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Christina Feldman's Dharma Talks

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What I teach is a reflection of the constantly changing nature of my own practice. When I give a talk it is not a set agenda, but something that I've been reflecting about. The talks tend to be in rhythm with my own practice.

At the moment, I'm reflecting on the interplay of the personal and the non-personal, on aloneness and intimacy, on emptiness and embodiment. This process of reflection is a slow one. I hold a question in the background of my consciousness and then prepare to be surprised, to see what actually arises.

I enjoy the dharma a great deal. I try to convey that meditation practice is not a pathway of endlessly overcoming obstacles, but also a path of tremendous joy. It brings a great deal of profound truth to people's ability to find happiness. I have great faith in the Dharma, and a bottomless faith in people's capacity to be wise.

The ancient traditions of Buddhism are as relevant today as they were 2,500 years ago because people's capacity for getting themselves into trouble, for confusion, alienation and separation is not so different from Buddha's time. Vipassana, then and now, offers people an opportunity to transform themselves, and in so doing, transform the world around them.

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1996-03-28 Inner Authority 41:12	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-03-30 Closing Talk And Metta Meditation 50:01	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 7 Day Women's Retreat

1996-07-20 Freedom Within The Forms Of Practice 57:57	Download Listen
a guided tour of an ordinary practice
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-07-22 Freedom In Personal And Life Stories 46:13	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 9 Day Vipassana Retreat

1996-04-25 Dimensions Of Insight 58:31	Download Listen
freeing the mind and heart from delusion
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 8 Day Vipassana Retreat

1997-03-25 Acceptance 48:55	Download Listen
Acceptance is neither passive nor indifferent, but an alive, responsive relationship to all of life. Wise acceptance, including self acceptance, is the gateway to peace, deep understanding and freedom in our life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat (7 days)

1997-03-28 Caring For The World With Narayan 52:49	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Women's Retreat (7 days)

1997-07-18 Opening Talk With Guy Armstrong And Yanai 59:48	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

1997-07-19 Refuge In Calmness 48:16	Download Listen
Calmness is a refuge in the midst of an uncertain and changing world.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat (9 days)
In collection: Courageous Living

1997-07-22 The Cause Of Suffering, End Of Suffering 47:28	Download Listen
craving is an appetite that propels us into disconnection. understanding teaches us the way to stillness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : Vipassana Retreat (9 days)

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