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Retreat Dharma Talks at Gaia House

Unrestricted Awareness

A 10 day retreat with Ajahn Sucitto (AS files) and Laura Bridgman (LB files)

2023-07-11 (10 days) Gaia House

  
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2023-07-18 Sharing value in the realm of value 64:34
Ajahn Sucitto
Unplugging our normal drivers and moving into retreat can be an uncomfortable experience. Use it as an occasion to strengthen presence through embodiment.
2023-07-18 Opening to our natural sensitivity 13:21
Laura Bridgman
Description pending
2023-07-18 What's deepened your keel 18:52
Laura Bridgman
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2023-07-18 Q&A 57:29
Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
Questions are précised: 00:00 Q1 What do you mean by “re-wilding your mind”? 19:59 Q2 What’s the relation between pitti, sukka and chi. 25:05 Q3 Which comes first after sense contact, sannya (impression/ perception) or vedena (the feeling)? 28:00 Q4 Does the third sattipatana (the establishments of mindfulness) only include citta of mano / manus? 34:21 (LB) Q5 How to contemplate the “gunky” parts of the body – the organs that get diseased etc. 41:35 Q6 I have a sense of the experience of annica like a connection to dynamism. Impermanence has a very time bound quality to it. 42:31 Q7 How can one develop one’s yoniso manisakara to keep attention turned inwards?
2023-07-19 Reflections on the Sedaka Sutta: The Bamboo Acrobat (SN47.19) 26:07
Laura Bridgman
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2023-07-19 Extending the potency of the retreat experience 50:18
Ajahn Sucitto
Take responsibility for your life. What is it about? What's needed? Remember to enter the presence of your entire body, and wait for things to be revealed.
2023-07-19 Q&A 41:31
Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
Questions are précised; one live question (Q3) was précised and read into the file: 00:08 Q1 Could you say a few words about dealing with traumatic memories or body memories. 13:47 Q2 I fear that I am not able to connect with non-self. Can you say more about non-self. 20:27 Q3 When I was sitting my timer went off and there was a vague voice that was encouraging and reassuring me that whatever issues I face can be resolved. I find this very exciting. What do you think is happening here?28:34 Q4 If a part of our being nature gets accessed by a higher paced energy, can sati and a slower mode of being lead to loosing access to sides of our being?
2023-07-20 Noticing the mobile and animate signal of the body 25:22
Ajahn Sucitto
We use our attention as if it’s a bird finding a place to land and find stable ground.
2023-07-20 Closing comments - value of the five precepts 13:21
Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
We are always in the centre of our lives, always present, always here.
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