Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
2020-03-11
Desire and Addiction (Part 2 of 3): Voices of Longing Calling You Home
41:30
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Tara Brach
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As part of the collective response to the Coronavirus—taking care of each other—Tara has cancelled her live class and recorded this from her home.
Desire is intrinsic to all living forms – the urge to exist and flourish. It turns to suffering when, due to unmet needs, it contracts, intensifies and separates us from our full aliveness and awareness. These two talks guide us in awakening from this trance, and discovering how within desire is the longing that can carry us to true belonging.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2020-03-04
Meditation: The Blessings of Yes
20:12
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Tara Brach
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When our hearts open to the life that is here, just as it is, we discover vast loving presence. This meditation engages the smile as we scan through and awaken to our body and senses. Then we practice meeting the changing flow of life with a full allowing, wakeful and open awareness. We close with a verse from e.e. cummings.
“What happens when the heart says “Yes” to this moment? And what happens when that “Yes” goes even deeper?”
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2020-02-19
Working with Trauma: Tara Interviews Jim Gordon, MD
57:14
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Tara Brach
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Dr. Jim Gordon is author of the new book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. In this interview with Tara, he talks about his work with populations around the globe struggling with trauma, and some of the most powerful practices that can be done on our own in healing trauma. Jim's non-profit organization is the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC - CMBM.org.
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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