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Retreat Dharma Talks
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A Whole Life Path: Abiding in Stillness, Engaging with Wisdom
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| In a whole life path approach to Dhamma, periods committed solely to meditation have a special place. When the body-mind has sufficient time to calm down and become steady and bright, uniquely transformative insight becomes possible. Deep freedom of heart and mind comes from seeing things as they actually are; seclusion and spiritual friendship, together, form a powerful path of awakening. The wisdom teachings of the Buddha come alive in our formal practice and from there move into the entirety of our lives.
The vision for this retreat is to provide an opportunity to cultivate the deep freedom that all the Buddha’s teachings point to. Guided by the Dhamma as it unfolds both internally and relationally, we will interweave extended periods of noble silence, Qi Gong, vipassana practice and Insight Dialogue together in an emergent flow, designed to both deepen our individual practice and strengthen the spiritual friendship that lies at the heart of our community. |
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2020-02-29 (30 days)
Bosoord Center
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2020-03-01
Guided Meditation: Listening with the Body
20:27
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The body and mind are not separate. Emotional resonances and residues manifest as an energetic continuum in the body. Cultivating mindfulness of body allows us to touch into this causal field. The body listens, the emotions speak. Energy can then pass through.
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2020-03-07
The Touch of Empathy
34:15
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Ajahn Sucitto
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What happens when confronted with what we don’t like? Drips of ill will – blame, grudges – build up a crust. Detox is about breaking through that crust. Connecting to the bodily presence, we can touch the hurt of fear, inadequacy and desperation with empathy.
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2020-03-14
Guided Meditation – Recollecting Buddha
31:02
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The mind needs to resonate many times with something that gives it confidence, assurance, clarity. Buddha represents that. Guidance given to recollect qualities of Buddha, feeling the effects as resonances in the body, lingering to encourage the effects to pervade.
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2020-03-16
Guided Meditation – Setting Up a Causal Loop of Goodwill
27:21
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Establish the body in upright grounded presence so other structures can be supported by this central structure. Internally, refrain from instinctual differentiations. Include everything without adding what’s not needed. Resonate goodwill through the realm of awareness.
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2020-03-16
Acknowledging the Causal Field
20:11
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Using the sound of the bell, we can notice what meanings and reactions are triggered. It all happens within awareness. We can practice tracing our reactions back to their causal roots, aware of the energies that generate compulsive and agitating feelings and activities.
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