Dharma Talks
given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2007-10-24
Wisdom
56:52
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Donald Rothberg
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How do we live and act wisely, whether in our meditation practice or in the rest of our lives? The core of our practice is to come back to wisdom moment-to-moment. The main teaching on wisdom that can guide us is the Four Noble Truths. We explore this teaching as a practical guide, requiring an understanding of causes and conditions. Yet wisdom ultimately must also be connected to to two further qualities to be whole - to compassion, and to courage.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart
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2007-10-22
#3 Turning The Wheel Of Dhamma
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Stephen Batchelor
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A reflection on the COUNTER-INTUITIVE nature of the Buddha's teaching - how the Dhamma goes against deeply seated intuition, e.g., that there is something permanent in this impermanent world. This is followed by a reading of and reflection on the first discourse the Buddha gave, which outlines the middle way and the four ennobling truths. To be followed in talk #4 by a detailed reading of the four truths as four injunctions rather than four things to believe.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Meditation and Study Retreat
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