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2021-07-07 Deepening Daily Life Practice 2: Practicing with Reactivity 69:27
Donald Rothberg
We begin with a review of last week's opening exploration of deepening daily life practice, naming some of the challenges of daily life practice, some initial ways of deepening such practice, and the centrality for such practice of mindfulness of the body. We then, for the rest of the session, explore how we can practice with reactivity when it arises, in its two forms--grasping after the pleasant and pushing away what is taken as unpleasant. We ground such practice in the Buddha's teaching in the model of Dependent Origination of the sequence from contact to feeling-tone to wanting (or not wanting) to grasping (or pushing away). We then point to a number of ways of practicing with reactivity and some of the complexities of such practice, particularly the ways in which reactivity can be enmeshed with discernment. A discussion follows!
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2021-07-07 Deepening Daily Life Practice 2: A Guided Meditation: Practicing with Reactivity 26:04
Donald Rothberg
In this guided meditation, we start with about 10 minutes of settling. We then attend to when there is a moderate or greater pleasant or unpleasant feeling-tone, bringing some investigation as to what occurs in ones' experience. Toward the end of the guided meditation, there's an invitation to track for any moment of reactivity (grasping onto the pleasant in some way, or pushing away the unpleasant).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2021-07-07 Reflections, and Lightly Guided Meditation 45:07
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom and Kindness

2021-07-07 Simple Metta Breathing and Metta Body Scan 40:12
Tempel Smith
To form the foundation for loving-kindness meditation we invite the attitude of kindness, calm, and simplicity to our breath and body awareness. For many, this is the most simple and suitable metta meditation, and once embodied this metta meditation becomes the basis for radiating healthy lovingkindness to our selves and all beings. This is also the meditative foundation to ripen the five jhana factors leading to full absorption.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center "July Lovingkindness Retreat" with Tempel Smith, Bonnie Duran, MPH, DrPH, John Martin, Sally Armstrong, Marcy Reynolds and Kristina Baré, MFT, SEP

2021-07-06 Self and Non-Self (Week 3) at BCBS 1:27:10
Ayya Santussika
This session was offered on July 6, 2021 for the BCBS class "Self and Non-Self: Practices for Developing Virtue, Meditation, and Wisdom".
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-05 Buddhist Studies: Mindfulness of the Mind, Week 2 - Meditation 27:50
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course: Mindfulness of the Mind

2021-07-05 Buddhist Studies: Mindfulness of the Mind, Week 2 - Talk 37:10
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course: Mindfulness of the Mind

2021-07-05 Week 4: Relaxing the Push and Pull of Experience 1:24:46
Juha Penttilä
Teachings and Guided Meditation
Gaia House Foundations of Meditation

2021-07-04 Reflections on Universal Well-Being in English (Chant Along) 1:52
Ayya Santussika, Ayya Cittananda
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-04 True Happiness - Independence and Interdependence 1:35:07
Pamela Weiss
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community SFI Sunday Nights

2021-07-04 Practicing in Urban Life 59:01
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center BIPOC Voices - Series

2021-07-04 Paramis: The Joy of Renunciation (week 2) - Talk 34:10
Mark Nunberg
Below are the resources on renunciation Mark mentions in the opening of the talk: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JolUrzOX8ESARJcK1VpW9E70Ff0vZx9agawRowDtJnE/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ohn3k_urMZaVwDQtaQ4ZArWtn8scVk2ONpT-7lPpONM/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JolUrzOX8ESARJcK1VpW9E70Ff0vZx9agawRowDtJnE/edit?usp=sharing
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2021-07-04 Paramis: The Joy of Renunciation (week 2) - Meditation 37:24
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2021-07-04 06 meditation: mindfulness of the body and thinking 14:25
Jill Shepherd
Short meditation establishing mindfulness of the body, then noticing the effect of getting caught in thinking and returning the awareness to relaxing physical tension
Auckland Insight Meditation Right View – Wrong View – Self View – No View What is the point of view in Buddhism?

2021-07-03 Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection (Chant Along) 2:09
Ayya Santussika, Ayya Cittananda
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-03 Following Our Likes and Dislikes 22:33
Ayya Santussika
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-03 Guided Anapanasati Meditation With Reflection on Likes and Dislikes 31:38
Ayya Santussika
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-03 Q&A - How do I work with deferring too much to others 4:33
Ayya Santussika
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2021-07-03 Empowerment of Investigating 1:19:56
Nathan Glyde
4th exploration of the bases of success: prior ones are in the: Online Dharma Hall - Jun 2021 'retreat album'. This final one explores vīmaṁsa the skilful analysis of experience to develop deeper well-being and freedom on the path of practice. Each exploration stands alone, as well as being part of a series.
Gaia House Online Dharma Hall - Jul 2021

2021-07-02 Die Fünf Indriya & Bewusstes Gewahrsein 38:54
Ayya Santacitta
Aloka-Dharma-Zoom | Geführte Meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2021-07-02 Die Fünf Indriya & Bala ~ Fünf Stränge eines Seils 34:15
Ayya Santacitta
Aloka-Dharma-Zoom
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2021-07-02 On the joy of meditating together, Dhamma talk on our values during quarantine, Q&A 1:29:38
Bhante Sujato, Bhante Akāliko
Bhante Akāliko on the joy of meditating together; Dhamma talk by Bhante Sujato on reflecting on our values during quarantine (desires, needs, independence, freedom); Q + A on sense restraint, independence vs. interdependence, wholesome desires, and meaningful work.
Lokanta Vihara

2021-07-02 Guided Metta Practice and Discussion - Meditation 54:19
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Lovingkindness Practice Group

2021-07-02 Guided Metta Practice and Discussion - Talk 34:21
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Monthly Lovingkindness Practice Group

2021-07-02 Dhp 360 362 Restraint 21:48
Bhante Bodhidhamma
Restraint is a word that has gone out of usage. Why restrain when the culture says more is best?
Satipanya Retreat Centre Dhammapada

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