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Dharma Talks
given at Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
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2018-01-24
Part 2 of 3 – Freedom from Othering: Undoing the Myths that Imprison Us
48:52
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Tara Brach
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| A primary source of our suffering is the conditioning to create “bad other,” or “inferior other.” This same conditioning leads us to creating a bad self and turn on ourselves. These three talks explore how we subscribe to societal myths and beliefs that perpetuate this “bad othering,” and “bad selfing.” They then guide us in bring a healing attention that can reveal the goodness that lives through all beings, and our innate connectedness. A core teaching is, “the boundary to who we include in our hearts is the boundary to our freedom.” |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2018-01-17
Freedom from Othering: Undoing the Myths that Imprison Us – Part 1
46:54
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Tara Brach
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| A primary source of our suffering is the conditioning to create “bad other,” or “inferior other.” This same conditioning leads us to creating a bad self and turn on ourselves. These two talks explore how we subscribe to societal myths and beliefs that perpetuate this “bad othering,” and “bad selfing.” They then guide us in bring a healing attention that can reveal the goodness that lives through all beings, and our innate connectedness. A core teaching is, “the boundary to who we include in our hearts is the boundary to our freedom.” |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2018-01-10
Meditation: Space and Aliveness and Awareness
21:36
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Tara Brach
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| This meditation engages the breath in a way that it connects us with our energetic aliveness and the space that holds and is intrinsic to all life. A body scan using this breath opens us to the body as a field of aliveness. We then rest in the changing flow of experience, and the still presence that is our essence. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2018-01-10
Winds of Homecoming: How Intention Frees Our Heart
50:41
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Tara Brach
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| The Buddha taught that we live our lives on the tip of intention, it is the seed of our future. This talk explores the difference between “limbic” intentions driven by grasping or fear, and intentions that are the call of our awakening heart. You will learn how to identify and shift from a “limbic” to wise intention, and several different ways you can more readily and regularly access your deepest aspiration. |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2018-01-03
Three Gateways to Peace and Freedom
55:07
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Tara Brach
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| This talk explores the three archetypal refuges of truth, love and awareness. We look at the outer and inner aspects of each refuge, and then through guided reflections and a Refuge Ritual, deepen our commitment to the pathways that awaken our minds and free our hearts.
NOTE: Includes a Refuge Ritual at the end of the talk – if you’d like to participate, you’ll need some red string. We use “Classic crochet thread, size 10 in red” about 36 inches per person – available at craft stores. Sing along with The Three Refuges Chant sheet (www.tarabrach.com/three-gateways-peace-freedom/) |
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IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
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2017-12-31
The Bodhisattva in Difficult Times
66:21
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Hugh Byrne
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| This talk explores the Buddhist archetype of the bodhisattva and its universal quality across spiritual and other traditions of commitment to the transformation and awakening of one’s own heart for the benefit and freedom of all beings.
The civil rights movement in the U.S.—and the role and courage of Rosa Parks and other ordinary people—is presented as a ‘bodhisattva movement’ and a model and encouragement for the challenges we face today.
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2017 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion
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