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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2015-03-14 Sharing the Happiness of Others 46:48
Winnie Nazarko
The practice of cultivating mudita (empathetic joy) helps us share in the happiness and well-being of others. It counteracts envy, jealousy and the tendency to compare self to others. This moves us away from resentment and feelings of scarcity towards gratitude and generosity.
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2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 1:36:12
James Baraz
Closing talk, Meditation and Q&A
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2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 65:33
James Baraz
Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke Mid day Movement & Meditation Q&A
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2015-03-14 Intro to Insight Meditation with James Baraz & Kate Janke 0:00
James Baraz
(Recording not available) 
Introduction & Meditation
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2015-03-14 Brahma Vihara Day 14 - Compassion 40:01
Sylvia Boorstein
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2015-03-13 The Noble Truths 61:04
Heather Sundberg
This talk on the Noble Truths includes the 3 types of dukkha, the 3 types of craving, and the multiple doorways into cessation.
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2015-03-13 Brahma Vihara Day 13 Compassion 44:52
John Travis
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2015-03-13 Morning Instructions Day 12 3:45
Donald Rothberg
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2015-03-12 Cultivating Concentration (Samadhi) 59:45
Donald Rothberg
An overview of (1) the nature and importance of concentration in our practice; (2) some suggestions on how to strengthen concentration; (3) some of the challenges of cultivating concentration, including striving, spiritual bypassing, and attachment to states of concentration; and, briefly, (4) the relationship of concentration and insight practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

2015-03-12 Brahma Vihara Day 12 30:17
Mary Grace Orr
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Introduction to Insight Meditation Class Series - Spring 2015

2015-03-11 Buddhism & 12 Steps Class 1:59:03
Kevin Griffin
Week 4- Step 4
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2015-03-11 Buddhism & 12 Steps Class Series 18:52
Kevin Griffin
Step 3 - Part 1
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2015-03-11 Buddhism & 12 Steps Class Series 56:31
Kevin Griffin
Step 2 - Dharma Talk
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2015-03-11 Buddhism & 12 Steps Class Series 58:39
Kevin Griffin
Step 2 Meditation
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2015-03-11 What is Going On? 53:38
Mary Grace Orr
Exploring the Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, in particular the aggregates. What is this event I call "me".
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2015-03-11 Introduction to Compassion 33:46
Heather Sundberg
Compassion
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2015-03-11 The Centrality of Kindness 56:19
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-03-11 Morning Instructions Day 11 4:58
John Travis
Morning Instructions on the 'Marks of Existence'
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

2015-03-10 Marks of Existence 57:27
John Travis
After a 'laugh out loud' introductory teaching, the talk deeply explores the Three Characteristics of change, suffering, and not self; and the Three Subtle Characteristics of emptiness, suchness, and 'not there with the object'.
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2015-03-10 Brahma Vihara Day 10: Metta for All Beings 43:20
Donald Rothberg
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2015-03-10 Choiceless Awareness 10:58
Heather Sundberg
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2015-03-09 Compassion: Cultivation and Fruition 64:12
Heather Sundberg
This talk explores Compassion through the following aspects: Cultivation Aspects: How to Practice and the Near Misses Wisdom Aspects: The Three Characteristics (change, suffering, not self) Fruition Aspects: Stories from ancient and modern meditators and activists
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2015-03-09 Death contemplation: an opening to an awakened life 53:20
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-03-09 Morning Instructions Day 9 Third Foundation of Mindfulness 6:50
Winnie Nazarko
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

