2004-09-17 Unfolding into the Awakened Heart 55:58
Thanissara	Download Listen
The journey from the second to third Noble Truth invokes an opening to the unknowing—knowingness. Transformation through awareness while meeting our immediate experience, allows us to "return to the market place with bliss bestowing hands."
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2004-09-17 Interbeing 50:04
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-09-17 Seven Reasons Why It's Better Not To Hate 33:25
Diana Winston	Download Listen
Given at a retreat on engaged Buddhism, this talk describes seven Buddhist strategies for overcoming hatred. It reminds us that hatred will never cease with hatred, only through love.
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2004-09-07 Perfection of Dedication 54:06
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-09-06 Perfection of Patience 60:17
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-09-03 Freedom Through Non-Clinging 51:25
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Realizing the truth of non-clinging is the heart of the Buddha's teaching and one that leads ultimately to the realization of selflessness.
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2004-09-01 I Didn't Know If I Should Laugh or Cry 54:48
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-08-30 Perfection of Wisdom 56:27
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-08-25 Mindfulness and Daily Life III 57:57
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-08-25 Mindfulness in Daily Life 58:14
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-08-23 Perfection of Energy 55:44
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-08-18 May I Be Free Of Enmity And Danger: Buddhist Perspective Of Political Activism 66:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
How and why do Buddhist principles mandate our participation in our community and world along with ongoing and fundamental dedication to purification of ones heart.
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2004-08-16 True Letting Go 12:12
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
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2004-08-11 Mindfulness in Daily Life Practice: Part 2 58:42
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-08-04 Mindfulness in Daily Life Practice: Part 1 62:34
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-08-02 Joy of Renunciation 58:21
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-07-28 Less Boring and It Has Peaches 66:54
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-07-24 There's Treasure Everywhere 59:37
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Deepening and trusting our practice in retreat and daily life.
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2004-07-21 Equally Valuing Love And Wisdom 59:12
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Finding healthy ground and healthy groundlessness by deepening our understanding of love (generosity, compassion, renunciation) and wisdom.
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2004-07-19 Perfection of Generosity 63:46
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-07-18 Mindfulness And Freedom 58:22
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Being in alignment with the truth and falling into the natural flow of things through the practice of mindfulness.
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2004-07-15 Brahma Viharas And The Vicissitudes Of Life 53:01
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
This talk proves an overview of the Brahma Viharas, or divine abodes, with special emptiness on the qualities of compassion, joy and equanimity.
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2004-07-12 Garden From the Heart 62:20
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-07-12 Working With Obstacles To A Loving Heart 55:52
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
What is the pathway to go "behind all doubting that the same life flows through all that is and you are that life"? A primary focus on judgement.
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2004-07-10 We Become Like Family 57:29
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Describes the way in which concentration through lovingkindness soothes the mind, is the antidote to the hindrances and allows for the clear understanding of the suffering inherent in life, the fact that all beings desire happiness, and the sense of communion that comes from the awareness of that empathy.
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2004-07-05 Interdependence Day 55:13
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to find life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from the wise heart of compassion.
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2004-07-02 Views and Opinions 63:25
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-06-30 The Incorruptibly Loving Heart 66:34
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-06-28 The Aliveness of Love 54:42
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
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2004-06-26 Guided Body Sweep, Body Sweep 68:46
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Mindfulness to body: A guided sweep through the body with emphasis on the head and trunk of the body.
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2004-06-26 The Secret Teachings 57:29
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
Through the process of letting go, the teachings are revealed.
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2004-06-25 Mindfulness to Breath, Body, and Sound 62:00
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #4: A guided meditation on breath and body using sounding to help explore sensation of experience.
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2004-06-25 Stories Of Ruth Becoming a Teacher 1:36:11
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
This talk begins with the First and Second Foundations of Mindfulness and continues with the sharing stories of how and where Ruth began teaching.
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2004-06-24 First Foundation of Mindfulness to Breath and Body 51:49
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #2: A detailed description of the practice of mindfulness to breathing through exploring sensations in the body.
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2004-06-24 Guided Anapana Sati 43:44
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #3: A guided meditation through Anapana Sati.
