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Dharma Talks
2007-06-09 Guided Meditation - The View 18:49
Ajahn Sucitto
Cittaviveka Sankhara

2007-06-02 Beginner's Mind - The Bio-Suit 59:52
Phillip Moffitt
A guided meditation leading to an exploration of the first foundation of mindfulness. Questions addressed include: why focus on the body and how the body relates to the other foundations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening In The Body: Meditation And Qi Gong

2007-06-01 Interpersonal desires and fears - the roles of tanha 33:02
Gregory Kramer
What activates the desires and fears we have when we come into contact with another? Meditation is about seeing things as they actually are, the operation of the heartmind intra and interpersonally. The mind will then incline towards what is wise. The heart is moved by contact with another. However there is pressure/tendencies of the mind to move into agitation and confusion on contact with others. What activates the fears and desires of interpersonal interaction? Hunger (tanha) pressurises thoughts and feelings so that the mind doesn't settle. It is like fuel or an electric current for the system (personality) that is in place. All thoughts/actions/speech are conditioned by past habits and occurrences (sankhara conditions namarupa). Hunger/craving fuels/energises the system to generate more constructs along the same lines as previous ones. (These can be wise or unwise habits) There are three hungers: 1) Hunger for sense desires which includes social desires as well e.g. avoidance of loneliness which is like a death of the self. it might be seeking pleasure from others, seeking approval from parents, or in a Buddhist rebirth sense of driving from life to life. 2) Hunger to be seen, to become. 3) Hunger not to be seen e.g. interacting whilst performing a role, wearing a mask so the 'real you' is hidden, limiting contact with people, or having contact defined procedurally so it is blinkered - again a form of 'hiding'.
Insight Dialogue Community (Barre Center for Buddhist Studies)

2007-05-30 The Mind and the Way: Right Attitude for Meditation 55:39
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2007-05-30 Inquiry And Investigation - part 1 59:16
Donald Rothberg
Because we live in such a mental culture, we sometimes interpret meditation as getting rid of all thinking. But inquiry and investigation, often aided by language are crucial to Buddhist practice. We look at three practical methods of inquiry, using (1) mindfulness (2) deep listening, and (3) the lens of particular teachings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2007-05-19 À propos de la méditation Metta 1:11:18
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Terre d'Éveil Vipassana La Méditation Vipassana

2007-05-18 06. La Méditation sur les Trente-deux Parties du Corps 60:06
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Terre d'Éveil Vipassana La Méditation Vipassana

2007-05-18 Guided Meditation - Entering And Opening 32:17
Ajahn Sucitto
Portland

2007-05-14 02. La Méditation Vipassana – Définition et Objectifs 62:23
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Terre d'Éveil Vipassana La Méditation Vipassana

2007-05-13 01. La Méditation comme la Cité aux Six Portes 65:31
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Terre d'Éveil Vipassana La Méditation Vipassana

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