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The greatest gift is the
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Dharma Talks
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2024-05-23
Walking the Buddha's Path: Taking Refuge in a Human Teacher
34:51
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Gregory Kramer
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Offered May 23, 2024
Gregory Kramer invites the Insight Dialogue Community to celebrate Vesak together. Vesak day is a celebration and recognition of the Buddha’s birth, awakening and death. It usually occurs on the first full moon of May. A common intention set on this day is a recommitment to Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. This is a day to remember the Buddha's legacy and celebrate our potential for progress on the path to liberation, just as Gotama did before his awakening.
In this talk, Gregory offers the following contemplations:
Do you sense your own humanity? your own potential our own vulnerability?
Does your own humanity connect you to the Buddha? and inspire you?
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Insight Dialogue Community
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2024-05-22
Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 2
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Donald Rothberg
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We review some of the main themes from last week's talk on developing concentration (samadhi), including the importance of such practice for the Buddha and his teachings; without samadhi, the Buddha says, there is no freedom. We examine ways of practicing (including outside of formal meditation) and look at some of the factors that indicate a deepening of samadhi (the jhanic factors). We then review the main challenges of developing samadhi, particularly over-active minds, sleepiness and low energy, and over-efforting. We also explore further challenges to the development of samadhi, including working with background thoughts, the ways that more unconscious material can surface in cultivating samadhi, and attachment to concentrated states. The talk is followed by discussion.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2024-05-18
Do You Need A Conceit?
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Nathan Glyde
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Exploring the middle way of pride, its positive role, and negative implications in our life and practice. Also, of the benefits and challenges of a comparison-based mind and its necessity in discernment.
Apologies for the occasional scratchy sound in the recording: Nathan is wearing a thick scarf due to a persistent cough, and it catches on the microphone. (includes responses to unheard questions)
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Gaia House
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Online Dharma Hall - May 2024
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2024-05-18
The Pāramīs: Energy & Resolution | Ayya Santussikā
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Ayya Santussika
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This dhamma talk and Q&A was offered on May 18, 2024 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
This is the eighth talk in the series on Pāramī or The Ten Perfections.
In this talk, Ayya Santussikā discusses two Pāramīs: Viriya (Energy, Effort) & Adhitthana (Resolve, Determination).
00:00 - DHAMMA TALK
10:31 - Q&A
1:15:50 - Closing Announcements
Resources discussed in the video:
▸Book: Stillness Flowing https://www.abhayagiri.org/media/books/stillness-flowing%20-%202018-08-31.pdf
▸KBV Upcoming Teachings: https://www.karunabv.org/
▸KBV Vassa Support Opportunities: https://www.karunabv.org/vassa-support.html
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Karuna Buddhist Vihara
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2024-05-15
Developing Concentration (Samadhi) 1
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Donald Rothberg
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There are two main forms of meditation as taught by the Buddha: Developing concentration and developing insight. We explore how they go together, the nature of concentration (samadhi), and the different ways of developing samadhi. We also look at some of the typical challenges of developing samadhi, particularly over-active minds, sleepiness and low energy, and over-efforting. Throughout there is an emphasis on finding ways to integrate active effort with ease and relaxation. The talk is followed by discussion.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2024-05-12
The Buddha's Promise
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Ayya Medhanandi
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The human realm is ever fraught with greed and delusion, conflicted and loud in its extremes. These violations are just that – destroyers of our spiritual verve. As pilgrims of peace, we disarm them in the interior silence of the heart. Courageous, we stand our moral ground, resolved to hold the bar. Our faith, generosity and discernment rescue us from the flames of sensory fears and infatuations. There is giving up and letting go but the Buddha’s promise is true. Where kindness and compassion prevail, the heart knows unshakeable peace.
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Sati Saraniya Hermitage
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