2015-03-08 The Third Foundation: Knowing theMind 63:32
Winnie Nazarko
This talk discusses how to apply mindfulness to the mind and body. Clarifies what kind of attention is called for in working with thoughts/emotions. Distinguishes mindfulness meditation from psychotherapy, and discusses the relationship between them. Explores "which tool is right for the task."
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2015-03-08 "Meeting the Heavenly Messengers" 38:49
Anna Douglas
Encountering aging, illness, and death have the power to awaken us out of the sleepy trance of our daily routines. How this happened for the Buddha and how it can happen for us are explored in the first of two talks.
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2015-03-08 "Practicing with the Heavenly Messengers" 48:22
Anna Douglas
How the teachings and practices of insight meditation (mindfulness) help us navigate the stormy seas of old age, sickness, and death.
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2015-03-08 Brahma Vihara Day 8 Metta 33:25
Mary Grace Orr
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2015-03-08 Morning Instructions Day 8 Back to Basics Foundations 103 10:34
Mary Grace Orr
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2015-03-07 Metta Revisted 49:34
Mary Grace Orr
Training in Metta so that we can hold ourselves and others with friendliness-even in difficulty.
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2015-03-07 Brahma Vihara Day 7 33:30
Winnie Nazarko
Difficult Person
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2015-03-07 Morning Instructions Day 7 13:33
John Travis
The Third Foundation of Mindfulness
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2015-03-06 Meeting the Heart and Mind 57:28
Oren Jay Sofer
An overview of the Third Foundation of Mindfulness
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2015-03-06 Brahma Vihara Day 6: Forgiveness 47:22
John Travis
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2015-03-06 Morning Instructions Day 6 39:28
Donald Rothberg
Mindfulness of Feeling-Tone (the Second Foundation of Mindfulness) and Introduction to the Third Foundation of Mindfulness (here, practicing with thoughts and emotions)
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2015-03-05 Metta for the familiar stranger (neutral person) 34:47
Heather Sundberg
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2015-03-05 Mindfulness of the Body 14:43
Heather Sundberg
Includes practices to calm the bodily formation and settle the nervous system.
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2015-03-04 First Foundation of Mindfulness 61:47
Heather Sundberg
Dedicated in memory of Ruth Denison, the Talk explores traditional and innovative applications of the First Foundation of Mindfulness, including Calming the Bodily Formations and nervous system, the wisdom aspects of mindfulness of the body, and mindfulness in all the postures and activities.
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2015-03-04 Brahma Vihara Day 4 31:31
Mary Grace Orr
Forgiveness
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2015-03-04 Permutations of Compassion 52:03
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-03-04 Morning Instructions Day 4 44:40
Winnie Nazarko
From Mindfulness of the Breath to Mindfulness of the Body
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2015-03-03 Metta In Practice 57:33
Winnie Nazarko
How the quality of metta (goodwill) is core to the Buddhist practice in general, and how it supports and empowers insight meditation.
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2015-03-03 Brahma Vihara Day 3 40:08
Donald Rothberg
The Close Friend and Radiation Metta
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2015-03-03 Morning Instructions Day 3 12:30
John Travis
Mindfulness of the breath and body
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2015-03-02 Clear Path 52:33
John Travis
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness offer a direct path to realization.
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2015-03-02 Brahma Vihara Day 2 33:49
Winnie Nazarko
Metta for yourself, someone close
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2015-03-02 Self-Love and Selflessness - Part 2 52:51
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-03-02 Morning Instructions Day 2 7:55
Mary Grace Orr
Mindfulness of the breath and body.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

2015-03-01 The Four Noble Truths: Food for the journey 46:00
Mary Grace Orr
The most basic wisdom teachings of the Buddha are excellent nourishment for our journey and support for meeting our suffering.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight 1 Month Retreat

2015-03-01 Introduction to Loving-Kindness Meditation 35:40
Heather Sundberg
- How metta is a practice of intention and concentration - How to work with metta difficulties and cycles of purification - How to develop authentic metta phrases - Introduction of the metta muses (categories)
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2015-03-01 Morning Instructions Day 1 39:10
Donald Rothberg
Mindfulness of the breath (or another primary object)
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2015-02-28 The Spiritual Journey 47:43
Donald Rothberg
In the context of the beginning of a month-long retreat (and, for some, beginning the second month of a two-month retreat), we explore briefly the cross-cultural expressions of a spiritual "journey" or "path," and the typical stages of such a journey.
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2015-02-28 Brahmavihara Feb closing day 40:21
Heather Sundberg
Transitional day Brahmavihara
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2015-02-27 Deepening & Expressing Our Practice 60:26
James Baraz
After practicing for one month, what have we learned to apply in our life as we go home, or carry us through the next month as we continue our practice?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-02-26 Vipallasa: How distortions make "us" 45:17
Bonnie Duran
In this talk, the 4 distortions of the mind and the 3 levels is presented
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2015-02-26 Brahma Vihara day 26 42:15
Sally Armstrong
All four: Metta, Karuna, Mudita & Upekkha
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2015-02-25 Brahma Vihara Day 25 44:38
Brian Lesage
Upekkha-Particular Groups of Beings
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2015-02-25 What does seeing clearly really mean? 55:55
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-02-24 Diagnosing the Predicament: The 10 Fetters 56:51
Sally Armstrong
In this talk, a "map" of the path provides the framework for understanding the 10 fetters; the internal mind/heart conditions that produce our suffering.
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2015-02-24 Brahma Vihara day 24 44:46
Greg Scharf
Difficult person + All beings
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2015-02-23 Expressions of Freedom: The 3rd Noble Truth 57:25
Carol Wilson
This talk gives examples of freedom both from intensive practice and how it shows up in life. The mind free of greed, hatred and delusion and chasing sense objects is at peace.
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2015-02-23 Brahma Vihara Day 23 44:08
Sally Armstrong
Upekkha: Benefactor, Self and Difficult Person
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2015-02-23 Self-Love and Selflessness - Part 1 58:39
Matthew Brensilver
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-02-22 Seven Factors of Awakening 52:34
Bonnie Duran
This talk reviewed the 7 factors as both the way to approach the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness and also as objects to notice in the mind.
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2015-02-22 Brahma Vihara Day 22 49:08
Carol Wilson
Uppekha - Neutral + Self
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2015-02-22 A Day at Spirit Rock: Part 2 4:37:49
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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2015-02-22 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.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

