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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2018-03-07 Meditation: Homecoming with the Breath 23:52
Tara Brach
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This meditation focuses on the breath as an anchor for homecoming. We begin with an intentional breath (coherence breathing) and then establish the natural breath as a home base. The instructions are to rest in the breath, offering a relaxed, intimate intention. Other waves of sensation or emotion are included when they ask for attention as we cultivate an open and full mindful presence. Our freedom arises as we recognize the formless awareness that is our home, and the natural and ever-changing waves that live through us. Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life. by Wu Men Hui-k’ai English version by Stephen Mitchell
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-03-07 Awakening Our Body’s Awareness – Part 1 51:13
Tara Brach
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Mindful awareness of our bodies is a portal to full aliveness, wisdom and love. These two classes will explore the trance that takes us away from our body, the pathways home, ways of working with pain, and the gifts of an embodied presence. “Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains, and the maker of canyons and mountains! All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars.” ― Kabir
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-28 Meditation: The Space and Aliveness of Presence 21:54
Tara Brach
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We arrive in presence by deepening attention in the body; relaxing and awakening through a body scan. That presence deepens as we bring our attention to the space of awareness that includes the changing flow of sounds, sensations and feelings. In that wholeness of formlessness and form, we discover our natural being - open, awake and tender.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-21 Meditation: The Heartspace Where All is Welcome 18:14
Tara Brach
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This meditation scans through the body, and awakens attention to the open, inclusive awareness that all life arises in. We then explore experiencing that openness in the region of the heart, saying yes to life and including whatever is here with unconditional presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-21 Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 51:21
Tara Brach
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Part 3: Joy – blossoms in the moments our hearts open boundlessly to reality, to the 10,000 joys and sorrows. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-14 Meditation: Awareness is Our Home 21:29
Tara Brach
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This guided practice helps us come into our senses through a body scan. We then rest in the awareness that is listening to and feeling the changing flow of experience. When the mind drifts, the return is a relaxing back to our senses, and to the sea of awareness that includes and experiences the waves of life.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-14 Compassion – Part 2 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 51:48
Tara Brach
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Part 2: Compassion – the tender resonance of heart – awakens as we allow ourselves to be touched by our shared vulnerability. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-07 Meditation: Living Presence 20:58
Tara Brach
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This meditation guides us to awaken to our senses through scanning through the body and then listening to sounds. When distracted by thoughts we relax open again and again, learning to rest in the formless awareness that includes sounds, sensations and all passing experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-02-07 Lovingkindness – Part 1 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 54:07
Tara Brach
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Part 1: Lovingkindness – We awaken our natural lovingkindness by learning to attend to and take in the goodness of this life. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-01-31 Meditation: Beyond the Veil of Thinking 20:25
Tara Brach
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This meditation awakens us to the space and aliveness in these bodies, and to resting in wakeful openness. When we get lost in thought, we practice relaxing open, and exploring the gap between thoughts. By opening beyond the veil of thinking, we discover the Beingness that is home.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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