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The greatest gift is the
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Dharma Talks
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2023-05-08
Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey
1:18:10
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Donald Rothberg
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We work with the metaphor of the spiritual "journey" and distinguish seven successive stages of this journey, using as main reference points the poem by Mary Oliver called "The Journey" (read near the beginning and at the end of the talk), the life of the Buddha, the lives of several great practitioners in the Thai Forest Tradition (Ajahn Mun, Ajahn Chah, and Mae Chee Kaew), and our own lives. The stages begin with taking life for granted, move through some sense of unsatisfactoriness or inadequacy about our ordinary and habitual lives and a call for something more. They lead to some kind of departure from the ordinary and habitual, opening, typically with difficulties, challenges, and purification, to our more authentic being and awakening, at least to some degree, and returning in a way to our everyday lives. This journey can take many forms, and the stages can sometimes be successive, and sometimes all appear in a short period. After the talk, we have about 20 minutes of discussion.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2023-05-07
Q&A
25:44
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Ajahn Achalo
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In Singapore. Questions are précised: 00:04 If experienced meditators can control their entry into jhana at the time of death, does it mean they can choose their rebirth? 03:22 When we transfer merit, does it really work given what the Buddha said about being the owner and benefactor of our kamma? 10:30 Should we practice differently before we sleep and how? How can I deal with sloth and torpor? 14:04 What is the best thing to say to a loved one who is dying? 19:47 How do you know you are practicing well and yet encouraging yourself to commit to the practice? Is meditation always about the breath?
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Singapore
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2023-05-07
That Seed of Awakening Within Us
24:07
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Remember compassion like the Buddha’s. Remember courage like the Buddha’s – a mind strong, centered, wise and welcoming; spacious, supple and open. We look within and wake up to that seed of awakening. Standing for truth instead of delusion and weakness, even if what we have is not enough – we make it enough. Even from a tiny seed of awakening, plant it in the soil of contentment. Watch it grow into a tall, magnificent refuge in Truth that is not conceptual but is realized intuitively. You are here in the moment like never before.
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage
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2023-05-06
Unstuck in the Middle
1:23:23
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Nathan Glyde
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Finding a middle way between dukkha extremes. Includes a mention of https://media.ngly.de/intending-to-meditate-and-meditating-with-intent-74aad2387b8c as a way of exploring this theme in the whole of our life. Includes a guided meditation, talk, and discussion (in which only responses are recorded)
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Gaia House
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Online Dharma Hall - May 2023
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2023-05-04
Embodiment and the Buddha's teaching
38:21
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The different Buddhist traditions span many cultures and languages, exploring this psycho-spiritual sphere, using a stable body as its theme, free of greed and delusion. The teachings point to experiencing an end to the preoccupation with phenomena.
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Bodhicharya Centre - Berlin
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2023-05-03
How kamma can be directly sensed and released
30:37
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Ajahn Sucitto
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We build awareness of the many ways in which heart intentions are responses to energy streams. Goodwill and selflessness are key to shedding the ‘me’ sense and understanding the power of the streams that create it.
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Sage Institute
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