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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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2017-03-09
"This Fleeting World"
62:59
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James Baraz
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In the Diamond Sutra, we are encouraged to see our lives in the context of impermanence this way: "Thus shall you think of this fleeting world: a star at dawn, a bubble in a stream; A flash of lightning in a summer cloud; A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream." This talk explores practicing when someone we know dies unexpectedly as happened to James this week.
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2017-03-23
7 Days in Darkness
59:41
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Adam Baraz
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Adam Baraz, James' son, shares his powerful experience of his recent Darkness Retreat in Guatemala.
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2017-03-30
"The Problem With Being a Good Meditator"
53:57
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James Baraz
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At times our meditation practice is a powerful delicious experience. The factors of awakening like concentration, calm, joy or equanimity may be strong. As wonderful as that is, the mind can easily grasp as if that were the real goal of practice. But when we're attached or take ownership of those states they become a trap--sometimes referred to as the stink of enlightenment--and we miss the true freedom that practice can reveal.
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2017-04-06
"The Role of Motivation and Intention"
54:25
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Kate Munding
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Parts of this evening will be experiential as a means to get us directly in touch with our heart-based intentions that can help guide us through confusion and distraction and propel us in the direction of freedom in our heart and mind.
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2017-04-20
Celebrating Earth Day: Calling All Eco-Sattvas
54:39
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James Baraz
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As Earth Day approaches we reflect on the preciousness and generosity of our wonderful planet, the current situation of climate change and how our Dharma practice can help us transform despair into meaningful and inspiring action.
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