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Dharma Talks
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2019-08-14
Practicing with Conflict 1
67:15
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Donald Rothberg
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The world deeply needs a culture of skillful conflict transformation, informed by dharma practice. In such a culture, we would have individuals who combine inner capacities such as mindfulness, skill with difficult emotions, empathy and compassion, and equanimity, with perspectives on how to work with conflicts, whether inner, interpersonal, or social. In this talk, we look at some of the prevalent social conditioning around being with conflict, including tendencies to avoid conflict or act out when there are conflicts, and widespread tendencies to see conflicts dualistically and to project negative aspects onto “opponents.” In this context, Donald presents some images and reflections from his just-completed time of teaching and traveling for 3 1/2 weeks in Israel and the West Bank. He then focuses on some of the inner capacities important for being skillful with conflict, next time examining some of the perspectives on conflict that have come out of the fields of mediation, negotiation, and conflict transformation. There is also a time of discussion.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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Attached Files:
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Photos (from a PowerPoint presentation) connected with the talk, Practicing with Conflict 1
by Donald Rothberg
(PDF)
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2019-08-12
A Swallowtail Butterfly at the Hummingbird Feeder
30:58
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Ayya Medhanandi
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The quality of energy manifest as courage, commitment and compassion is the way forward. We have to be brave – like a lion. Brave warriors face the powerful maras, monsters of the mind, to overcome them. They train the mind to gain its freedom by developing heroic energy and superpower wisdom. These qualities are further ennobled with forgiveness and association with true spiritual friends.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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For Our Long Lasting Benefit
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2019-08-11
Beautiful Qualities - Five of the Ten Perfections
20:15
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Ayya Medhanandi
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The Buddha taught about ten perfections or beautiful qualities of mind that are needed to help us cross the flood of samsara, the cycles of existence. The first five of these are generosity, virtue, energy, wisdom and renunciation. When embodied, these qualities help to lead us out of the prison of impermanence. Overcoming ignorance and responding to life with greater joy, we live compassionate and harmless.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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For Our Long Lasting Benefit
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2019-08-10
I Will Not Be Angry – How Ajahn Gunhah Won the Hearts of Outlaws
12:33
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Laying down weaponry, giving up hostility, we can abandon negativity and establish sanctuary within us. We hear the inspirational tale of how Ajahn Gunhah transformed his kidnappers in northern Thailand. Through his embodiment of mettā they became his disciples, just as the Buddha had done with his adversaries 2600 years ago. Such is the power of pure mettā - good will or loving kindness. It is our true protection from harm. We too can rescue ourselves by developing it with great inner vigilance, wisdom, compassion and courage.
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Satipanna Insight Meditation (SIMT)
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For Our Long Lasting Benefit
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2019-08-07
Part 1 – The Answer is Love: Evolving out of “Bad Other”
51:08
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Tara Brach
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These two talks address the inquiry: How do we awaken from the contempt and hatred that causes so much suffering in our world? The first talk looks at how we can use the practices of mindfulness and compassion to decondition our habits of self-blame and self-hatred, as well as the importance of helping each other defuse the trance of unworthiness. The second talk extends the use of these practices to situations where we’ve locked into external “bad othering.” These times need our deepened dedication to love: By intentionally arousing compassion for ourselves and others, we directly contribute to the evolution of consciousness in our world.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2019-07-13
The Gentle Embrace of Compassion
58:53
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Yuka Nakamura
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Compassion is a central quality of the heartmind that enables us to meet and to respond to suffering in a skilful way . It is both the ability to deeply resonate with suffering and the motivation to alleviate it - in ourselves and in other beings. Compassion frees the mind from unwholesome mindstates, opens the heart to the interconnectedness with all beings and in this way also supports the unfolding of wisdom.
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Pauenhof Center
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Intensive Vipassana Meditation Retreat
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