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2012-07-02 Transforming Poison into Medicine 51:45
Bhante Buddharakkhita
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Through mindfulness and wisdom, we can transfor the three poisons (greed, hatred and delusion) into generosity, lovingkindness and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Annual People of Color Retreat: Deepening Your Dharma

2012-05-25 The Unshakable Deliverance of Mind 65:57
Kamala Masters
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The clear message of the Buddha is that this holy life has as its end the unshakable deliverance of mind. (The Simile of the Heartwood, MN 29 and 30). This talk is about what is to be cultivated in our lives so that this deliverance is actualized. The cultivation of dana (generosity), sila (living a virtuous life), and bhavana (developing the mind through concentration and insight)….these three lead one securely in the direction of nibbana.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-05-01 Fundamentals of the Dharma: Generosity 57:07
Rodney Smith
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Why is generosity a fundamental dharma issue? The dharma opens us beyond our self-limitations, and generosity is the essential direction of that opening. There is a balance between staying within ourselves and our understanding without idealizing the dharma while working with our edges that keep us contained within ourselves. Generosity is the authentic journey out of that container where we realize we were never alone or isolated. Generosity is the manifestation in action of connectedness and is the fundamental conduit of a life lived from the heart.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: Fundamentals of the Dharma

2012-04-28 Goodness, Prescence and Wisdom: The Foundations of Happiness 55:36
Yanai Postelnik
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Inner transformation arises from a wholehearted engagement with these three primary areas of development. In living our capacity for generosity and non harming, while being mindful of and receptive to our experience in the present moment, we naturally discover the understanding that liberates dissatisfaction and reveals our inherent potential for happiness.
Gaia House :  Insight Meditation and Yoga Retreat

2012-04-24 Generosity 1:16:32
Marcia Rose
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Mountain Hermitage :  Hermitage

2012-02-27 Contentment 59:02
James Baraz
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The Buddha called contentment "the greatest wealth." Contentment, "santutthi" in Pali, supports many other wholesome states including, renunciation, equanimity, peace, gratitude and generosity. We can cultivate contentment on and off the cushion while not being complacent or lazy in our dharma practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long

2012-02-19 Generosity: A Foundational Practice for Awakening 60:57
Carol Wilson
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Similar to previous talks, although some new examples
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long

2012-01-18 Generosity as the Beginning and End of the Path 47:49
Sylvia Boorstein
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-12-22 Gratitude and generosity 52:41
Rebecca Bradshaw
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Discusses gratitude as openhearted receiving and the many blessings of giving
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-12-10 Loving Kindness and Generosity 57:10
Kirsten Kratz
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Power is not something we normally associate with qualities like loving-kindness and generosity. This talks explore how the cultivation of these beautiful qualities of mind and heart can foster strength, clarity, determination in our being and deepen wisdom and understanding.
Gaia House :  Loving Kindness and Generosity - a Metta Retreat

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