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Dharma Talks
2013-03-09 Clinging to and Identification with Views (ditthūpādāna) 21:43
Akincano Marc Weber
Our take on reality. Views: right or wrong ones, conscious and unconscious ones, based on our reflections or simply adopted in unacknowledged ways through lack of proper investigation.
New York Insight Meditation Center Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-09 Clinging and Identification - Practical Ways of Unbinding (Part 2) 1:50:28
Akincano Marc Weber
Our take on reality. Views: right or wrong ones, conscious and unconscious ones, based on our reflections or simply adopted in unacknowledged ways through lack of proper investigation.
New York Insight Meditation Center Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-09 Intro: Grasping as the attempt to avoid suffering. 22:14
Akincano Marc Weber
Different meanings of the term upādāna – Etymology and three notions: "Grasping", "Identification" and "fuel". Four statements and their psychology: "Seeking experience" "I am right; I am competent" "I know the right technique" "Becoming someone"
New York Insight Meditation Center Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-09 Integral Awakening 16:17
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2013-03-09 Integral Awakening - Q&A 29:53
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara

2013-03-09 Defenses Against Spaciousness 50:33
Martin Aylward
We long for inner space and peace, yet we also defend against it, compulsively filling the open space of consciousness with the endless mental proliferation that gives us our sense of self and world. In this talk Martin explores the 3 major expressions of this inner momentum, showing us ways to recognise, understand, and let go of our demands, defences and distractions, and allowing instead the genuine, wide open spaciousness of our nature.
Gaia House Full Life, Spacious Mind

2013-03-08 Opening Talk 43:58
Christina Feldman
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Women in Meditation: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-03-08 Part 1: Not Stealing, Lying and the Pabhassara Citta 51:48
Trudy Goodman
First of 2 talks about the five precepts as instruction for meditation practice; as both path to and expression of our pabhassara citta, radiant clear mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation - 1 Month Retreat

2013-03-08 On grasping and identification: Overview (with Q & A) 1:17:16
Akincano Marc Weber
On the notion of grasping and attachment (upādāna) in the Suttas; with an emphasis on the Teaching of four specific forms of (i) clinging to and identification with sensuality (kāmūpādāna); (ii) clinging to and identification with virtue, ritual and practices (sīlavatūpādāna); (iii) clinging to and identification with views (diṭṭhūpādāna) and (iv) clinging to and identification with doctrines of a self (attavādūpādāna)
New York Insight Meditation Center Clinging and Identification (upādāna) – Practical Ways of Unbinding

2013-03-08 Opening Talk for Full Life Spacious Mind Retreat 55:15
Martin Aylward
Gaia House Full Life, Spacious Mind

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