Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2012-04-04 Beyond the Prison of Beliefs 1:13:33

Tara Brach

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Most of us have core fear beliefs that obscure our true nature and bind us in repeating patterns of painful emotions and behavior. This talk looks at the beliefs that limit us and the freedom that is possible when we investigate them with a kind, mindful awareness.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-03-28 Attend and Befriend: Healing the Fear Body 1:25:49

Tara Brach

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Our fear management strategies--versions of fight/flight-- contract our body and mind, and separate us from others. As we learn to pause and contact the bodily fear with a gentle, mindful awareness, our sense of being enlarges. We rediscover our belonging to presence, love and life.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-03-21 Alchemy of Wise Effort in Spiritual Life 1:22:46

Tara Brach

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The ground of wise effort is our sincere intentionality toward presence, love and freedom. Yet our habit is to go into trance, and latch on to narrowed intentions of self-enhancement or defense. When this goes on for years, we feel disappointment in our lives, a sense of not being true to ourselves. Through guided reflections, we explore how--in spiritual practice and in relationships--we can connect with our deepest intention and live in a way that expresses our awakening heart and awareness.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-03-14 Flowering, From Within, of Self-Blessing 1:21:03

Tara Brach

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This line from poet Galway Kinnell reminds us of the possibility of meeting our inner life with a loving, healing presence. When we do, we loosen the trance of unworthiness and reconnect with our intrinsic goodness. In turn, we can offer our blessings to others--serving as reminders of the awareness and love that can blossom in all beings.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-03-07 Freedom in the Midst of Difficulty 1:27:55

Tara Brach

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We suffer when we forget who we are and get caught in a limited sense of self. This talk explores how we become identified with a sliver of what we are, and the pathway to remembering our wholeness. When we know we're the ocean, we are free to relate to the waves with respect, compassion and love.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-02-29 Embodied Presence 1:21:01

Tara Brach

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We often move through the day in a reactive trance, removed from the aliveness of our bodies and this natural world. This talk explores how coming home to our bodies awakens us to living love, creativity and the deepest realization of who we are.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-02-08 Questions, Guided Meditation and Group Sharing - Led by Tara 1:16:48

Tara Brach

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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2012-02-05 Dedication of Merit 8:31
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2012 Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2012-02-04 The Promises of Practice 1:11:42
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2012-02-04 Metta - Instructions and Practice 41:28
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : 2012 Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation