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James Baraz's Dharma Talks
James Baraz
I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.
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2023-01-12 Motivation from the Heart: The Place of Devotion in our Practice 53:50
Devotion is not a topic often spoken of in our Buddhist community. Yet it plays a significant role in monastic communities and Tibetan practices. The Buddha spoke of Saddha, one's heartfelt connection to practice as one of the Five Spiritual Faculties and Powers. Devotion can be a major source of inspiration which can fuel our practice. How can we access it and have it moisten and bring juice to our practice - even for those not naturally inclined that way.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
2022-09-01 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:06
A description of how the meditation practice unfolds
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2022-01-31 How The Practice Unfolds: The Five Spiritual Faculties 63:32
The Five Spiritual Faculties in the Buddha's teaching give a clear description of the natural unfolding of practice unfolds over time. It also describes the process over the course of a month-long intensive retreat.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation 1 Month Retreat
2021-08-12 The Buddha's Teaching on How Practice Unfolds: The Five Spiritual Faculties 54:11
The Five Spiritual Faculties is a central teaching of the Buddha that explains how the practice develops and unfolds: This classical list of five qualities expresses both the importance of balance as well as a natural progression of development with one quality leading to the next.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
2020-05-21 5 Spiritual Faculties: How the Practice Enfolds (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:11
Meditation and Dharma practice can be understood as a natural process of developing five qualities starting with Faith/Trust and culminating in Wisdom. This talk describes how that process unfolds.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center The Magic of Awareness - Online
2020-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:50
The Five 'Spiritual Faculties describe the unfolding of our practice. From Faith through Wise Effort, cultivating Mindfulness, deepening Concentration, flowering as Wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong
2019-08-29 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:45
This talk describes how the meditative process unfolds starting with trust or faith and culminating in liberating wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Labor Day Insight Retreat
2019-02-03 Five Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 64:41
The list of the Five spiritual Faculties - Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration and Wisdom - is a helpful way to understand the unfolding of practice. Each of these are important issues of practice and each can be seen to build on the next for the full flowering of the awakened heart/mind.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong
2018-07-15 Five Spiritual Faculties 66:46
Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland Silent retreat with James and Jane Baraz
2018-01-28 5 Spiritual Faculties (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:44
The Five Spiritual Faculties explain the unfolding of practice as well as highlight major issues in practice: Faith leads to making the effort to be mindful leading deepening concentration and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

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