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Deborah Ratner Helzer's Dharma Talks
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Deborah Ratner Helzer has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1995, including a year as a nun in Burma. She has been teaching in the Washington, DC area and assisting with retreats around the country since 2001.
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2016-07-26 The practice of truthfulness 52:52
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Honesty, both outwardly and inwardly, informs every aspect of our spiritual path.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2016-07-19 The wisdom of disenchantment 56:30
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As our understanding matures, we naturally outgrow ways of seeing happiness that don't work
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2016-07-12 Not stopping and not struggling. 41:58
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Balanced, skillful effort will get us across the flood of suffering.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2016-07-05 Trusting our experience 45:51
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Faith plays a pivotal role in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  July 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge
2016-05-06 Guided metta lovingkindness 53:48
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Radiating kindness to groups of beings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Integration of Love and Wisdom: Insight and Metta Retreat
2016-05-05 The two truths 60:47
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How can we recognize in learned from relative and absolute reality?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Integration of Love and Wisdom: Insight and Metta Retreat
2016-05-03 Morning instructions and Q&A 59:23
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Establishing mindfulness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Integration of Love and Wisdom: Insight and Metta Retreat
2016-05-02 Building a foundation for mindfulness 63:09
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How do we know when we are being mindful, and what will help us get there?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  The Integration of Love and Wisdom: Insight and Metta Retreat
2016-03-04 Overcoming obstacles 51:08
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Working from hindrances to mindfulness, and the value of a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Living the Buddha's Teachings: Insight Meditation Retreat
2015-12-19 Cultivating A Wise Heart 61:09
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What are the divine abidings, and how can we bring them into our lives?
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Cultivating a Wise Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat

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