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Nikki Mirghafori's Dharma Talks
Nikki Mirghafori
Nikki is of Persian heritage, and was introduced to contemplative practices and yoga in the early 1980's, to meditation in 1991, and to Theravada Buddhism in 2003. She has studied with various Western and Eastern teachers, with a keen interest in intensive silent retreats. She studied jhanas and detailed analytical vipassana with the renowned meditation master Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw who instructed her to teach. She is also a Spirit Rock authorized retreat teacher, a Stanford trained compassion cultivation instructor, and a UCLA certified mindfulness facilitator. She teaches Buddhist meditation and contemplation nationally, and in particular, at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, where she also serves on their Board of Directors. Nikki holds a Ph.D. in computer science from UC Berkeley and has had an active career as an Artificial Intelligence scientist in academia and industry for over two decades.
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2023-07-17 Talk #7: Third Tetrad (Steps 8 & 9) 56:59
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Overview of the third tetrad, emphasis on the first two steps whith three approaches to experiencing the mind, and a samadhi and insight wasy to gladdening it.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-15 Morning Reflections #13: Calming Formations 40:15
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Letting go of mental formations by letting sanna (perceptions) and vedana (feeling tones) simply be. Selfing, (as contraction & craving), is distinguished from wholesome subjectivity.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-13 Morning Reflections #11: Mental Formations (Step 7) 38:26
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Guided reflections to experience mental formations and knowing the inconstancy of perceptions (sahna or recognition) and feeling tones (vedana)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-11 Morning Reflections #9: Piti (Step 5) 40:56
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Reflections of various renditions of Piti from the Patisambhidamagga. And the natural cascade of arising of piti through the Seven Factors of Awakening, as outlined in the Anapanasati Sutta.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-10 Talk #5: Second Tetrad and Step 5 59:43
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Overview of the second tetrad, with emphasis on step five (piti); five kinds of piti presented and five jhanic factors as preparation for jhanas and antidotes to hinderances.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-08 Morning Reflections #7: Anapanasati (Step 4) 40:47
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Guided instructions for calming bodily formations
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-06 Morning Reflections #5: The Whole Body of the Breath 46:31
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Reflections on experiencing the whole body of the breath, (step 3), the temporal and spatial dimension in the eight-part breath
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-04 Overview of Anapanasti: 16 Steps 50:30
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Discussion of the sixteen steps; the letting go of each tetrad, and how each one achieves the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Focus on the first tetrad about the body.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-04 Morning Reflections #3: Introducing the Breath 41:03
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Having clear comprehension of the breath with ease and good-will
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023
2023-07-02 Morning Instructions: #1 Metta & the Body 44:48
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To arrive at every moment with metta in this body, imbuing the in and out breath with gentle care & good will.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2023

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