fall asleep meditating. I feel at peace and focused but just relaxed too much. Can you advise? Q2 13:23 Could you please give some advice on how to prevent attachment and clinging arising? Q3 18:52 What are the factors for wisdom to arise? Q4 25:52 What are the purposes of not eating after 12:00? Why can we eat only a little bit, like some cheese? Q5 32:32 I love my family and want them to know who I am. Fear of losing them is somehow close to the fear of losing part of what I am. I like the Vedic term jiva that may also be called individuality. Is it possible that jiva has no identity, no limits and no attachments? Are the inter-connection of compassion and loving kindness, forms of attachment? Q6 40:58 How best to support or love someone whose mind is exhausted and burnt out? Q7 45:15 We've heard about right effort and right view, what about right action? They seem very similar. Q8 49:37 What are the best or most beneficial hours for meditation? Q9 52:28 When labelling feelings with the three qualities anicca, dukkha, annata, is it a good idea to do it also with feeling of joy or piti?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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2026-04-23
Q&A
58:36
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Q1 What is the goal of a meditation session other than maintaining awareness of what arises and ceases in the present moment? 07:45 Q2 What is the goal other than being enlightened? 14:11 Q3 how can we deal with remorse regarding situations where in hindsight we feel we should have acted? 26:13 Q4 how can I make disturbance the objective meditation? Can you give advice on how to deal with aversion? 34:07 Q5 What about resistance to walking meditation? What are the benefits of walking meditation? 42:00 Q6 There's knowledge in my mind that one action is not conditioned to the following one. There's a gap between the feelings and craving. With skilfulness we can stop this unskilful movement. Can you comment please?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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