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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2012-02-02 Mindfulness the Gatekeeper 61:35
Ajahn Guna (Gunavuddho Bhikkhu)
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-01-26 Amazing Grace 48:48
James Baraz
Suffering is an integral part of life—the First Noble Truth. How is it possible that some people go through suffering and even trauma and, instead of becoming bitter or damaged, use it as a catalyst for deep compassion and awakening? Most people don’t realize they have the choice to work skillfully with regard to the challenges life gives them. This is one of the greatest blessings of practice. Consciously appreciating this blessing brings a deeper connection to practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2012-01-19 Embracing Resistance 35:46
James Baraz
When things don’t go the way we hoped, resistance is often a natural response. A key element in our practice is how we respond to that resistance. Of course accepting things as they are is an essential part of our practice. This includes accepting the resistance. But an even more powerful practice is actually embracing the resistance so that it becomes a direct doorway to freedom.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-01-12 The Honeyball Sutta: The Source of Our Confusion and the Way Out 57:10
James Baraz
In this discourse the Buddha explains how we get lost in our stories through papanca or proliferation of thought. The talk focuses on how papanca works in our lives and how we can work with it to free ourselves of confusion.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2012-01-05 Time Travel 46:51
Wes Nisker
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2011-12-29 Self Inquiry 55:13
Will Kabat-Zinn
Self Inquiry
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2011-12-22 Awakening the Higher Mind 59:50
Sharda Rogell
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2011-12-15 Cultivating a Bodhisattva Heart 55:06
James Baraz
We don’t have to wait to take Bodhisattva vows to practice the Bodhisattva attitude of being there for another’s suffering. In this talk we explore principles and practices to cultivate compassion—the heart of the Bodhisattva ideal—including 1) developing a caring heart towards those we may not feel an affinity and 2) holding the pain we feel at another’s suffering with wise discernment.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2011-12-08 Seeing Beyond Appearances 47:44
James Baraz
Bay Area musician, composer and dharma student Ben Rivers speaks about what it’s like to live with severe disability from Parkinson's and Lyme diseases. He shares about his life as we explore seeing beyond appearances, relating to someone who seems different as not so different, with their own unique gifts and challenges.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2011-12-01 Balancing Contentment With Aliveness 48:39
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

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