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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2015-02-17 Brahma Vihara Day 17 48:31
Sally Armstrong
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2015-02-16 Working with the Comparing Mind 61:14
James Baraz
Comparing and judging is a deeply ingrained habit pattern that's present until full enlightenment. How can we hold it wisely and work with it skillfully?
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2015-02-16 Brahma Viharas Day 16 38:58
Bonnie Duran
Karuna Compassion Practice
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2015-02-15 Views - The Teaching of Not-Self 52:37
Brian Lesage
This talk explores the Buddha's Teachings on Not-self as a practice.
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2015-02-15 Brahma Viharas Day 15 48:02
James Baraz
Karuna: Benefactor, Self, Dear Friend and Neutral
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2015-02-14 5 Subjects for Frequent Reflection 50:20
Greg Scharf
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2015-02-14 Brahma Viharas Day 14 42:09
Brian Lesage
Compassion-Self and Benefactor
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2015-02-13 Karma and Right View - Dharma Talk 56:01
Kevin Griffin
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2015-02-13 Karma and Right View - Meditation 51:37
Kevin Griffin
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2015-02-13 Brahma Vihara Day 13 42:28
Greg Scharf
Compassion/Karuna - self
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2015-02-13 Morning Instructions #13 45:53
Sally Armstrong
Basic Instruction Reminder - Continuity of Practice and Relaxation of Mind and Body
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2015-02-12 Working with the Discursive Mind 55:40
Sally Armstrong
Papanca is the Pali word for the Mind that observes, fantasizes and tells stories. Often these mind states are accompanied by craving, aversion and a strong sense of self. Bringing mindfulness and compassion to this experience can help us lesson how often we get lost in it.
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2015-02-12 Bhrahma Viharas Day #12 44:43
Carol Wilson
Metta for All Beings
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2015-02-12 Morning Instructions #12 44:06
James Baraz
Remembering to Notice Wholesome States
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2015-02-11 Practice as a Path of Happiness 67:37
James Baraz
Dharma practice is not only about learning to be with suffering. Cultivating wholesome states and noticing when they're here is an essential part of practice that leads to the highest happiness. This talk includes some teachings of the Buddha on how to develop happiness in our lives.
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2015-02-11 Brahma Viharas #11 44:53
Brian Lesage
Metta - All Beings
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2015-02-11 Thinning of the Self 2 62:09
Donald Rothberg
We look in more depth at two more ways to "thin" the self, to explore anath: 1. cultivating of "flow" and 2. examining several ways that there is a "thick" sense of self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2015-02-10 Freedom From Views: Part 1 53:58
Brian Lesage
This talk explores the skill of being free of views and at the same time knowing how to utilize them.
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2015-02-10 Metta for Difficult Person 50:39
Kate Munding
Metta for Difficult Person.
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2015-02-10 Winter Path of Parenting - Week 5 1:20:08
Grace Fisher
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2015-02-09 Understanding the First Noble Truth 62:23
Carol Wilson
What is Dukkha? How to work with it skillfully.
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2015-02-09 Brahma Vihara Day #9 44:02
Sally Armstrong
Metta - Neutral Person
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2015-02-09 Morning Instructions Day #9 The Mental Factor of Intention 41:46
Greg Scharf
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2015-02-08 Brahma Viharas Day #7 44:48
Carol Wilson
Metta for Self, Benefactor and Neutral Person
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