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

2007-08-29 Wise Effort 1:15:58

Tara Brach

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Cultivating an Engaged Presence - A wholehearted commitment to awakening is intrinsic to the spiritual path. Yet often this becomes a striving kind of effort that is generated out of the sense of a "doing self." This talk reflects on the grounds of wise effort: connecting to our deepest intention, and cultivating a genuinely allowing, engaged, presence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-08-22 Touching Enlightenment With The Body 1:12:52

Tara Brach

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Our suffering arises from the unseen, unfelt parts of our experience- our unlived life. This rejected energy is stored in our bodies and prevents us from living wakefully and wholeheartedly. By bringing a courageous, mindful presence to bodily sensations our energies untangle and flow freely. Rather than a frightened resisting "self" we rediscover our full aliveness, connectedness and luminosity of Being.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-08-15 Soul Of The Whole 1:21:25

Tara Brach

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Our incessant inner dialog contracts us into the sense of a small limited self. The practices of presence - noticing and allowing our experience - awakens us from this limiting identity and allows us to realize the loving awareness that is our essence.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-08-08 Awakening From The Story Of Self 1:22:23

Tara Brach

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Our life experience is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves and the underlying belief that "something is wrong with me." Meditation allows us to recognize and release the grip of the stories that confine our sense of wholeness, peace and inner freedom.

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2007-08-01 The Art Of Loving 1:29:16

Tara Brach

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2007-06-13 Realizing Our Basic Goodness 1:17:24

Tara Brach

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Our greatest suffering is not realizing who we are. Identified with a sense of separate and deficient self, we forget the basic goodness of our heart and awareness. In this two part series we will explore the practices of presence that support us in awakening from the prison of trance, deepening our empathy and embodying the goodness that is our deepest nature.

Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC : IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2007-05-30 Realizing Our Basic Goodness 1:20:37

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2003-10-16 The Path Of Compassion 59:37
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Our deepest nature is compassionate, yet our habitual self-centeredness is an armoring that confines our heart. The Buddhist teachings free us to be of benefit to all those we touch.
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2003-07-09 Learning To Listen Deeply 49:34
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How to cultivate an open, wakeful and receptive presence, both during formal meditation and in our communications with others.
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2003-06-18 Sacred Presence: Awakening From The Dream 53:44
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This talk investigates the skillful means that help us open beyond our conditioned cocoon of thoughts and to realize the freshness, tenderness and boundlessness of our true nature.
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