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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2016-09-13
The Stilling of Sankhara
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Sankhara can be thought of as programs, the root program resulting in the fundamental subject-object division. In meditation there can be a re-programming, a still g of sankhara, making way for a more peaceful and pure state of being.
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The Karuna Institute
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Creative Formations - Sankhara
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2016-09-11
Inner Family of Lovingkindness Meditation
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Amita Schmidt
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Develop lovingkindness from the inside out using eye contact with loved ones to rewire your nervous system. This meditation is designed to create a greater sense of connection, lovingkindness and inner family.
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Insight Meditation of Cleveland
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2016-09-10
Fear and Fearlessness
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Amita Schmidt
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Fearlessness is a deep spiritual practice. This talk offers some tools and reflections on increasing your inner strength and fearlessness during these difficult times
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Insight Meditation of Cleveland
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2016-09-10
Ground, Balance and Wholeness
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Guided Sitting Meditation: (Guidance begins at 10 min, and then again at 25 min) Ask the body to align and find balance, then allow it to happen through vitality versus will power. Look for wholeness with regards to physical pain: rather than splitting into a 'me' who has a stiff shoulder – can it be included?
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London Insight Meditation
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Guided by Nature
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2016-08-18
"The Tall Poppy and the Shrinking Violet"
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James Baraz
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Strong identification with self often leads to an insecurity that can manifest in two extremes: someone hungry for recognition, validation and praise or someone who is shy, lost in self-judgment, and afraid of being exposed as an impostor. Both of these are all too human. There is a middle path where one knows ones worth and appreciates their wholesome qualities while not identifying with them. This talk explores how practice can support a wise understanding that allows us to just be ourselves and know that is enough.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2016-08-18
Holding the Lotus to the Rock
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Sariputta said (SN 21.1): “There is nothing in the world with whose change there would arise in me sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, and despair.” It is hard to remember the Buddha’s teachings when the mind is beset with fear and anxiety. But we can escape from these bonds by disempowering the hindrances, calming the mind and seeing with greater wisdom. For this process to bear fruit, we have to fully trust the path alone and not put our trust in the world. A talk given at a 7 day SIMT retreat in the Chapin Mill Zen Retreat Centre, Batavia, Rochester, NY.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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2016-08-17
How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 2
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Tara Brach
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The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this is possible, and an energy that engages to serve this unfolding. In this talk, we explore the importance of hope on the spiritual path, its shadow side, and how we can nourish hope through these three elements in a way that serves inner freedom and the healing of our world.
Reflection: “When you’re feeling most alive and present, what’s going on? What are you doing? What do you love? Take a moment to take one thing that you know you really love – imagine it – sense yourself engaged in what you love. What’s going on inside you that makes this so precious? Sense who you are when you’re doing what you love. Know that this is another pathway to belonging – to your heart – to aliveness. This is a pathway to living with the sense of possibility in every moment.” ~ Tara
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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