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2004-06-24 Taking Another Look 58:56
Anna Douglas	Download Listen
As we practice our view broadens and our sense of possibility expands.
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2004-06-23 Instruction on the First Foundations of Mindfulness 54:30
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
Instructional sit #1: Guided mindfulness to body through the practice of attention to breathing.
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2004-06-22 Opening Talk with Refuges and Precepts 1:33:56
Ruth Denison	Download Listen
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2004-06-21 The Freedom Beyond Optimism And Pessimism 55:40
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Beyond optimism and pessimism, beyond all views and opinions, is silence, wisdom and love. Remember this truth.
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2004-06-16 The Insanity of War 68:39
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-06-09 How Do You Help Yourself in Compassion #1 55:19
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-06-02 Peace is Possible in the Middle of Life 58:54
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-05-31 Benefactor's Day 60:06
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-05-28 The Grace Of Peace 56:37
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Emphasizing the value of continuity of attention in practice and including the Four Noble Truths, the three characteristics and fun stories.
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2004-05-26 One Who Loves Oneself Will Not Harm Another 58:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-05-24 Good Enough & Take Care 52:43
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
A review of the goals of practice, emphasizing equanimity, explaining how this particular technique of practice cultivates insight and how insight leads to compassion. Includes description of three characteristics.
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2004-05-17 Joy and Wonder 56:50
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
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2004-05-12 Entering Difficulties, Cultivating Joy 51:15
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-05-10 Coming Home to Your Heart 43:21
Ed Brown	Download Listen
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2004-05-05 Present Moment, Urgent Moment -- Buddhist Practice and the Current Political Situation 55:12
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-05-05 Longing For Freedom 45:45
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Learning to bring the ability to remember. Being willing to go through our longing and weariness as we liberate ourselves.
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2004-05-03 Enjoying The Fruits Of Meditation 52:43
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to recognize, embody and enjoy the fruits of spiritual life. How to allow joy, trust, steadiness, wisdom, well-being and compassion to blossom in our body and heart. How to enjoy them and let them fill our life.
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2004-05-03 Equanimity 44:31
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Equanimity is the peace we can awaken to within all of our cells. We can experience a peace in the face of agitation, joy and sorrow.
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2004-05-03 Enjoying The Fruits Of Meditation 53:07
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
How to recognize, embody and enjoy the fruits of spiritual life. How to allow joy, trust, steadiness, wisdom, well being and compassion to blossom in our body and heart. How to enjoy them and let them fill our life.
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2004-04-28 Cultivating Interbeing 59:40
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-04-26 Practice As A Path To Happiness 54:28
James Baraz	Download Listen
We can often focus on suffering in our practice and forget that this path is about cultivating happiness.
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2004-04-17 Exploring The Terrain Of Compassion 64:12
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
What would it be like to keep our hearts open in the midst of great suffering?
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2004-04-16 Active Participation of Loss 49:40
Jakusho Kwong-Roshi	Download Listen
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2004-04-16 Active Participation of Loss 48:57
Jakusho Kwong-Roshi	Download Listen
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2004-04-09 Standing For Kindness, Confronting Harmfulness 46:34
Arinna Weisman	Download Listen
The ground for wisdom and love is the practice of kindness and the training to refrain from harm. Here are stories to inspire and remind us.
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2004-04-07 Seeing Clearly 64:33
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-04-02 Surrender To The River 41:26
John Travis	Download Listen
Wisdom, Love, and Surrender using the river as a metaphor.
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2004-03-29 Healing 68:45
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-03-10 Chapter 6 - The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 57:02
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-03-08 Expectations 54:25
Yvonne Rand	Download Listen
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2004-03-06 Mindfulness of Feeling 53:28
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
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2004-03-05 From Judging To Spacious Mind 45:51
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
The judging mind wants to dictate our reality. Once this is accessed, spacious mind opens.
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2004-03-03 Chapter 5 - The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 45:26
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-03-01 Wonderland Awe 45:32
Wes Nisker	Download Listen
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2004-02-27 Releasing The Hands Of The Heart Through Wisdom 50:46
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Eight-Fold path and parameter practices as two parallel ways of understanding the path as the good of practice.
