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The greatest gift is the
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Dharma Talks
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2017-05-24
Standing for the Dhamma
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Standing up in pure presence is one of the four great postures. In this simple act of being present, know one mind-moment at a time, repeatedly. Grateful for one breath, one posture, one point, we gain balance and poise. We allow our suffering to dissolve in the suffering of all the world. This is how we stand for the Dhamma in a practical way – with the body; and in a practice way – with compassion and understanding of the Dhamma.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-05-23
Rising Up Like A Swan
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Reviewing our effort to practise, recalibrate and make adjustments as needed. Make peace with what arises – neither controlling nor being passive; like a parent – compassionate, mindful, discerning. Whatever hindrance is most predominant, make it skilful, waking up if we’re asleep, or settling down if we’re restless, calming when agitated or patiently balancing. This is nothing short of the way to Nibbana, the supreme goal. Step by step, through all manner of sufferings and joys, we radiate blessings in the ten directions.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-05-23
Funeral of the Ego & Chant on Impermanence
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Ayya Medhanandi
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We come on retreat from our busy lives where we can easily relapse into old unworthy mental habits, hoping that here, at last, we can put them to sleep. They too are impermanent. Reflect on their impermanence using these chants for the funeral of our ego and the death of our ignorance. Once their corpse is seen and placed in a coffin, it’s possible to sustain open compassionate awareness wherever we are.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-05-17
Radical Compassion – Part 2
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Tara Brach
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Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for ourselves and others – what I call Radical Compassion – has three key elements: it is an embodied experience (a felt sense of tenderness), it is inclusive all beings, and it naturally moves us to act from a caring heart. This two-part talk explores the alchemy of Radical Compassion and guides us in awakening this intrinsic expression of our evolutionary potential.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2017-04-30
Radical Compassion – Part 1
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Tara Brach
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Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for ourselves and others – what I call Radical Compassion – has three key elements: it is an embodied experience (a felt sense of tenderness), it is inclusive all beings, and it naturally moves us to act from a caring heart. This two-part talk explores the alchemy of Radical Compassion and guides us in awakening this intrinsic expression of our evolutionary potential.
A talk given on 4/30/2017 at the IMCW Spring Retreat
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2017 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life
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2017-03-15
Realizing Your Deepest Desires
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Tara Brach
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This talk differentiates between egoic intentions (driven by wants and fears), and our true aspiration (deepest desires) to manifest our full potential for awake awareness and love. We explore ways to realize and open to our deepest desires when we are stuck in self-promotion, grasping and conflict, so that our aspiration becomes a compass of the heart that can guide us in living with wisdom and compassion.
“What’s my deepest intention. What really matters?”
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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