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Dharma Talks given at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
2005-02-16 Trusting Your Buddha-Knowing 60:23
James Baraz
The source of our awakening is right inside us. As we learn to listen deeply to the wisdom and purity of heart that is connected to the truth we are following the Buddha's instructions to be "be a lamp unto yourself."
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2005-02-14 Desire, Eros, And Love 65:04
Jack Kornfield
Valentine Day talk on love, relationships,& sexuality.
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2005-02-12 Gladness Of The Wholesome - Awakening Joy 60:21
James Baraz
The Buddha spoke of maintaining and increasing wholesome states as an integral part of Right Effort. In this talk we explore why this is important and how to incline the mind to experience what he called "gladness connected with the wholesome."
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2005-02-06 Seeing In A New Way 61:19
Sylvia Boorstein
This talk highlights the way in which Mindfulness leads to direct seeing of the Four Noble Truths and the Three Characteristics. It particularly includes Nyavaponeba Their's description of the functions of Mindfulness as outlined in "The Vision of Dhamma".
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2005-02-05 The Comparing Mind 58:44
James Baraz
Seeing through the judging mind awakening us to our true nature.
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2005-02-03 Impermanence 58:55
Guy Armstrong
It's very helpful to reflect on the way we experience change in the course of our human life, including our own aging and death. But even more freeing is discovering the direct insight into the momentary arising and passing of all phenomena through our practice of mindful observation.
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2005-01-28 Practicing the Ethical Precepts 41:53
Donald Rothberg
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2005-01-20 Pathways To Belonging - The Three Refuges 63:22
Tara Brach
Explore bringing alive the refuges as our true nature, moment - to - moment experience and the field or relatedness. Includes guided reflections.
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2005-01-17 The Dharma And Martin Luther King 51:24
Jack Kornfield
Dignity, truthfulness, justice: suffering and the end of suffering are common to the spirit of Dr. King and the Buddha's Way. This talk is an invitation to freedom.
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2005-01-13 The Perils And Promise Of Practice 54:40
Diana Winston
Difficulties we encounter on the path, and really, what Vipassana practice is all about.
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