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2012-02-21 Danger of Fixation 36:05
Shaila Catherine
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How does suffering manifest in attachment to views? This talk explores right view and addresses the danger of attaching to a position, philosophy, belief, or opinion. Primary sources are the teachings from the Middle Length discourses numbers 72 and 74. Recognizing the dangers of attachment and clinging to beliefs and opinions, we directly investigate what can be known in the mind and body. This is a pragmatic path of mindful awareness that results in actions that are immediately liberating.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley :  Tuesday Talks—2012
In collection: Buddhist Perspectives on Right View

2012-02-21 Fundamentals of the Dharma: Samadhi 56:47
Rodney Smith
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The Buddha once said that his teaching directed us toward three principles: sila (ethical conduct), panna (wisdom), and samadhi (firmness of mind). Samadhi is the fundamental principle of a steady and harmonious mind. During samadhi, consciousness is not wavering with each thought but firm and stationary, allowing attention to be bare and free for observation. There is a component of wisdom within samadhi since the mind is resolute and unperturbed by states of mind, yet there is a difference between samadhi and awareness. Awareness is not a state of mind and samadhi is a conditioned state that changes over time; awareness is more easily acknowledged when the mind is firm and steady.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: Fundamentals of the Dharma

2012-02-21 Higher Training Of The Mind 37:48
Kittisaro
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Guided meditation on Samma Samadhi.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-02-20 4 Ways We Get Caught 65:43
Pascal Auclair
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2012-02-20 Blessing Powers Of Concentration 57:14
Kittisaro
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The heavenly messengers that changed the Buddha's life. The cultivation of samadhi. A clear mind, seeing the way things are, leads to liberation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-02-20 Fear as Practice 60:16
James Baraz
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat, February Month long

2012-02-20 Buddhist Studies Course - The Five Spiritual Faculties - Week 7 1:26:24
Mark Nunberg
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Common Ground Meditation Center :  Buddhist Studies Course - The Five Spiritual Faculties

2012-02-20 Samadhi - Healing Mind, Body, Heart 20:10
Thanissara
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Path activity breaks up that which obstructs peace. Integrating energies of heart, mind, body within awareness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-02-19 Training of Attention 51:48
Thanissara
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Practice of renunciation. Freeing the mind from obsessive patterns. Direct knowing
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

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

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