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Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2023-03-23
The Shift of Practice from “Doing” to “Being”
54:51
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James Baraz
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While it’s true that it takes effort to come back to the present moment each time the mind wanders, the most profound practice is when we let go of all effort and simply rest in the awareness that’s always here. This shift from “doing” to the complete relaxation of “non-doing” or simply “Being” is what the Tibetans call the deep and subtle practice of “Non-Meditation”.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2023-03-02
The Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek
53:25
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James Baraz
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A classical text from Kashmir Shaivism entitled "Realization of Our True Heart" or Pratyabijñāhṛdaya, describes in a few lines how we and everything in physical form is simply an expression of Divine Play of the universe –what in Hinduism is called the lila or dance of consciousness. This talk explores one perspective of the Mystery, that which cannot be named.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2023-02-09
Living Kindness
56:03
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Kevin Griffin
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Kevin Griffin explores the Metta Sutta, the Buddha's words on Loving-Kindness. How can we actually live this teaching in an embodied way? Kevin's new book is Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives. From Publisher’s Weekly: “The lucid analysis of Buddhist texts and the jargon-free examination of metta make this an ideal primer on a core element of Buddhist thought and practice."
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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