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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2016-09-29
Four Noble Truths
2:42:09
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Laura Lin,
Shaila Catherine,
Sharon Allen
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No one wants to suffer, and yet we do. The first sermon that the Buddha gave after his awakening addressed the issue of suffering. He articulated four basic tenants that have been remembered as the Four Noble Truths. They include the full understanding of suffering, the abandoning of the causes of suffering, the realization of the end of suffering, and the cultivation of the path leading to the end of suffering. It is through a wise relationship to suffering that freedom will be known.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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2016-09-29
Clinging
61:13
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Sally Armstrong
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Though the 2nd Noble Truth points to craving as the cause of suffering, clinging – upadana – is inextricably woven into the experience of suffering. With craving we are reaching towards the object or experience, in clinging we are trying to hold onto it, and make it I, me or mine. Clinging is central to how we create a sense of self through the five aggregates, as pointed to in the first noble truth. We can bring awareness to the process of craving leading to clinging leading to the creation of a sense of self as depicted in the teaching on Dependent Origination, as it is often accompanied by physical energy we can recognize and certain types of thinking. Being mindful of this process allows us to respond wisely, decreasing or abandoning the clinging, and therefore not getting caught in the delusion of self.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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Three-Month Part 1
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2016-09-28
Spiritual Empowerment
1:17:16
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Tara Brach
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When we are trying to control life, we are removed from presence, and act in ways that separate us from others and solidify the experience of being a insecure self. This talk explores our often unconscious strategies of seeking power, and the ways that mindful and compassionate awareness reconnects us to the source of true empowerment. When empowered we tap into the universal flow of love, wisdom and creativity. We are free to respond to life with “a heart that is ready for anything.”
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2016-09-22
Three kinds of intention.
58:29
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Sally Armstrong
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To develop any skill, to fully cultivate any qualities in our lives, particularly on the Buddhist path, we need to engage with three kinds of intention that operate on different time frames. Cetana is the moment to moment intention, the urge to do, that we can bring into the field of our mindfulness practice. The next level, Adhitthana, is usually translated as resolve or determination, and is one of the paramis. The highest level is Samma Sankappa, usually translated as right or wise intention. This is the second path factor, after right view, so it is the kind of intention developed by right view. There are three kinds of Right intention - the intention towards renunciation, non-ill will, and non-harming. These skillful intentions can then inform our choices and actions (Adhitthanas) , which we keep in mind through awareness of moment to moment intentions, or cetana.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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Three-Month Part 1
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2016-09-22
"The Issue of Othering"
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James Baraz
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Dedicated to the memory of Bob Kaneko, a dharma friend who recently passed away. As a child Bob spent years 4-8 in a Japanese Internment camp in California,1942-1946. This talk explores how easily we humans can unfairly treat and oppress those different from us. We see this daily in the media with hateful rhetoric stirring fears in many. How can we use practice to skillfully respond?
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2016-09-20
Course - Introduction to Mindfulness - Week 1
1:27:18
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Mark Nunberg
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What is Mindfulness Practice?
Mindfulness is the practice of opening to and accepting life just as it is - a constantly changing, conditioned process. To begin, we must make the necessary effort to calm the mind and body. Without this first step our intention to be present is often overwhelmed by our habits of reactivity and struggle - trying to fix or control the conditions of the moment. To calm the mind and body we practice connecting and sustaining our attention to ordinary experience in each moment; for example, the sensations of the breath coming and going or the sensations of lifting and placing each foot as we walk. This simple and clear patient knowing is at the heart of mindfulness practice.
Tranquility arises by training the attention to return to the present moment experience over and over again. This training is directed by an understanding heart that appreciates that no matter how difficult it appears to be, our practice is to recognize what is happening and to gently return the attention to the conditions as they are in the moment. It is our persistent effort that calms the mind, energizes our practice and leads to insight. We can use ordinary experience, such as the breath, as a refuge - a place to keep coming back to. Over time, this capacity to be present becomes a great friend and allows us to relate to all experience with greater clarity, trust and acceptance. The ability to abide with the flow of experience creates the context for insight to arise. Wisdom, compassion and peace of equanimity are the fruit of these deepening insights.
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Common Ground Meditation Center
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Course - Introduction to Mindfulness
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Attached Files:
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One Approach to Mindfulness Meditation
by Mark Nunberg
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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation, Week One: Why Meditate?
by Mark Nunberg
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The Practice of Generosity at Common Ground Meditation Center
(Google Doc)
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2016-09-19
Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Sensuality - Week 1
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Mark Nunberg
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This first part of the course is emphasizing the actual experience of sense gratification. In other words, we are learning how to be interested, intimate and discerning as the sensitive heart connects with the reality of this world of sensuality. Are we willing to meet this sense world honestly, with real interest in order to better understand the experience of gratification?
Here are some reflections for week two in preparation for small group discussions:
What have you learned in specifically observing, being intimate with experiences of gratification of sense experience.
How have you experienced happiness in the past? How much of this happiness has been related to the gratification of desire?
Reflect on the experiences of gratification and disappointment. What is the ongoing effect of these past successes and failures on your life?
Honestly map out those places in your life where you see enchantment with sense experience. For example, desires that seem to promise real lasting happiness for oneself.
Below are Study Materials for Week 1 and Week 2:
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Common Ground Meditation Center
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Buddhist Studies Course - Understanding Sensuality
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Attached Files:
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Dhamma - A Gradual Training
by Access to Insight
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Buddha's discourse (sutta MN 13) The Great Mass of Stress
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Buddhist Sexual Ethics by Winton Higgins with a Rejoinder by Ajahn Brahmavamso, Ajahn Nanadhammo,
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Worldly Happiness / Buddhist Happiness: What the Buddha really taught by Mu Soeng, Parabola
(Google Doc)
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Sallatha Sutta: The Arrow (The Dart), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
(Google Doc)
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2016-09-18
Bigger Perspective Meditation
12:45
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Amita Schmidt
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Are you stuck in worry, a thought, or a problem? This guided meditation can help give you a new perspective on your thoughts and your life. It is calming, spacious and insightful.
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Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community
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2016-09-18
Wholeness
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Amita Schmidt
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Wholeness. Part 2 of "No Part Left Out.: Creating and building wholeness in yourself in every day.
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Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community
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2016-09-17
No Part Left Out
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Amita Schmidt
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This talk looks at how all parts of your psychology can lead to wholeness. Meeting all of yourself with compassion and connection creates awakening. When Nun Izuimi Shikibu (974-0134 AD) became enlightened she reflected on this experience; "I knew myself completely; no part left out."
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Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community
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No Part Left Out
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