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Dharma Talks
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2016-05-03
Scared-in-the-Woods to Liberated
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Kim Allen
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Kim Allen gave the fourth talk in a seven-week series on lesser known Buddhist teachings titled "Thus Have I Heard." This talk explores how practice can be difficult, especially when it helps us become aware of the dark corners of our minds such as fear and dread. Fortunately, the Buddha taught us to train our minds so we won't give in to those tendencies, and instead live a skillful life with wholesome qualities such as generosity, virtue, and loving kindness.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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Thus Have I Heard
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2016-04-30
AM Puja: Kalyanamitta
48:53
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The conditions and support for continued cultivation and practice outside of the retreat setting can be met through kalyanamitta (spiritual friendship). This wise association reflects what is true, good and beautiful so citta can continue to come forth.
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Padmasambhava Peace Institute
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Body, Heart and Mind: Embodying Citta
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2016-04-29
Proliferation of Planning
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Shaila Catherine
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Shaila Catherine gave this talk on planning tendencies of the mind. Papanca is a Pali term that means proliferation. A lot of our planning is not preparation for action. Rather, it's a form of dukkha: chronic planning may be a manifestation of anxiety, restlessness, worry, or obsessive thinking about "who I will be." Planning is fuel for self-becoming, self-grasping; restless planning perpetuates the fantasy of a future we think we can control or predict, but such future may never happen. Instead of habitually indulging in planning tendencies, we can train our attention to be mindful of life as it actually unfolds. We can thus learn to calm fantasies that distract the mind, let go of expectations, and gradually strengthen concentration to be more fully present. We can also curb the tendency to become lost in imagined scenarios of hope and fear about life's events.
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