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Dharma Talks
2009-05-25 Impermanence 41:18
Jason Murphy
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-24 Humility As A Spiritual Awakening 59:18
Heather Sundberg
How do we find the place between indulgence and self-mortification, between pride and shame? This talk explores the relationship between humility and the Middle Way, through personal stories, poetry and practical techniques such as working with fear, the hindrances and the RAIN practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma of Recovery

2009-05-24 Bugs Bowl 45:04
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-23 How Do We Change? 59:03
Kevin Griffin
Exploring mistakes in cause and effect in practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Dharma of Recovery

2009-05-23 The Path of Engagement and Its importance for our Times 56:31
Donald Rothberg
How do we find depth, focus and support for an engaged path? And why do we need such a path? Aren't traditional Buddhist paths complete and adequate for our times? In this talk, we explore these issues, identifying 1) the structure of the traditional path of training in ethics, meditation, and wisdom; 2) what an engaged path adds or extends and the way that it meets the needs of our times; and 3) five core training areas for engaged paths.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Path of Engagement # 5

2009-05-23 Journey 55:38
Bob Stahl
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-22 Her Story 1:55:07
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
We always hear about the life of the Buddha, but very few of us know that his wife Yasodhara was the first and only person in the entire Buddhist canon to say “no” to the Buddha, and the Buddha accepted. This evening presentation will include a reshaping of Yasodhara’s story as well as the personal story of Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni’s own journey to become ordained, and her mother’s struggles to become the first ordained nun in Thailand.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2009-05-22 Afraid So 48:55
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-05-21 2009 Monthly Sitting Group, Month 5: Actions that Support Practice; The Five Jhana Masteries; “Psychic Powers” 68:55
Tina Rasmussen
Includes: silence, breathing, timing, resolves; the masteries required in completing a jhana and moving on to the next; and what is meant by “psychic powers” and whether they are necessary; meditation instructions; and Q&A
Various

2009-05-21 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-Tsan (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 2. 59:16
James Baraz
Tonight James continues his discussion of Verses on the Faith Mind by Sengstan (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), his favorite piece of dharma wisdom. This week one of the lines from the passage is the source of Joseph Goldstein’s book One Dharma. "There is one Dharma not many; distinctions arise from the clinging needs of the ignorant."
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

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