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The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
2016-04-12
Thus Have I Heard
5:01:05
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Andrea Fella,
Diana Clark,
Kim Allen,
Nona Olivia,
Sean Oakes,
Shaila Catherine,
Tony Bernhard
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The Pali Canon includes over 5,000 discourses that document conversations and encounters that occurred during forty years of the Buddha's ministry. Over the centuries, certain teachings have risen to the surface with popularity and come to characterize our impression of what the Buddha taught. However, the vast collection of source material reaches beyond these well known teachings. For this speaker series, IMSB has invited teachers to focus on teachings that have been largely neglected by contemporary Buddhist groups. Each talk will share a lesser-known teaching, event, or instruction that will enrich our comprehension of what the Buddha taught. We will discover whether broadening our source material reinforces the dominant view of Buddhist practice or paints a different picture of meditation and the path of liberation.
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Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley
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2016-04-06
Patience and Equanimity
58:45
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Sally Armstrong
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Patience and equanimity are two of the paramis - 10 perfections that we develop in our practice on the path to awakening. Ledi Sayadaw says that “Patience and equanimity are the mainstay for the perfections. Only when one has set oneself up in these two can one expect to fulfill the rest." These 2 qualities are intertwined and support each other: if we are patient, we are developing equanimity, and vice versa. Both are necessary for our meditation practice and bring peace and calm into our minds and hearts.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Equanimity: Seeing with Quiet Eyes
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