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Dharma Talks
given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2007-10-31
Practicing With Thoughts And Emotions
61:22
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Donald Rothberg
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Mindfulness of thoughts and emotions gives us one of our great resources for applying our practice in daily life -- in the midst of work, relationships, and family. Here we explore some general qualities of mindfulness, then explore the guidelines of "RAIN" -- recognition, acceptance, inquiry and non-identification -- applying this approach to the experiencing of anger. Next week we explore skillful action with thoughts and emotions.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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2007-10-26
Supporting And Deepening Daily Life Practice
53:25
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Donald Rothberg
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Practicing mindfulness and metta in the United States is definitely challenging for a variety of reasons which are explored briefly. We outline a number of basic supports for practice (daily practice, community, study, etc. ) and then focus on four main ways of deepening daily life practice - (1) Finding regular ways to break habits, (2)Working with a mentor or teacher, (3) Grounding in the body, and (4) Learning to take obstacles and suffering as opportunities.
(note: There is a 15 minute gap about 11 minutes into this talk and cuts out again at 53 minutes, due to technical difficulties.)
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart
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2007-10-26
#7 Self & Society
59:18
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Stephen Batchelor
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A consideration of the Buddhist understanding of self as a process, based on passages from the Pali Canon. A critique of "perfection" as the aim of the teachings, based on the understanding of "freedom" as found in the Padhana Sutta. Followed by a reflection on the Buddha's SOCIAL VISION. This leads to comments on the nature of Buddhism itself as a religious institution, and concludes with a call for a CULTURE OF AWAKENING in a secular world.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Meditation and Study Retreat
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