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Dharma Talks
2023-09-13 Meditation: Everything Belongs 20:08
Tara Brach
This guided meditation awakens an embodied presence through a body scan, and invites us to rest in the breath, while allowing the different waves of sensations, feelings and sounds to come and go. When difficult experiences arise, we breathe with them, feeling them fully and mentally whispering, “this belongs,” or “this too.” By not resisting, we discover the sea of awareness that has room for all the waves.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2023-09-13 Saying Yes: A Conversation with Tara Brach & Jane Hirshfield (Part 1) 40:38
Tara Brach
In this rich and full two-part interview, Tara speaks with renowned poet Jane Hirshfield about the interface between poetry and meditation, the centrality of acceptance, and the pathways of remembrance that reveal our belonging to this world and open us to caring. Here’s a link to Jane’s most recent book: The Asking: New and Selected Poems. The interview includes readings from this beautiful collection.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2023-09-13 Overcoming Hyper-Individualism - Let the Discomfort Open You Up to the Flow 49:09
Ayya Santacitta
Short Reflection & Guided Meditation | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene | Online Wednesday-Mornings
Aloka Earth Room

2023-09-13 "Neighbor is not a geographic term. It's a moral imperative." 1:17:03
Sylvia Boorstein
(Title is inspired by Joachim Prinz, President of the American Jewish Congress, who spoke at the March on Washington in 1963.) Includes meditation & dharma talk. (Group Q/A has been removed). Poem Reference: “Could Have” by Wislawa Szymborskas
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2023-09-13 Guided Meditation on Thoughts and Emotions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:26
JD Doyle
Instructions for exploring thoughts and emotions using the noting practice and the practice of R.A.I.N.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Foundations of Mindfulness

2023-09-12 Morning Sit with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 46:19
Gullu Singh
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Foundations of Mindfulness

2023-09-11 Opening Night Session (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:45:46
Gullu Singh, Adam Stonebraker, JD Doyle, Louije Kim
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Foundations of Mindfulness

2023-09-11 Cultivating the Three Refugees in Everyday Life 1:39:08
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2023-09-10 Fundamental Attribution Delusion 1:30:44
Nathan Glyde
At the core of the teachings, we have avidya: the fundamental point that we do not see things as they are. Our perception is not reality, it can be changed by how we look, where we look, and with what underlying principle concepts we look through. Let's bring in a few cognitive ideas into our Dharma approach. In particular, how 'fundamental attribution error(s)' are reinforced by 'naïve realism' to generate a self-world view that promotes impossible happiness claims. A recording of the meditation, Dharma reflections, and answers (only) to questions and reflections from participants (to preserve their privacy).
Gaia House Online Dharma Hall - September 2023

2023-09-10 The Joy of Renunciation - Week 4 - Meditation 37:24
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

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