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2004-02-25 Awakening To Joy - part 2 61:07
James Baraz	Download Listen
This talk continues the exploration of how the practice cultivates happiness and joy. Topics include mindfulness as appreciation, wonder, gratitude, bliss of blamelessness, letting go, mudita, friendship and liberation.
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2004-02-25 Chapter 4 - The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 57:28
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-02-23 Happiness 63:59
Rev. Heng Sure	Download Listen
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2004-02-22 Factors Of Enlightenment 57:53
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
An interactive Dharma talk with exercises for cultivating the factors of enlightenment.
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2004-02-20 Awakening To Joy - part 1 61:46
James Baraz	Download Listen
The Buddha valued "gladness connected with wholesome states." This is the first of two talks on the importance of inclining the mind toward happiness and joy as well as how to do it.
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2004-02-18 Chapter 3 - The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 47:17
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-02-18 Compassionate Intention 57:05
Carol Wilson	Download Listen
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2004-02-17 Healing And Freedom 59:52
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
Dharma practice has two functions: First it makes us healthy, then it makes us free. The talk explores both these phases, as well as their accompanying attitudes, and explores the process of healing in relation to fear.
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2004-02-16 Mudita 59:46
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
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2004-02-16 Welcome Home 57:47
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
How metta and mindfulness are inherent in each other, as reflected by the instructions in the Metta Sutta.
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2004-02-15 Inclining Our Mind Towards Freedom: The Power Of Intention 60:57
James Baraz	Download Listen
The power of intention helps us envision a fulfilled spiritual life, helps us see through our limiting beliefs, and helps us trust our deepest wisdom.
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2004-02-11 Chapter 2 - The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 56:14
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-02-09 Bajia's Zen Staff 65:54
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
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2004-02-04 Chapter I- The Life & Teachings Of The Buddha 49:22
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
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2004-02-02 Shoushan's Short Bamboo Staff 58:15
Norman Fischer	Download Listen
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2004-01-28 Practicing the Ethical Precepts 61:41
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-01-19 Tasting the Truth Spirit 45:08
Ed Brown	Download Listen
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2004-01-15 A Map Of Awakening: The Five Spiritual Faculties 43:40
Diana Winston	Download Listen
How the five spiritual faculties: faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom serve as a map and sequence towards deeper understanding and freedom.
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2004-01-14 Developing Compassion 41:55
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
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2004-01-10 I Am Asleep, But My Heart Is Awake 51:15
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
The talk explores how metta practice restores the heart to wakefulness over and over again. When it is startled, scared or confused by life and death, danger, criticisms and woodpeckers making holes in our homes metta practice restores the heart.
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2004-01-08 Metta: Purity And Purification 61:55
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
When we engage with metta practice we receive either metta (purity) or the inner obstacles to metta, which provide the material for the purification of heart. This talk describes how to relate with self-judgement and fear through metta, as well as the supportive factor of concentration, another aspect of innate purity.
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2004-01-07 Somebody's Laura 58:48
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
The talk emphasizes the way in which particular difficulties (people) who are beloved to us connect us to all beings. We cannot develop compassion in the abstract, our own head is our teacher.
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2004-01-02 Mudita - Feast of Joy 57:27
Eugene Cash	Download Listen
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2004-01-01 Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa 1:42
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
Homage to the Blessed, Noble, and Perfectly Enlightened One. Buddham saranam gacchami. I go for refuge to the Buddha
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2004-01-01 Itipi So Bhagava Araham Sammasambuddho 1:52
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
Recollection of the Triple Jewel
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2004-01-01 Na Mo Ban Shr Shr Jya Mo Ni Fo 2:04
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
I pay homage to Sakyamuni Buddha
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2004-01-01 Buddham Varantam Sirasa Namami 4:07
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
I bow my head in devotion to the excellent Buddha
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2004-01-01 Tayata Om Muni Muni Mahamunaye Soha 2:43
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
I pay homage to the sage, the great silent sage, the Tathagatha
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2004-01-01 Na Mwo Da Bei Kuan Shr Yin Pu Sa 2:55
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
I pay homage to the greatly compassionate Kuan Yin Bodhisattva
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2004-01-01 Great Compassion Mantra 7:16
Kittisaro, Thanissara	Download Listen
For the cultivation of the Bodhisattva path
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