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Oren Jay Sofer's Dharma Talks
Oren Jay Sofer
Developing a clear understanding of the teachings and learning to fully inhabit the body have been core parts of my Dhamma practice. These areas, as well a strong emphasis on the heart, inform and shape my teaching. The few years I spent training as an Anagarika in the Thai Forest monasteries broadened my understanding of the Buddha's teachings and instilled a profound respect for the Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sangha. All along the way, I've been particularly interested in how other modalities like Nonviolent Communication and Somatics can support our growth in awakening.
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2018-01-19 Developing Compassion & Skill with Pain 25:26
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Exploring skillful relationships to pain, with a focus on compassion. (Segment 8 of 9. For more audio talks in this series, please contact Oren.)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation for Pain Management
2018-01-19 What is Pain? 21:05
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An initial exploration to key concepts for the day. (Segment 3 of 9. For more audio talks in this series, please contact Oren.)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation for Pain Management
2018-01-19 Opening Meditation 17:43
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Arriving, settling, discerning an intention for the day. (Segment 2 of 9.For more audio talks in this series, please contact Oren).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation for Pain Management
2018-01-19 Welcome and Introduction to Meditation for Pain 10:38
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Welcome and brief introduction to day. (Segment 1 of 9)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation for Pain Management
2017-12-10 Balance & Strength in Difficult Conversations: The Simile of Saw 40:22
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An exploration of MN.21, The Simile of the Saw as a teaching on right relationship and wise speech.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening
2017-12-09 The Deep Freedom of Human Needs 59:50
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How do hold the teachings on letting go, non-attachment and non-self with the reality of having needs as a human being. What are needs and how do we relate to them with wisdom in a world that is beyond our control, neither suppressing and denying them nor becoming overly fixated or identified with them?
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening
2017-12-09 Guided Meditation: Exploring Needs 32:38
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Using attention to identify an unmet need, and to shift to recognizing what matters at the core independent of any situation, time, person, place, or thing.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening
2017-12-08 Crafting our Words, Shaping the Heart 55:28
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Right Speech is a key factor in the cultivation of the Noble Eightfold Path, shaping the heart and mind even as the heart-mind shapes our speech. Our intention is the decisive factor in determine the direction and shape of our speech, our heart and our mind.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening
2017-12-08 Guided Meditation: Arriving and Opening to Experience 44:58
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Early morning guided meditation introducing the practice of samatha-vipassana.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening
2017-12-07 Words that Lead to Awakening: Right Speech and the Capacity to Connect 62:10
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We are social creatures with the capacities for connection, empathy, and understanding. This talk introduces the practice of Right Speech as an essential part of the path to awakening.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies :  Right Speech: Words That Lead to Awakening

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