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Retreat Dharma Talks
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December 5 - 31, 2018 at IMS - Forest Refuge
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2018-12-05 (27 days)
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
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2018-12-11
The refuge of the Forest Refuge
44:50
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Talk is visible to Retreants Only
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Jill Shepherd
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Exploring how a sense of refuge is co-created at the Forest Refuge, through orienting to six qualities: safety, silence, solitude, simplicity, slowing down, and stillness.
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2018-12-18
Suffering and self-compassion
52:18
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Jill Shepherd
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An exploration of the first noble truth, and how self-compassion supports our capacity to turn towards life's difficulties with kindness and courage.
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2018-12-25
From suffering to ease
48:13
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Jill Shepherd
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As the arc of practice develops from releasing suffering, dukkha, towards greater happiness, sukha, we often encounter conditioning that gets in the way of opening to deeper ease and freedom. The brahmavihara practice of mudita, appreciative joy, can be a support for releasing that conditioning.
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2018-12-31
Equanimity and wisdom
52:03
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Jill Shepherd
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Equanimity is highly valued throughout the Buddha's teachings. It acts as a powerful support for insight, and insight in turn, strengthens this quality of ease, acceptance, and freedom.
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