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Dharma Talks
2009-03-19 Ice Melts 28:52
Ayya Medhanandi
Within us is the seed of awakening. And yet we are so blind. Can we free ourselves by seeing through clouds of delusion, greed and hatefulness? Do we have the resolve and patience to begin and the humility and forgiveness to keep going in hard times? Vigilance in ethical practice, unremitting mindfulness, inner stillness, and sharp discernment melt ignorance and purify the mind. Not only that – joyous and aware, we radiate a fearless unequivocal compassion. When the sun rises, darkness disappears. Just so, we emerge from our blindness, at peace with all conditions
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2009-03-19 Many Ways 29:04
Mary Grace Orr
Insight Santa Cruz

2009-03-18 Wisdom and the Path 57:40
Gil Fronsdal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation March Month Long

2009-03-18 Part 1 - The Body as a Gateway to Full Presence 1:16:48
Tara Brach
We have strong conditioning to take false refuge in our mind, and disconnect from our senses. These two talks explore the pathways and gifts of coming home to embodied awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2009-03-18 Fierce Gifts 36:07
Ayya Medhanandi
When life presents fearsome obstacles, be your own spiritual ally and turn those obstacles into windows that open to the depths of the heart. There, cultivating loving-kindness, compassion, radiant joy and the wisdom of discernment, behold the fierce gifts of the Dhamma that defy delusion and rescue us from the mire of every perceived burden.
Ottawa Buddhist Society

2009-03-18 Bodhisattvas Archtype 43:52
Pamela Weiss

2009-03-18 Practicing Compassion, pt II 56:58
Donald Rothberg
We continue to explore the practices to develop, examining the nature of compassion - its relationship to the other brahmaviharas, the receptive and active dimensions of compassion, the near and far enemies; how we might practice compassion in the world - interpersonally and socially; and the relationship of compassion and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-03-18 Fading and Dispassion 47:07
Ajahn Sucitto
Cultivation is both about doing and not doing. Sometimes it’s about restraining and letting the roots of old habits die out. This requires the ability to step back and witness, and to stand firm against emotional pressure. When we can remain as the witness, there is the immediate fruit of freedom in that moment, and the long-term fruit of changing the tendency.
Cittaviveka Winter Retreat

2009-03-17 Rivers of Wisdom 50:49
Adrianne Ross
How seeing the Five Aggregates as unsatisfactory, impermanence and not self leads to liberation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation March Month Long

2009-03-17 Niagara Falls 13:45
Ayya Medhanandi
How can we sharpen awareness of thoughts that gush forth in the mind like Niagara Falls? Observe them gently, not clinging and with diligent focus. Our present moment awareness and unstoppable attention, when sustained inwardly, have the transformative power of a Niagara to cleanse the heart of all impurities. Therein is the path to freedom.
Ottawa Buddhist Society :  Pembroke Retreat

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