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Dharma Talks
2011-06-06 Working with Our Sense of Lack 49:36
Brian Lesage
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2011-06-06 The Three Poisons, Institutionalized 1:31:33
David Loy
Today the three 'roots of evil' have become institutionalized: our economic system is institutionalized greed, our militarism and racism is institutionalized ill will, and the media institutionalized delusion.
Gaia House Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-05 Foundational Right View 50:38
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka

2011-06-05 Vesak 2011 1:10:35
Ayya Anandabodhi
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-05 Three Lack Traps: Money, Fame and Romance 1:50:10
David Loy
Because we don't understand the source of our sense of lack, we tend to think that what we lack is something ourside ourselves, such as money, fame, or the partner who will complete us.
Gaia House Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-04 Speech Practice From the Retreat to Daily Life 40:04
Donald Rothberg
We explore (1) personal reflections on how to bring home the retreat; (2) grounding speech practice in personal practice; (3) continuing speech practice in daily life; and (4) bringing speech practice into our society - into our organizations, service, and participation in the larger society.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

2011-06-04 The Why, What and How of Retreat 43:07
Brian Lesage
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

2011-06-04 Welcoming Buddha 2:38:52
Ayya Anandabodhi
Insight Santa Cruz

2011-06-04 The Suffering Self 1:10:27
David Loy
In contemporaty terms, the self is dukkha (suffering) is because it is a psycho-social construct that can never feel secure. It is haunted by a sense of lack that we usually misunderstand.
Gaia House Transforming Self Transforming World

2011-06-03 Sangha Refuge and the Relational Field of Practice 55:30
Oren Jay Sofer
How do we understand the role of community, the refuge of sangha and our life's relationships in the context of the Buddha's teachings?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Mindfulness, Wise Speech, and Compassionate Communication

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