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Dharma Talks given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2019-02-06 Living with Courageous Presence 46:59
Tara Brach
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The essence of courage is to willingly feel our vulnerability; this is what allows us to respond to life with an undefended, wise heart. This talk explores the ways we resist opening to vulnerability, and three key steps in cultivating a courageous presence. “What does it mean to be courageous at this moment?”
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-23 Meditation: Living Loving Awareness 19:53
Tara Brach
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By bringing our full attention to the aliveness in the body, we can open to the experience of interior space and the space that includes all sensations and sounds. This then allows us to perceive continuous space filled with the light of awareness. This meditation attunes us to these dimensions of awareness: continuous open space, heart space and full aliveness. We end with a Zen poem that invites us to rest in this living, loving awareness, and know it as home.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-23 Love for Imperfect Things – featuring special guest, Haemin Sunim, with Tara Brach 58:24
Tara Brach
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Internationally known Buddhist teacher and writer, Haemin Sunim, talks about his new book – Love for Imperfect Things. Then, he and Tara talk together and respond to questions.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-16 Meditation: Relaxing Back into Awareness 20:04
Tara Brach
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When we fully inhabit our body, we discover the space and wakefulness of awareness itself. In this meditation, we rest in this open awareness, and when the attention narrows into thoughts, we practice relaxing back into the openness that includes passing sounds, sensations and feelings. We close with a brief offering of lovingkindness to our own hearts and our world (with community OMs – no bell at end).
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-16 Realizing Your Deepest Intention 49:31
Tara Brach
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The Buddha taught that this whole life – including our thoughts, feelings and actions – arise from the tip of intention. While our intentions are usually marbled with wanting and fear, when intention comes into the light of consciousness, it unfolds into its most pure essence. This talk explores ways that when we are stuck in reactivity, we can become aware of intention, and find our way to the aspiration that expresses our most awake and loving heart.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-09 Meditation: Letting Go… Letting Be 16:57
Tara Brach
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This guided meditation invites us to imagine a clenched fist relaxing open, and explores this in releasing contractions in the body as well as the grip of thoughts. When we deeply let go and let be, our energy flows freely. We reconnect with our natural aliveness, love and awareness.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2019-01-09 Finding True Refuge: Pathways of Remembering 56:02
Tara Brach
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This talk explores the three archetypal refuges of awareness (Buddha-nature), truth (Dharma) and love (Sangha) through stories, illustrations and reflections. We end with a Refuge ceremony that can be done by anyone who feels drawn. (To participate you will need a 20” red string.)
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks

2018-12-31 Meditation: Being the Ocean and Opening to the Waves 26:54
Tara Brach
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We can’t truly open to the waves of life unless we recognize our Oceanness, the formless awareness that is our source. This meditation begins with awakening the senses and then invites us to discover the spacious presence in the background of all experience.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2018 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2018-12-30 From Judgment to Self-Compassion 55:58
Tara Brach
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When we’ve turned on ourselves with blame and aversion, it’s very difficult to arouse self-compassion. This talk looks at the role of nurturing in freeing our hearts, and offers practice in three key steps that enable us to embrace ourselves with a healing presence.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2018 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2018-12-30 The Wise Heart’s Response to Suffering (Retreat Talk) 56:46
Jonathan Foust
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This talk explores how you can more consciously respond to suffering within and around you. You’ll learn how non-judging awareness awakens not only wisdom but your capacity to sense suffering and respond not just with empathy, but with wisdom and skill. This is the final evening talk of the 2018 IMCW New Year’s Retreat
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC :  2018 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

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