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Retreat Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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IMCB Regular Talks
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2011-02-10
Four Kinds of Love
52:37
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Wes Nisker
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In honor of Valentine's Day, Wes reflects on everybody's favorite 4-letter word. As usual, he provides an insightful and entertaining perspective on the topic illustrated with a wealth of poetry. A discussion with the sangha ends the evening.
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2011-02-17
Working with the Judging Mind
64:30
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James Baraz
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A reflection on the comparing and judging mind highlighted with stories and readings. Includes a useful practice based on a quote from the 3rd Zen Patriarch: "The burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness." The evening ends with a brief discussion with the sangha. This talk was also given at the February 2011 month-long retreat at Spirit Rock:
Working with the Judging Mind |
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2011-02-24
Healing at the Edge
58:34
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Dale Borglum
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An overview to the path of wholeness presented by Dale Borglum who is the founder and Executive Director of The Living/Dying Project. He is a pioneer in the conscious dying movement and has worked directly with thousands of people with life-threatening illness and their families for over 30 years. He is the co-author of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook and has taught meditation for the past 35 years..
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2011-03-03
Living the Brahma Viharas
58:49
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Heather Sundberg
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A discussion of the Four Divine Abodes: meditative states, thoughts, and actions to be cultivated in Buddhist meditation:
- Loving-kindness (Metta)
- Compassion (Karuna)
- Sympathetic joy, joy with others (Mudita)
- Equanimity (Upekkha)
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2011-03-10
Overview of the 7 Factors of Awakening
55:53
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James Baraz
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The 7 Factors of Awakening are the Buddha’s list of qualities that need to be developed in order to fully awaken. This eight-week series begins with an overview of all 7 Factors followed by a discussion of each individually in greater depth over the coming weeks. Besides exploring them theoretically, James encourages us to take them on as practices as we go through the weeks seeing how we can consciously cultivate them and bring them into our daily lives. The seven factors are:
- Mindfulness
- Interest/investigation
- Energy/effort
- Joy/rapture
- Calm/tranquility
- Concentration
- Equanimity
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2011-03-17
1. Mindfulness (sati)
51:30
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James Baraz
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Second talk in an 8-week series on the 7 Factors of Awakening that began with an overview March 10. James highly recommended the booklet
The Power of Mindfulness by Nyanaponika Thera as a precise and concise guide for "tidying the mental household."
The talk ends with a homework assignment for the week.
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