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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2012-04-28 SatPM-Why-and-What 47:10
Eric Kolvig
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Why do we do or spiritual practice, and what exactly do we do? In this talk Eric Kolvig attempts to sum up the living essence of the Buddha’s teachings and practice in the vipassana tradition, so that we have a clear motivation for our practice and can make clear effort in it.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2012 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2012-04-28 SatPM-Instructions-and-Metta-Meditation 39:55
Tara Brach
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2012 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2012-04-28 SatAM-Meditation-Instructions 11:21
Eric Kolvig
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2012 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2012-04-28 SatAM-Meditation-and-Walking-Instructions 50:21
Pat Coffey
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2012 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2012-04-27 FriPM-Refuges-Precepts-BodyScan 27:25
Jonathan Foust
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2012 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2012-04-25 The World in Our Heart 1:24:54
Tara Brach
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Some contemporary evolutionary theories track our development from survival of the fittest to group selection whereby we have the capacity for cooperation and empathy. This talk explores how our meditation practice of attending and befriending consciously facilitates the unfolding of our full evolutionary potential. The talk includes a guided meditation that helps us widen the circles of belonging to include all beings.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

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

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