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2011-11-01 Occupy the Six Senses 43:03
Anushka Fernandopulle
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Mission Dharma

2011-11-01 Whatever Arises and Ceases 59:00
Stephen Batchelor
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Further reflections on Secular Dharma; what was distinctive in the Buddha's teaching at his time; "Whatever arises ceases": the ocean, the breath, the heartbeat; the Kaccanagotta Sutta (S.12:15); quotes from Montaigne & Nagarjuna re: neither being nor non-being; the questions of Vacchagotta concerning self (S.44:10)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-11-01 Travelling the Eightfold Path Towards Insight and Liberation 37:08
Andrea Fella
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley :  Tuesday Talks—2011

2011-11-01 Opening Talk for the November Solitary Retreat 51:34
Christina Feldman
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This talk also includes Yanai Postelnik and Rob Burbea
Gaia House :  November Solitary

2011-10-31 Balance in Meditation 57:51
Martine Batchelor
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Looking at balance in mediation through the prism of appropriate vision and appropriate concentration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-10-31 Seeing through the delusion of fear 57:45
Myoshin Kelley
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Fear drives us in unhealthy ways when it is not recognized. When we become aware of fear it becomes a support to our meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2011-10-31 Into the Mystery 58:22
Mark Coleman
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What does it mean to see through the veil that clouds our perception and to sense, perceive and know the mystery in all it manifestations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-10-31 A Secular Religion? 61:36
Stephen Batchelor
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Reflections on the conversational and dialogical nature of a living tradition; the tension between the deeply human religious impulse (questioning) and religious institutions and dogmas; the twofold meaning of the word "secular."
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Towards a Secular Buddhism

2011-10-30 Closing - Questions and Answers 1:21:12
Pa Auk Sayadaw
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July through October 2011 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2011-10-30 Breaking Free of Habits: Part 1 60:28
Martine Batchelor
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During this daylong we will work with the habits that bind us and stop our potential for wisdom and compassion from manifesting fully. We will use the meditative tools found in the Vipassana and Zen traditions, like watching the breath, listening and questioning, to see how we can engage creatively with our habits and transform them into positive functions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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