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Dharma Talks
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2017-08-17
Polish the Moon and Sweep the Clouds
39:05
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Ayya Medhanandi
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What stops us from realizing Truth? We face the human condition besieged with obstacles in the mind that can be overcome with a total commitment to giving up our many forms of addiction. We learn to stay present and to develop the enlightenment factors which defy all the hindrances until we see the jewels in the mind that are brighter than the sun. These are the gifts of the Path. A talk given during a 7 day Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat at Chapin Mill Retreat Centre, Batavia, Rochester, NY.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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2017-08-15
Body-Wise Guided Meditation
10:46
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Ayya Medhanandi
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As we establish awareness on the breath, notice where the mind is, polishing it until it shines like a bright moon. Use the sublime abidings to spread calming energy throughout the breath and the body. The hindrances fall away. Relieved of our attachments, we become like a lotus, a violin, able to hear our true voice in the silence. We tune the instrument of the mind to full understanding. A guided meditation given during a 7 day Satipaññā Insight Meditation Toronto retreat at Chapin Mill Retreat Centre, Batavia, Rochester, NY.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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2017-07-29
11: Walking Meditation
4:14
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Ajahn Sucitto
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First establish bodily presence. Notice how the leg lifts and moves. Keep the eyes soft. Experience the wave-like motion - it feels good! Allow what’s been difficult or closed to arise and walk it out.
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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery
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Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto
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2017-07-29
15: The Root Perception of Change
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Ajahn Sucitto
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There are many things one can cultivate in meditation. There is craft, what can be learned. And there is art, what can’t be taught. Follow your nose, where’s your interest? Notice the difference between awareness and consciousness. Place an object in space, experience the object with dispassion.
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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery
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Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto
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2017-07-29
08: Return, Return, Return
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The energy body is a particular fullness of being – this is citta. As it’s more completed, it becomes less obstructed. Take time to gather and center in the completed citta, even if it’s just for a few minutes. Meditation means to return time and time again.
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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery
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Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto
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2017-07-28
04: Walking without Headism
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Ajahn Sucitto addresses a form of bodily discrimiation called “headism.” It says, “I’m on top, everything is secondary to me,” and it drags everything underneath it around. Headism can be overcome by operating through the body rather than through the head. It can be practiced in walking meditation.
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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery
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Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto
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2017-07-28
01: A Harmony of Body and Mind
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Meditation is where the body and mind interact. Physical form creates the boundary within which to dwell. No third party is needed, no abstractor, no one to do anything. Just allow body and mind to come into harmony autonomously.
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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery
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Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto
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2017-06-18
Dharma Practice as Play
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Oren Jay Sofer
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Spiritual practice can be a serious affair, yet having a sense of playful interest and joy is essential. This talk explores the parallels between formal meditation practice and play.
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Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group
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