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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2011-12-15
Cultivating a Bodhisattva Heart
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James Baraz
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We don’t have to wait to take Bodhisattva vows to practice the Bodhisattva attitude of being there for another’s suffering. In this talk we explore principles and practices to cultivate compassion—the heart of the Bodhisattva ideal—including 1) developing a caring heart towards those we may not feel an affinity and 2) holding the pain we feel at another’s suffering with wise discernment.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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2011-12-13
Satipatthana Sutta, Fourth Foundation: Discerning the Self
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Rodney Smith
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Discernment must ultimately understand the nature of self completely. Awareness saw in the Third Foundation how the self was born from a feeling and elaborated on with thought forming the story and image of "I." Even though that process is now understood (wisdom), still, because of its tremendous momentum, there may be a residual belief in the self when it arises. Discernment wears down that residual belief by tracking the sense of self through all its manifestations until there is no longer the belief in self even though there is the occasional arising of self.
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Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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The Satipatthana Sutta
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2011-12-10
Deep Happiness by Venerable U Jagara and Shaila Catherine
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Sayadaw U Jagara,
Shaila Catherine
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These guided meditations and talks were given at a day-long program that explored the place of profound happiness in Buddhist practice. Although Buddhism is reputed to emphasize teachings on suffering, the teachings occur in the context of a path infused from beginning to end with contentment and joy. The teachings highlight the essential role that happiness plays in the development of our practice, from the enhancement of daily ease and well being, to the bliss that saturates the mind during meditation, and finally to the unsurpassed peace that comes with awakening.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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2011-12-07
The Backward Step
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Tara Brach
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Our habit is to think we are on our way someplace else, and that our happiness is to be found outside ourselves. Yet realization becomes possible when we take the backward step into the formless dimension of our own being. This talk explores the two pathways that awaken us from our stories of self and reveal the love and awareness that is our true nature. (video available)
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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