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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2017-05-23
Rising Up Like A Swan
15:05
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Reviewing our effort to practise, recalibrate and make adjustments as needed. Make peace with what arises – neither controlling nor being passive; like a parent – compassionate, mindful, discerning. Whatever hindrance is most predominant, make it skilful, waking up if we’re asleep, or settling down if we’re restless, calming when agitated or patiently balancing. This is nothing short of the way to Nibbana, the supreme goal. Step by step, through all manner of sufferings and joys, we radiate blessings in the ten directions.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-05-21
The Gift of Walking
10:47
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Ayya Medhanandi
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Walking as a meditation posture is dynamic and complementary to breath meditation. With more to distract us from being attentive to our own experience, walking requires sharper effort, mindfulness, focus, and present moment awareness. This provides an invaluable template for practice in the many walking times of our daily lives.
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
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When Truth Speaks Out
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2017-05-19
Mindfulness-Wisdom
50:36
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Heather Sundberg
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An introduction to A Map of Awareness from the Thai Forest Tradition:
Sati-Mindfulness-Mahi Sati (Great Mindfulness), Sati Panna (Mindfulness Wisdom), Panna-Vimutti (Wisdom which leads to release).
Includes teachings on how to approach teachings and practices of awareness, how to use the Three Characteristics, (impermanence, unsatisfactotoriness, not self) to decrease and release activity of the Defilements (greed, hatred and delusion) and a fun experiential exercise based on a teaching from Ajahn Chah about letting go.
For more information about these teachings, visit Heather's website and look up Talks, Retreat Schedule and ongoing trainings on MahaSati.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center)
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Living Awareness Through Embodiment and Heart
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2017-05-06
Workshop - Meditation as an Act of Love
3:40:03
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Anushka Fernandopulle
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When we develop meditation as loving awareness, we cultivate a beautiful way of living that supports wisdom and balance. We pay attention well to what we love and we learn to be present with a warm, open gaze for whatever shows up. This kind, gentle awareness brings mindfulness and metta (lovingkindness) practice together as one. Join us to explore meditation as an act of love
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Common Ground Meditation Center
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2017-05-03
Deepening Daily Life Practice 3--Further Foundational Practices
63:58
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Donald Rothberg
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After a brief review of the first two sessions in this series, we explore three foundational practices for deepening daily life practice, first (1) grounding in awareness of the body, and (2) taking challenges (internal and external) as practice. We then explore experientially (3) a practice of stabilizing in mindfulness and then carrying out an activity with as much awareness as possible, then returning to mindfulness, then bringing awareness to another activity.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2017-04-02
Shaping Vessels
13:48
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-04-02
Guarding the Holy Fire
18:03
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Catherine McGee
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-04-01
Beauty and the Buddha
1:32:44
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-04-01
Modes of Soulmaking (Q & A)
36:24
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-04-01
Longing, Vulnerability, Anteros
26:39
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-03-31
Awakening and Soulmaking (Q & A)
38:17
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-03-31
Twoness Continued
17:26
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Catherine McGee
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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2017-03-31
On Blessed Ground: Fantasies of the Self on the Path
32:07
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Rob Burbea
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Please Note: This series of talks is from a retreat led by Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee for experienced practitioners. The requirements for participation included some understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice. Without this experience it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
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Gaia House
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Of Hermits and Lovers: The Alchemy of Desire
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