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James Baraz's Dharma Talks at Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
James Baraz
I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.
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2012-07-05 Karma and Sila as Gaia Practices 53:57
This is part 3 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began 6/14. In this talk, James discusses the first three of the five transformational commitments in Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We:

1. See the systems you are part of
2. Be accountable for all the consequences of your actions
3. Abide by society’s most deeply held universal principles of morality and justice

Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
In collection: Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point
2012-06-28 Seeing the System You Are Part Of 59:40
Sharing a positive vision for the future from Ernest Callenbach’s "Epistle to Ecotopians". We then begin to explore the first of five Dharma principles using systems and sustainability expert Bob Doppelt’s book From Me to We. The ignorance of these principles is what perpetuates the problem and the understanding of them is the key to changing our consciousness and providing a path toward healing the planet. This is part 2 of the series 'Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point' that began June 14.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
In collection: Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point
2012-06-23 What supports Connecting? 1:18:55
with Daniel Ellenberg
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2012-06-14 Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point: Concern for the Planet as Dharma Practice 46:36
This is the first of a four-part series inspired by the Spring 2012 issue of Inquiring Mind, entitled 'Earth Now.' In addition to reading this issue, especially the interview with Joanna Macy: Woman on the Edge of Time, James also suggested these readings: Ernest Callenbach’s essay "Epistle to Ecotopians" and Bob Doppelt's book From Me to We: The Five Transformational Commitments Required to Rescue the Planet, Your Organization, and Your Life. The series continues on 6/28, 7/5, and 7/19.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
In collection: Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point
2012-06-14 Appropriate Response at the Tipping Point 3:32:40
A four-part series inspired by the Spring 2012 issue of Inquiring Mind, entitled 'Earth Now.'
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
In collection: One Earth Sangha
2012-06-07 What do the three refuges mean? 51:12
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2012-05-31 Melting into Love 51:49
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2012-05-17 How Wonderful to See Defilements in the Mind: Practicing with U Tejaniya 58:09
On his return from a 2-week retreat at IMS in Barre, MA, with Burmese Master Sayadaw U Tejaniya, James shares the essence of U Tejaniya's unique approach to practice and the impact it has on one's life.

Teachings by Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Retreat at Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA, April-May 2012
Workshop at Insight Meditation Center, Redwood City, CA, June, 2007
23-points for Right Attitude for Meditation
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2012-04-19 Be the Awareness 48:46
When we're not identified with mental or physical phenomena, we can let the pure awareness underlying reality naturally shine through.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
2012-04-12 It's Already Here 49:13
Freedom is right here, right now, present and available in every moment.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

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