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2020-11-08 Depression and Negative Thinking Loops 12:21
Amita Schmidt
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This is in response to a question about how to work with depression and negative thinking loops.
Mariposa Sangha

2020-10-28 no excuses: 15 minute mindfulness meditation 14:58
Jill Shepherd
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Just 15 minutes to steady awareness with the body and breathing, as a support for steadying the mind and practising non-reactivity to thinking
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Introduction to Insight Meditation

2020-10-10 Concluding Remarks – Continuity of Practice 3:39
Ajahn Sucitto
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Where things fall apart is where the connections break, when we spin off into our distracted thinking and proliferating thoughts. Spend time lingering in the heart sense, staying connected and present with that. Stay with the body in daily activities, taking regular pause moments.
London Insight Meditation :  Finding and Using the Missing Piece

2020-08-26 Worrier Pose: Finding Freedom from the Body of Fear 59:27
Tara Brach
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While fear is a natural part of our make up, many of us suffering when the “on” button gets jammed. This talk looks at how our fears generate habitual patterns of physical tension, anxious thinking, emotions and behaviors; and how this constellation prevents us from inhabiting our full wisdom and love. We then explore two interrelated pathways of healing—unconditional presence, and resourcing, or cultivating access to safety and belonging (from the IMCW Fall 2018 7-Day Silent Retreat).
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2020-07-23 01 talk: Mindfulness of Mind 22:00
Jill Shepherd
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An introduction to working directly with the mind, practicising mindfulness of thinking
Auckland Insight Meditation :  Foundations of Insight

2020-07-09 Thinking without a Thinker 34:04
Ajahn Sucitto
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When full ground is not properly established, thinking creates the thinker. With proper ground, it’s possible to hover over the thought process and listen deeply to the underlying emotional stream. Establish ground using a simple meditation object that the mind can easily access and stabilize on.
Cittaviveka :  Vassa 2020 Opening Group Practice Retreat, Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery

2020-06-09 Where Is This Going? 39:04
Nathan Glyde
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A talk about the directionality of our thinking, based on the wisdom of the two sorts of thinking sutta (MN19). With less identification, and a sense of supporting samadhi, we can navigate the world of the heart-mind.
Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland :  Coming to Life - Waking up and getting intimate with existence

2020-04-19 Dhamma Stream Online Puja: The Skill of Recollection 39:14
Ajahn Sucitto
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Recollection is not just thinking about things, it’s associated with the quality of careful attention. Encourage the mind to think slowly, touch the heart and abide in wholesome qualities. In daily life we do the external, but embedded in the ground of the heart is where your basis is. *Sutta reference is AN11:11-12.
Cittaviveka :  At Home with the Homeless: Ajahn Sucitto Locked Down

2020-04-14 All Phenomena are Empty. Fill them with Metta. 38:44
Nathan Glyde
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All phenomena are fabricated by perception: all things are empty of inherently existing separate from the atmosphere of attention. We explore what happens to phenomena and the sense of self when perception is soaked in kindness and care. Supported by the suttas: Two Sorts of Thinking (MN19), and the Karaniya Metta Sutta (SN1.8).
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online

2020-02-23 Mindfulness of Breathing 11:37
Ajahn Sucitto
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Mindfulness of breathing is the gathering of attention around a process that is flowing and fluid. The steady and suffusive quality of breathing eases tensions in the heart and mind. The thinking process quietens down and external sights and sounds don’t impinge allowing the natural qualities of the heart become more apparent.
Emoyeni Retreat Centre :  Clearing and Renewal

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