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Dharma Talks
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2008-09-24
Soul Retrieval
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Tara Brach
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When we become stressed and reactive, we lose contact with our natural spontaneity, wisdom and openheartedness. This talk investigates the ways we become caught in the stress-trance and the key elements in awakening: pausing and remindfulness. Using the gateway of the senses, we explore both the pathway of presence and the gifts of reconnecting with soul, spirit, essence.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-09-24
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
32:14
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Is your mind full of the present moment at all times? We can learn to integrate our practice with our everyday lives as awareness develops when we are both on and off the meditation cushion. With diligence, we can realize a mind that is bright and radiant, full of joy and peace. A talk given at a True North Insight weekend retreat in the Padua Centre, Montreal, Canada.
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage
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2008-09-20
The Drunken Buddha
43:24
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Ajahn Sucitto
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As we cultivate and come to know citta more, we may find it to be like a drunken Buddha – partly still caught up in unskillful actions, partly with the clear potential for liberation. Using hiri (self respect) ottappa (concern for others) as a frame of reference, citta begins to discern skillful from unskillful. Continue to practice in accordance with Dhamma, and the Path will clear the defilements.
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Cittaviveka
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2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat
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2008-09-06
Wise Speech And The Path Of Liberation
64:16
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Donald Rothberg
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For this retreat on wise speech, mindfulness, and non-violent communication, we begin with examining the place of wise (or "right") speech in the Eightfold Path, and how it is linked to training and development in wisdom, ethics, and meditation. We then reflect on the importance for this path of speech, and the four ethical guidelines for speech given by the Buddha: (1) truthfulness, (2) helpfulness, (3) warmth/kindness, and (4) appropriateness.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Mindfulness, Wise Speech and Nonviolent Communication
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2008-09-03
Turning Towards What You Love
49:55
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Tara Brach
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There is a saying: The road to hell is paved with bad intentions. From the Buddha we learn the path to freedom arises from wise intentions. Yet because we habitually grasp after what will immediately relieve or comfort or please us, we often do not listen to our deepest intentions. We forget that in this brief life, what matters most is loving presence. This evening of talk and guided meditations invites participants to examine intentions in their relationships, and to reflect on living from a more awake connection with our heart.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2008-08-20
Behind The Mask
1:16:13
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Tara Brach
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We each develop and become identified with masks that express a false or narrowed sense of self. Whether it's the helper mask or addict mask, the controller mask or loser mask, the beliefs and emotions creating the mask prevent us from realizing our natural wholeness and beauty. This talk explores how, in the face of inevitable change and loss, we can remember the presence and love that is peering through the mask.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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