Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
2017-06-07
Happiness Is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 2
49:45
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Tara Brach
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There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in openhearted presence. As the Buddha said, “If it were not possible to find liberation, I would not teach about it.” In this two part talk, we will look at the conditioning that blocks happiness and two primary pathways of practice that evolve our consciousness and free our hearts.
“We rarely pause when we see something that’s delicious or beautiful or that brings up wonder. We barely pause and just take it in. We really don’t pause much, which is really the essence of savoring…”
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2017-05-17
Radical Compassion – Part 2
53:49
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Tara Brach
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Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for ourselves and others – what I call Radical Compassion – has three key elements: it is an embodied experience (a felt sense of tenderness), it is inclusive all beings, and it naturally moves us to act from a caring heart. This two-part talk explores the alchemy of Radical Compassion and guides us in awakening this intrinsic expression of our evolutionary potential.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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