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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2015-05-23
Love Sex, and Awakening
46:35
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Amma Thanasanti
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Ajahn (Amma) Thanasanti's personal journey and interest in the topic. Believing enlightenment is where everyone loves me. Various kinds of suffering. The way that Dipa Ma's life was an inspiration. The hunger to connect and the way that love and sex can be used for connection. Sex as life force. Separation and dissolving into pleasure vs dissolving into emptiness. Love and sex addiction underlying other addictions. The difference between mind states that resolve with observation and those that need engagement. Attachment theory. Pleasure evokes lack. Making use of the complexity.
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Shakti Vihara (Against The Stream / Dharma Punx New York)
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2015-05-19
The Giver, Gift. and Receiver
21:10
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Shaila Catherine
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The Discourses of the Buddha include instructions on how to give so that the act of generosity will be most fruitful. This talk by Shaila Catherine explores the significance of the inner motivation of the donor, the quality and appropriateness of the gift itself, and the virtue and purity of mind of the recipient. The motivation, context, and result each play a role in the practice of generosity (dana).
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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