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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2015-02-22 A Day at Spirit Rock: Part 1 2:16:59
Ajahn Brahmavamso
These talks were given at Spirit Rock during the benefit event taught by Ajahn Brahm. Ajahan Brahm is helping raise funds to support the building of a permanent monastery for the Dhammadarini nuns. If you would like to support this cause, you can offer a donation by clicking here: http://www.dhammadharini.net/home/offering-a-permanent-bhikkhuni-monastery-vision-mission
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2015-02-21 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 60:21
James Baraz
With so many different approaches to practice how do we know if we're doing it "the right way?" And how can we decide which of the many voices in our mind to listen to? This talk includes the 5 strategies offered by the Buddha to work skillfully with distracting thoughts.
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2015-02-21 Brahma Vihara Day 21 39:52
Bonnie Duran
Mudita: All Beings
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2015-02-20 Views Part 3: A View of Right Now 55:47
Brian Lesage
This talk offers an alternative view to seeing this practice as a linear path.
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2015-02-20 Brahma Vihara Day 20 45:05
James Baraz
Mudita: Difficult Person
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2015-02-19 Brahma Vihara Day 19 46:19
Carol Wilson
Mudita-Benefactor, Friend and Neutral Person
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2015-02-18 The Radiant Wheel - Dependent Origination 59:22
Sally Armstrong
The 12 links of Dependent Origination show us how suffering is created out of ignorance. Attending mindfully to any part of this process can bring more freedom and ease into our lives.
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2015-02-18 Brahma Vihara Day 18 41:50
Greg Scharf
Mudita: Benefactor and Self
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2015-02-18 Thinning of the Self 3 67:32
Donald Rothberg
After a brief review of the last two talks - on the general theme of "not-self" and two ways of practicing (opening to the flow of experience, examining the "thick" self) we look at further ways of practicing including being aware of the particular constituents without adding "my" and "mine"; cultivating heart practices such as lovingkindness, compassion, forgiveness and empathy and opening to a "pure awareness" what has been called in the Thai Forest tradition, the "primal" or "radiant" mind.
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2015-02-17 Exploring The Second Noble Truth 61:08
Carol Wilson
Exploring how tanha (craving) manifests in our own personal experience, and some of the ways it can be a cause of suffering and confusion.
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