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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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1999-03-20
Lifelong Heart-Healing
65:16
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Sylvia Boorstein
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This Dharma talk given at the end of a 6-week retreat is about remembering what we are doing here, moving into the middle of our lives so we can see clearly, and paying attention so that we don't miss an opportunity for an awakened heart. Sylvia encourages us not to coast to the finish line, but to do the work we came to do in order to manifest an awakened heart. She also discusses healing from mistakes.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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1999-03-14
The Liberating News Of Impermanence
53:41
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Sylvia Boorstein
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Everything arises and passes away, like the breath. How to not be frightened by this or experience "existential angst" from inevitable loss in connection is often what brings us into practice. Liberation is in the heart that is wide enough to hold joy as well as the greatest pain of loss. In managing inevitable loss, we become kinder, softer, gentler and much more careful. To liberate "fixed point of view," we stay awake and attentive, always open for new insights to our stories about ourselves and others. Views change, bodies change, relationships change, but what does not change is the capacity of the heart to respond with compassion and lovingkindness.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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1999-03-11
Samadhi Is Pure Enjoyment
47:42
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Samadhi, a Pali word, means meditative absorption or a state of concentration. This talk is an exploration of samadhi as the art of refined enjoyment. Approaching our meditation with receptivity, we carefully collect our attention for the full enjoyment of the present moment. This kind of attention is enjoyable and light, balanced and at ease.
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1999-02-18
Finding Our Natural Compassion
51:25
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Myoshin Kelley
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Compassion is classically described as the quivering or trembling of the heart in response to suffering. Our habituated responses may be to deny or repress our suffering. As we learn to open to suffering with a balanced mind, we discover the natural responsiveness of the heart which brings us into a relationship of care and concern for the world we live in.
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Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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1999-02-18
Peace Is Possible
53:55
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Sylvia Boorstein
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Using the path of practice (the Fourth Noble Truth), we can learn to pay attention moment to moment, developing insight and concentration. Each moment of mindfulness is another moment of freedom from suffering, and in that freedom, indeed, peace is possible.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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