The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
 
Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
‹‹ previous      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 77 78 79 80
2025-03-20 Engaged Buddhism: Connecting Inner Practice and Outer Response 53:06
Eve Decker
Thich Nhat Hanh, beloved Vietnamese monk and peace activist, coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" when, during the great suffering of the Vietnam war, it no longer felt appropriate to many monastics to stay inside the monastery. There was a need to take action. However, as practitioners directly addressed the suffering, they stayed grounded in and guided from practice. We will be exploring staying connected to and moving from wisdom and compassion as we engage with daily life and the suffering we encounter.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-03-13 Don't Know Mind: Letting Go of Conclusions 50:09
James Baraz
It's hard to keep up with all the disorienting changes we are processing each day. We can easily get lost in confusion trying to make sense of it all. As a result, we can draw conclusions based in despair and fear, thinking that we know where this is heading. We can find strength from Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn teaching: "Keep Don't Know Mind." In this "Don't Know Mind" we let go of knowing how things will turn out. This frees us from the tyranny of our mind-created stories and allows us to see many possibilities.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-03-06 Taking Sides in a World of Non-Duality 49:46
James Baraz
This talk explores the view that the wide and profound perspective of Non-Duality sees that everything belongs. One is not creating divisions between "good and bad" or "right and wrong". It is all part of the dance of life. However, in the relative level of reality these categories are real and shape our thoughts, reactions and actions. The Buddha advises us to not be attached to views and opinions. How can we reconcile this paradox and live with this wise non-dual perspective while taking a courageous stand against the forces of greed, hatred delusion that are creating suffering?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-02-27 Equanimity in These Times Part 4 of 4 48:37
Eve Decker
This talk examines some frameworks and practices that can help us return to equanimity (a sense of balance in the midst of things as they are, from which wise response can more easily arise).
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-02-20 Equanimity in These Times Part 3 of 4 54:22
Eve Decker
This talk examines some frameworks and practices that can help us return to equanimity (a sense of balance in the midst of things as they are, from which wise response can more easily arise).
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-02-06 Equanimity in These Times Pt 1 57:31
Eve Decker
This talk examines some frameworks and practices that can help us return to equanimity (a sense of balance in the midst of things as they are, from which wise response can more easily arise).
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-01-30 The Antidote to Fear: Practicing in Uncertain Times 51:41
James Baraz
It seems like many are feeling either a low-level anxiety or fear these days. Fear about their safety, about disasters like fire or floods, about what the future holds. While this is natural and understandable, when our minds get hijacked by fearful thoughts, it is almost impossible to have a wise or appropriate response. In this talk we explore practicing and skillfully working with fear so that it can transform into courage, compassion and wisdom.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-01-16 Our Greatest Protection 46:39
James Baraz
This talk is about what the Dalai Lama called our greatest protection: our sincerity of motivation. What is sincerity? How do we know when we are truly sincere? How can we cultivate it?
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-01-09 We Are What We Think 47:51
James Baraz
The subject of this talk is the opening verse of the Dhammapada, the famous collection of the Buddha’s teachings. The verse starts out with these words: “We are what we think. With our thoughts we make the world.” This teaching can be truly transformative in one’s meditation practice as well as in one’s life.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2025-01-02 Dharma from the Heart 59:28
Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith
Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, MBA, brings over 25 years of cumulative meditation practice and spiritual studies to her livelihood as a Spiritual Teacher and Leader. Silent Vipassana (insight) meditation retreats, Theravada Buddhist studies and earth-based indigenous spirituality and healing arts are at the heart of her practice. Ramona Lisa is passionate about long silent retreat practice, spiritual studies and sharing wisdom teachings.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

‹‹ previous      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 77 78 79 80
Creative Commons License