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2016-01-10 Closing Talk 52:07
Ajahn Sucitto
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moving out of the retreat form; honouring others; unresponsive cittas and microphones; recognizing and using the underlying foundation with confidence; empathy and sympathy for ourselves and others from a confident citta; connections to others; story of the calm and loving peace activist; recommending skillful means: using the 5 precepts to bear the welfare of others in mind and to cultivate respect for oneself; offering value to each other; cultural themes – intention and convention; using the pause; top down morality; guilt and confession, unskillfulness of some religious forms ; sila - being clear about intention to help the citta; finding balance and clarity; skillful use of the restful aspects of meditation; common social behaviours, gossip and fuzziness of intention; ongoing attunement of attention to what really counts; your citta has the capacity for great well being and clarity; respecting and gladdening the citta and spending time each day listening to the citta; reflection on the triangular mural in the hall; the earth touching mudra; dealing with mundane busyness in life; using the 10 second pause to touch your own earth element and call on the earth mother

2016-01-10 Morning Chanting in Pali and leading to guided meditation 50:36
Ajahn Sucitto
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2016-01-09 Suffusion with the Divine Abidings – Pali chanting 4:06
Ajahn Sucitto
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2016-01-09 Introduction talk, first night of the retreat 58:22
Pascal Auclair
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Joy on the Path: Insight Meditation Retreat

2016-01-09 Q and A 44:55
Ajahn Sucitto
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Please give examples of how to cultivate right view within and outside meditation

2016-01-09 The Flowering of Compassion 62:35
Mark Coleman
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Compassion is a central quality in life and practice - and is a beautiful expression of an awakened life. This talk explores what compassion is and how it can be developed and integrated into mindful awareness.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma Meditation Retreat

2016-01-09 Evening guided meditation on death 42:08
Ajahn Sucitto
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Using citta to cultivate citta with experience; using the imagination / the world of the citta to help steer the citta; using the Five Subjects of Frequent Recollection; taking it up at least at the end of each day; cleaning up at the end of the day

2016-01-09 Group D Interview 2 33:12
Ajahn Sucitto
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1. On good will as an object; 2. On moving away from the breath; barriers or obstacles 3. On being more “extroverted” 4. On mudita, energy and tension in the head 5. On cultivating blamelessness, in a busy life 6. On planning for the end of the retreat and post-retreat practice 7. On feeling not good enough, and self doubt. 8. On reacting very strongly to other people’s noise and movement 9. On recollections and daily life practice.

2016-01-09 Group C Interview 2 37:30
Ajahn Sucitto
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1. On being a bored Buddhist 2. On feeling tight and uncomfortable 3. On body tension 4. On grasping and “I am”. 5. On benefits of nature 6. On letting wandering thoughts arise and pass. 7. On noticing states of mind; 8. On investigating "self"; 9. On suffering as a teacher; 10. On inner lights during meditation 11. On "nimmita".
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand :  UNK 2016-01-05 Ajahn Sucitto January 2016 Bangkok retreat (code:TPXT, 6 days)

2016-01-09 Day Four Instructional Sit 57:05
Howard Cohn
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Essential Dharma Meditation Retreat

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