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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2001-04-20
Come See For Yourself: The Power And Presence Of Concentration And Mindfulness
60:00
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Marcia Rose
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| This practice is a path of inquiry, investigation and discovery that we fully participate in and experience for ourselves. By the power of our own attention-mindful awareness, with great interest and energy, we develop a concentrated clarity of presence, taking the time to look very deeply at our own experience of body, mind and heart. Through this process we are able to see and experience the nature of things. This is what leads to the deepest wisdom and happiness. This is what leads to awakening/liberation.. |
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Mabel Dodge, Taos
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2001-04-18
Holding Hands
30:10
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Sylvia Boorstein
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| In thinking about the path of awareness and the refining of the heart that is the purpose of Buddhist philosophy, Sylvia suggests that she would like to amend the Eightfold Path to be the "Ninefold Path," adding Right Relationship as the ninthfold. Right Relationship is the sense of connection we feel in the world that holds us up. Hand holding is the metaphor Sylvia uses to symbolize this connection. Hands take us from the womb, and they put us in the grave. In between, it is one big "hand holding." |
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2001-04-17
Trust In Being The Knowing
67:43
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Ajahn Sumedho
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| Using reason and logic, that is, acquired knowledge, we get caught in dualistic positions: right and wrong, good and bad, etc. We tend to
establish a fixed view about things. In this talk Ajahn Sumedho is trying to get us to a place beyond such dualistic thinking, beyond taking sides. He says that intuitive awareness involves a one-pointedness (ekaggata) that includes, rather than excludes. It is not dualistic. Transcendence is a matter of “being” it, not thinking about it. |
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2001-04-15
Knower Of The Worlds
54:49
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Ajahn Sumedho
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| We can be empowered in practice through getting to know the nature of
the world we live in and through learning from the way it is. Taking
refuge in knowing the truth-- the laws of nature-can free us from a
selfish struggle with the way things are. |
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