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The greatest gift is the
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Dharma Talks
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2001-05-01
Emotional Wakefulness
45:51
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Christina Feldman
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Because of the power of our emotions, we are called upon in this
practice to cultivate emotional mindfulness and emotional
freedom. What is the interface then between experiencing our feelings
fully, and maintaining emotional equanimity, or balance? How can we
relate to our emotional life in a way that allows the creative power
of our hearts to awaken?
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2001-04-24
The Lion's Roar: Strength, Confidence And Wisdom From The Heart Of Metta
63:24
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Marcia Rose
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"When the heart enters into the mind, the mind then has quite a different quality." Learning to abide in our practice and in our life as a whole with kindness and patience--the heart of metta--we are then able to respond rather than react to what life offers. Stories woven into this talk are from the time of the Buddha and from our contemporary time that exemplify what the Buddha called "The Lion's Roar."
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Mabel Dodge, Taos
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2001-04-21
The Gateway To Relief
1:13:49
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Marcia Rose
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Change is the fabric of life; its very essence. How often do we
forget, ignore, or distract ourselves from this natural truth and then
suffer the consequences? Clearly seeing and accepting impermanence is
truly the acceptance of life.
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2001-04-21
The Gateway To Relief: Understanding Impermanence
1:14:04
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Marcia Rose
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Change is the fabric of life; it's very essence. How often do we forget, ignore or distract ourselves from this natural truth and then suffer the consequence? Clearly seeing and accepting impermanence is truly the acceptance of life.
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Mabel Dodge, Taos
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2001-04-20
Come See For Yourself: The Power And Presence Of Concentration And Mindfulness
60:00
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Marcia Rose
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This practice is a path of inquiry, investigation and discovery that we fully participate in and experience for ourselves. By the power of our own attention-mindful awareness, with great interest and energy, we develop a concentrated clarity of presence, taking the time to look very deeply at our own experience of body, mind and heart. Through this process we are able to see and experience the nature of things. This is what leads to the deepest wisdom and happiness. This is what leads to awakening/liberation..
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Mabel Dodge, Taos
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2001-04-18
Holding Hands
30:10
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Sylvia Boorstein
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In thinking about the path of awareness and the refining of the heart that is the purpose of Buddhist philosophy, Sylvia suggests that she would like to amend the Eightfold Path to be the "Ninefold Path," adding Right Relationship as the ninthfold. Right Relationship is the sense of connection we feel in the world that holds us up. Hand holding is the metaphor Sylvia uses to symbolize this connection. Hands take us from the womb, and they put us in the grave. In between, it is one big "hand holding."
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2001-04-17
Trust In Being The Knowing
67:43
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Ajahn Sumedho
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Using reason and logic, that is, acquired knowledge, we get caught in dualistic positions: right and wrong, good and bad, etc. We tend to
establish a fixed view about things. In this talk Ajahn Sumedho is trying to get us to a place beyond such dualistic thinking, beyond taking sides. He says that intuitive awareness involves a one-pointedness (ekaggata) that includes, rather than excludes. It is not dualistic. Transcendence is a matter of “being” it, not thinking about it.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2001-04-15
Knower Of The Worlds
54:49
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Ajahn Sumedho
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We can be empowered in practice through getting to know the nature of
the world we live in and through learning from the way it is. Taking
refuge in knowing the truth-- the laws of nature-can free us from a
selfish struggle with the way things are.
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2001-04-14
The First Noble Truth: What's Noble About Dukkha
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Ajahn Sumedho
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The Buddha's teachings are all about awakening to the truth of suffering, or dukkha, and finding the end to it. Our potential for awakening begins to be realized when we shift our attitude to take an interest in suffering, learning from the way it is, and understanding how it gets created. Opening to the truth about suffering, we also open our awareness to something greater -- the ultimate reality.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2001-04-13
Living With The Reality Of Aging, Sickness And Death
52:41
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Ajahn Candasiri
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Our society emphasizes fitness, strength, youth, and vitality, and yet
the body runs its own course. We can do things to keep it strong and
healthy, but these types of measures are limited. We are blessed to
have the Buddhist teachings because they encourage us to come to terms
with aging, sickness and death -- fundamental truths of our existence.
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2001-03-31
Emotional Wakefulness
42:34
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Christina Feldman
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Because of the power of our emotions, we are called upon in this practice to cultivate emotional mindfulness and emotional freedom. What is the interface then between experiencing our feelings fully and maintaining emotional equanimity or balance? How can we relate to our emotional life in a way that allows the creative power of our hearts to awaken?
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2001-03-23
Seasons Of The Heart
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Anna Douglas
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This talk gives an overview of the continually changing terrain of
practice-- the various seasons of the heart, which expose us to all
sides of human experience. A question is then explored: where is
progress on the path to be found if we keep cycling through the same
seasons of the heart?
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2001-03-22
Refinement Of Mind - part 1
63:45
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James Baraz
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The Buddha's discourse on refinement of mind from the Anguttara Nikaya describes the process a practitioner experiences in moving from grosser types of attachment to more subtle and refined ones. This talk focuses on how the practice affects our thoughts, words and actions as we continue our journey of awakening.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2001-03-12
Arriving In The Here And Now
44:44
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Rodney Smith
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To arrive in the here and now means to acknowledge the truth of the present
moment where we find ourselves. Most of us have found ways to avoid the
present, so as to avoid facing difficulties. This talk identifies strategies
we use to keep from arriving and explains how living with integrity will
allow us to arrive more easily.
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2001-02-27
Renunciation And Peace
49:12
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Mark Coleman
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This talk explores how the practice of letting go-- in relationship to
desire, aversion, control, spiritual materialism and sense
experience-- can facilitate greater freedom in our lives.
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2001-02-23
Papanca
50:00
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Sally Armstrong
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Based on the Honey Ball Sutta, this talk is an exploration of papanca,
a Pali word meaning proliferation of thought in the mind. Mental
proliferation leads into the creation of self and into craving and
comparing, as well as holding on to views and opinions.
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2001-02-14
Stop
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Sylvia Boorstein
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How to use "stopping" as a tool in wise practice. Kindness and goodness are parameters to measure our practice. Stories of the Buddha including "a wise ape teaches kindness." Discussion of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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