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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2016-04-24
Equanimity: Finding Balance in Our Practice
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James Baraz
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This daylong includes general talks on the theme of cultivating equanimity into your dharma practice. In addition to the talks and discussion, I offer the following practices with instructions that can be used to incline the mind toward equanimity (edited to remove lengthy periods of silence during the guided meditations):
Practice #1 - Seeing things as they are
Practice #2 - Looking through the lens of impermanence
Practice #3 - Looking through the lens of vedana
(feeling tone; 2nd foundation of mindfulness)
Practice #4 - Equanimity with Big Mind meditation
Practice #5 - Equanimty using traditional Brahma Viharas phrases
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2016-04-21
Daily Life Jhana
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Ajahn Sucitto
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People often have the idea that one practices “concentration” to achieve “special meditative states of mind” called jhana, but Ajahn Sucitto points out that in fact jhana is a daily life practice of absorbing into the wholesomeness of nature that leads to the embodiment of samadhi – a unified state of the heart. This talk was offered on April 21, 2016 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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Abhayagiri Monastery
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2016-04-20
Love is Always Loving You
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Tara Brach
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Love is Always Loving You – This talk draws on Christian mystic Henri Nouwen’s book Return of the Prodigal Son. We explore the primary ways we leave home – leave presence, connection, beingness – and the pathways of deep attention and love that enable our return. The emphasis is on “letting in love” as a key and often missing element in practices that heal and free our hearts. Through the talk there are several reflections that lead to receiving the blessings of love and discovering that we are the source of that loving.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2016-04-14
Sacred Activism Part 4: Holding a Vision
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James Baraz
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Besides learning how to work with various emotions and reactions that come up in response to various events, it's important to hold an inspiring vision of possibilities so that we are motivated to work toward that desired outcome. Dharma concepts such as Clear Comprehension of Purpose can be applied to help us create an inspiring vision. Joanna Macy's Active Hope and Andrew Harvey's outline of current positive developments that give one hope are included.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2016-04-14
Seven Factors of Awakening
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Ayya Sobhana,
Chris Clifford,
Daniel Bowling,
Fa Jun,
Janetti Marotta,
Margaret Gainer,
Misha Merrill,
Oren Jay Sofer,
Sean Oakes,
Shaila Catherine,
Sharon Allen
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These seven qualities offer an effective framework for cultivating the mind, overcoming the hindrances, and balancing the energetic and calming forces that develop in meditation. When cultivated and balanced, the mind is ripe for awakening. This series will explore each factor to reveal its importance, function, and role in the process of awakening.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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