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2024-10-30 Being a Bodhisattva: Connecting Inner and Outer Practice 2 63:48
Donald Rothberg
We begin with a review of last week's talk and exploration, on being a bodhisattva in our times. The theme was inspired by Donald's experience teaching two retreats north of Asheville, NC during Hurricane Helene and being inspired by the response of the retreat center, Southern Dharma, both locally near the center and in Asheville, combining community, inner practices, and helping others. In this session, we look first more at the traditional understanding of the bodhisattva, both in the context of the Buddha's teachings and later Theravada, and then Mahayana. We bring in images of the archetypcal bodhisattvas, Avalokiteshvara, Tara, Kwan Yin, and Manjushri, as well as examples of the vows of bodhisattvas, and an outline of the training of a bodhisattva in the ten paramitas (or "perfections"). We then ask about the nature of a contemporary bodhisattva, pointing to how connecting inner work and helping others can be a corrective to exclusively outer-oriented forms of activism and exclusively inner-oriented forms of Buddhist practice, in the context of a number of systemic crises that are facing us. After then looking at some of the capacities of a contemporary bodhisattva, we invite bodhisattva vows from those attending and hear from many. Discussion follows.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2024-10-30 Guided Reflection: Great Blessings 36:48
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Exploring the wholesome aspects of our lives included in the Maha Mangala Sutta.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2024

2024-10-29 Samadhi and Nourishment 49:28
Brian Lesage
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-29 Samadhi and Nourishment 0:09
Brian Lesage
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community

2024-10-29 Don't Wait (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:19:49
Frank Ostaseski
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight. She helps us to discover what matters most. We don’t have to wait until the end of our lives to realize the wisdom that death has to offer.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Befriending Mortality: Living An Awakened Life Through Mindfulness of Death (Maraṇasati)

2024-10-29 Paramis in Practice: Renunciation 54:55
Deborah Ratner Helzer
The whole of the path is about letting go.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2024

2024-10-29 Letter from an Inmate - Metta 6:18
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Songdhammakalyani Monastery

2024-10-29 Ich-en und die befreiende Einsicht in die Leerheit 44:05
Renate Seifarth
Eine der täuschenden Aktivitäten unserer Wahrnehmung lässt den Eindruck eines soliden Ichs entstehen. Daraus entwickeln sich vielfältige Formen des Dünkels. Ein genauer Blick enthüllt die Wechselhaftigkeit des Ichs, so dass wir weniger in unserem Bild von uns selbst gefangen sind. Wir erleben größere Freiheit und Verbundenheit.
Seminarhaus Engl :  Vipassana und Metta Retreat

2024-10-29 Morning Instructions 59:01
Tuere Sala
Second Foundation - Vedana
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2024-10-27 Achtsamkeit – was ist das? 45:12
Renate Seifarth
Der Begriff Achtsamkeit oder Gewahrsein in der buddhistischen Praxis kann sich von unserem normalen Verständnis unterscheiden. Es wird genau geklärt, was darunter verstanden wird und wie Achtsamkeit praktiziert werden soll. Ein Kürzel dafür kann R.A.I.N. sein, was für Bemerken, Erkennen, Akzeptieren, interessiert erforschen und nicht damit identifizieren steht.
Seminarhaus Engl :  Vipassana und Metta Retreat

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